A major boost for Northern Ireland’s future economy, life sciences industry and global patient healthcare through a collaboration between Randox and Ulster University. Ulster University and Randox Laboratories Ltd have launched a £5 million skills development initiative to support up to ten individuals annually through PhD level study in the Life Sciences sector. The Randox-Ulster […]
KES Group to build state of the art manufacturing facility at Strabane Business Park KES Group is to make a multi-million pound investment in a new, purpose built, manufacturing facility at Strabane Business Park. The company has purchased circa 3.5 acres of land on the Invest Northern Ireland owned Business Park to accommodate their first […]
Derry City and Strabane District Council and Invest NI International Team Stakeholder Lunch Derry City & Strabane District Council invites you to attend the Invest NI International Team Stakeholder Lunch. Join us on Monday 4th June 2018 for access to Invest NI’s International team (approx. 100 staff from across the globe) as well as members […]
Foods Connected Ltd is making a £1.7million investment and creating 20 new jobs to help it increase its export sales and keep up with the growing demand for its services. The Londonderry based software firm provides a range of cloud-based software tools to help companies in the food industry manage processes and information across Supplier […]
AXA Insurance to create 60 new jobs at their offices in Derry. The insurance firm AXA is creating 60 new jobs at its offices in Derry. AXA have local branches nationwide, with the Derry branch providing insurance products such as car, home, travel, van and business insurance. The AXA offices are located in the Springtown […]
NWRC launches Northern Ireland’s first ‘Science Exchange’ project North West Regional College (NWRC) has officially launched a new partnership with Ulster University that will allow students of Science to gain valuable experience in industry, researching and working on problem based projects. ‘The Science Exchange’ which is funded by Connected NI, and was officially launched by […]
40 new jobs after O’Neills international sportswear announces major outlet to open in the city THE sportswear brand O’Neills is to create 40 jobs through a city centre store in Derry. The Irish sportswear firm was looking at opening up a new branch at the site of the former SuperValu store in Waterloo Place, which […]
Magic thermal ink tells us when food is fresh Every time we buy food, we’re given an indication of its freshness through a measure of time – a best-before date. “Temperature is a more important indicator than time – whether that food has been transported and stored at the required freezing, or chilled, temperatures,” says […]
Education alliance to benefit cross border education provision and opportunities The North West Strategic Growth Partnership, in partnership with the Higher and Further Education and Training Institutions of the North West City Region, has announced a new agreement in education, training and innovation for the North West City region with the signing of a Memorandum […]
Ulster University Business School joins elite USA group Ulster University Business School has been accepted into the prestigious Babson Collaborative for Entrepreneurship Education. Combined with its affiliation to Harvard Business School, Ulster University Business School has become the first Business School in the UK to have formal relationships with both institutions. Based in Massachusetts, USA, […]
Ulster University launches test centre to meet growing demands for nurses across the UK Ulster University is continuing to support the vital transformation of Northern Ireland’s healthcare system by launching its new Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Competence Test Centre at Ulster University’s Magee campus, which aims to meet the growing demands for overseas nurses […]
New dairy technology centre opens in Artigarvan after £30m investment DAIRY processor LacPatrick has opened a new technology centre in Artigarvan following a £30 million Danske Bank-backed investment which has led to the creation of 20 jobs in areas such as operations, quality, environmental and health & safety. LacPatrick was formed in 2015 after a […]
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