Ulster University is to establish a Centre for Personalised Medicine, Clinical Decision Making and Patient Safety which aims to dramatically improve clinical decision-making and tailored patient care in five priority disease areas. The research project, which will be a cross-border collaboration between the academic, clinical and commercial sectors, will focus on heart disease, emergency surgery, […]
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RESEARCHERS TO UNDERTAKE POPULATION-BASED GENOMIC STUDIES IN NORTHERN IRELAND AT C-TRIC. Transformational Research Aims to Unlock Keys to Lifelong Disorders including MS and IBD Irish life sciences company, Genomics Medicine Ireland, is to collaborate with the Clinical Translational Research and Innovation Centre (C-TRIC), Western Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) and Ulster University to […]
Niche Drinks secures lucrative South Africa export deal for Quiet Man whiskey. DERRY-based whiskey maker Niche Drinks has continued its international expansion by securing a lucrative export contract in South Africa. The company, which also makes cream liqueurs, flavoured vodkas, ready-to-drink cocktails and microwaveable Irish coffees, will supply its Quiet Man whiskey brand to major […]
Dairy firm LacPatrick’s British trade up as Brexit looms. A leading Northern Ireland dairy firm has seen its trade with Britain grow by almost a third as companies there reposition for Brexit. LacPatrick has just invested £30m in new facilities at its plant in Artigarvan, County Tyrone. It said big name food firms based in […]
The Quiet Man Irish Whiskey Expands To New Markets. Niche Drinks in Northern Ireland has won business in Russia worth £340,000 for its Irish whiskey, The Quiet Man, as well its Irish cream liqueurs. Based in Derry, Niche Drinks is building a new distillery for whiskey and other spirits on a site near the city, […]
Primrose cafe to create 40 new jobs in Londonderry. The Primrose cafe group is to create 40 new jobs as part of a major expansion in Derry. The family-run business is due to open its new premises on the Strand Road at the end of October 2018.The roles will be a mixture of full and […]
In this edition you will find interesting articles about what is happening in Derry City and Strabane District, bios of Derry Londonderry Dispora, human interest stories about Derry Strabane connections, a snapshot of jobs & key employers recruiting in the area, plus lots more. September 2017 Issue Read Derry ~ Strabane Global – Connecting With […]
12 new jobs being created by Eglinton manufacturer Carella Laminate Systems. Carella Laminate Systems is expanding its workforce in Londonderry to help secure new business in the interior fit-out markets across Great Britain and Republic of Ireland. With support from Invest Northern Ireland, the manufacturer is recruiting 12 additional staff by 2019 and investing in […]
£7million BioDevices Lab opens in Ulster University. The new Advanced Biomedical Engineering Laboratory officially opened today in Ulster University. The laboratory is a strategic partnership between Invest Northern Ireland, Ulster University, Randox Laboratories and Heartsine Technologies. It will offer expertise and state of the art equipment to assist companies to develop prototypes for the biomedical, […]
Translink launches new Foyle Metro bus service in Derry ~ Londonderry with £3m investment Translink has launched a new bus service in Londonderry. ‘Foyle Metro’ is a major development for the city’s public transport network. The new-look red bus fleet marks the end of an era for the Ulsterbus blue & white buses in the […]
Derry tech firm, Elemental Software is scaling up its workforce Elemental Software, the ‘tech for good’ company operating within the health and wellbeing sector, is recruiting 10 additional jobs in Derry/Londonderry with support from Invest Northern Ireland. Elemental’s award winning Social Prescribing platform connects patients, health and social care professionals and community health and wellness […]
Lithe IT has set up a sales and marketing function in Londonderry to grow its business across Europe and North America. Lithe IT provides a wide range of business process services and solutions targeted at improving a business’s effectiveness and efficiency. It specialises in providing process based software solutions aimed at addressing key business challenges […]
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