MON09NOV
Event
This Is Engineering – Belfast Edition
Ormeau Labs · Ormeau Labs, 18 Ormeau Ave, Belfast
4pm
Ecosystem
What's on,
across Northern Ireland.
Events and funding deadlines on the map, who is hiring, and the news from the start-up community. Swept every Friday; last updated 6 November.
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Week commencing 9 November
TUE10NOV
Event
Business Breakfast: Leadership, Skills & Talent
Invest NI · Invest NI, Bedford Street, Belfast
9–11am
TUE10NOV
Event
Grow Your Sales: Unlock Your Data
Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator · Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator, Donegall Square East, Belfast
9.30am–12pm
Free workshop on tracking business data, using a CRM and sales KPIs, with founder stories and a hands-on Action Lab.
TUE10NOV
Event
Just Connect Newry
Women in Business NI · STATSports, Newry, Newry
10am–12pm
Facilitated networking and a panel for businesses across Newry, Mourne, Down and Armagh, hosted at sports-tech firm STATSports.
TUE10NOV
Funding and deadlines
Women TechEU: information session
AwakenHub · Online, Online
3–3.30pm (online)
Find out about the EU funding and support programme for women-led deep-tech startups.
WED11NOV
Event
Belfast Microsoft Fabric & Power BI Meetup #5
Belfast Microsoft Fabric & Power BI Meetup · Ormeau Labs, 18 Ormeau Avenue
5.30pm
Building AI data agents on Microsoft Fabric for services businesses.
WED11NOV
Event
Go Succeed: Come and Connect
Go Succeed · Antrim Community Support Hub, Antrim
10am–12pm
WED11NOV
Event
Training Needs to Training Plan Workshop
Invest NI · Invest NI, Bedford Street, Belfast
12–4pm
Limited places.
WED11NOV
Funding and deadlines
Innovate UK Frontier AI: SME Champions: applications close
Innovate UK · Online application, Online
Closes 11am
UK SMEs can apply alone for early-stage frontier AI projects of £150k–£250k, with grants up to 70% for small firms.
WED11NOV
Event
Spotlight Series: Legal Structures
Social Enterprise NI · Innovation Factory, Belfast
10am–12pm
Choosing the right legal structure for a social enterprise.
WED11NOV
Event
Pitch Club
Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator · Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator, Donegall Square East, Belfast
1–3pm
Practise your pitch and get feedback.
THU12NOV
Event
Belfast Design Meetup
Belfast Design Meetup · MCS Group, Belfast
5.30pm
Product and UX design community meetup.
THU12NOV
Event
Business Breakfast: Leadership, Skills & Talent
Invest NI · Invest NI, Derry, Derry
9–11am
THU12NOV
Event
Buns & Business Belfast
The Growth Network · Krumb, 258 Ormeau Road, Belfast
4pm
Small-table conversation with two guest speakers, capped at 15.
THU12NOV
Event
business.connected digital bootcamp: Derry
Enterprise Nation with Vodafone business.connected · Millennium Forum, Derry
9.30am
A free three-part digital skills bootcamp for small business owners. This is the in-person day; the follow-up sessions are online on 19 and 26 Nov.
THU12NOV
Event
impromptu
Ormeau Labs · Ormeau Labs, 18 Ormeau Ave, Belfast
12.30pm
THU12NOV
Event
Navigating the Belfast business support eco-system
Belfast City Council · Belfast City Hall, Belfast
10am–12.30pm
Free session to meet the organisations that support Belfast businesses. Ormeau Labs is exhibiting.
FRI13NOV
Event
Social Enterprise NI: Derry regional networking
Social Enterprise NI · Waterside Credit Union, Derry
10am–12pm
FRI13NOV
Funding and deadlines
Shared Island Industrial Sustainability Challenge Fund: applications close
Invest NI with Enterprise Ireland · Online application, Online
Closes 12pm
€13m for first-of-a-kind decarbonisation projects at NI manufacturing sites. For Invest NI clients with capital projects of £5m or more.
SAT14NOV
Event
Northern Ireland Raspberry Jam
NI Raspberry Jam · QUB School of Maths and Physics Teaching Centre, Belfast
1pm
Community tech and coding meetup for all ages.
Week commencing 16 November
MON16NOV
Event
Canva for Business
Go Succeed · Carrickfergus Enterprise, Carrickfergus
10.30am–12.30pm
MON16NOV
Event
Stop Scrolling, Start Watching: Creating Content That Actually Works
Go Succeed · Strabane Enterprise Agency, Strabane
12–1.30pm
MON16NOV
Event
Ideas Generation Masterclass: Is Entrepreneurship Right for Me?
Go Succeed · East Belfast Enterprise, Belfast
10am–12pm
For anyone thinking about starting a business.
MON16NOV
Event
Mid Ulster: Ready, Set, Grow! (Mid Ulster Enterprise Week)
Mid Ulster District Council · Hill of The O'Neill and Ranfurly House, Dungannon
9.30am–12pm
Opening event of Mid Ulster Enterprise Week (16-20 Nov) during Global Entrepreneurship Week. Several further sessions run online during the week.
MON16NOV
Event
StartAbility: Empowering Entrepreneurship, Removing Barriers
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council with Enterprise North West, Roe Valley Enterprises and Go Succeed · North West Regional College, Limavady, Coleraine
10am–12pm
A free session on inclusive entrepreneurship for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions. Held in Limavady and also live-streamed.
TUE17NOV
Event Details tbc
Accelerate Business Relationships: speed networking
Antrim Enterprise Agency with Entrepreneurs Wellness Collective · Antrim
10am–1pm
Structured one-to-one speed networking for business owners. Venue TBC.
TUE17NOV
Event
Business Breakfast: Leadership, Skills & Talent
Invest NI · Invest NI, Newry, Newry
9–11am
TUE17NOV
Event
Creative Boom IRL Belfast: November Social
Creative Boom · Out of Office Brewing, Belfast
7pm
Social for the creative and design community.
TUE17NOV
Event
Diverse Communities Meet Business Opportunity: Enterprise Support for Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurs
Derry City and Strabane District Council with Enterprise North West and Go Succeed · Student Zone, North West Regional College, Strand Road, Derry
10am–12pm
Free networking and information event connecting ethnic minority entrepreneurs with start-up, growth and funding support.
TUE17NOV
Event Details tbc
Maker Night at the Hackerspace
Farset Labs · Farset Labs, Linfield Road, Belfast
6–8pm
Monthly maker night with laser cutter and 3D printer demos, open to all skill levels. Recurring third-Tuesday event; check the Meetup page to confirm.
TUE17NOV
Event
Go Succeed: Come and Connect
Go Succeed · Antrim Jobs & Benefits Office, Antrim
10am–12pm
TUE17NOV
Event
Digital Transformation Tools You Can Use in Your Business
Go Succeed NI, hosted by Fermanagh & Omagh District Council · Silverbirch Hotel, Omagh
10am–12.30pm
Hands-on session using AI and digital tools to turn business improvement ideas into mock-ups or a basic prototype.
TUE17NOV
Event
Winning Public Sector Work
Go Succeed · Omagh Enterprise, Omagh
10am–12pm
TUE17NOV
Event
Helping Prepare Your HMRC Self Assessment Tax Return
Go Succeed · Ballymena Business Centre, Ballymena
5.30–8pm
TUE17NOV
Event
The Power of Video for Your Business (Mid Ulster Enterprise Week)
Mid Ulster District Council · Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy
2pm–4pm
TUE17NOV
Event
SEAM 2026: The Founder First Festival
Catalyst · Banana Block, Newtownards Road, Belfast
10am–4pm
One-day festival with a live founder showcase, investor space, support-organisation marketplace and closing reception. Bank of Ireland is headline partner.
TUE17NOV
Event
Fund Your Business Your Way: Financials for Funding
Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator · Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator, Donegall Square East, Belfast
9.30am
Free session on getting your financials ready to raise investment or debt.
TUE17NOV
Event
Morning Mixers: Ulster Bank & Nespresso
Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator · Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator, 11-16 Donegall Square East, Belfast
9–10am
Free networking for founders and the ecosystem, with an intro to the Ulster Bank Accelerator and a hub tour.
WED18NOV
Funding and deadlines
Innovate UK Efficient, Structured and Controllable AI Systems: applications close
Innovate UK · Online
Closes 11am
Grants for UK SMEs to test prototype AI components in experiments. Projects of £50k–£150k, from a £1.66m pot.
WED18NOV
Event
Think Outside the Box (Mid Ulster Enterprise Week)
Mid Ulster District Council · Glenavon House Hotel, Cookstown
9.30am–1.30pm
Session aimed at tourism businesses.
WED18NOV
Funding and deadlines Details tbc
Techstars London Accelerator (spring 2027): applications close
Techstars · Online application, Online
TBC
Final deadline for the three-month Techstars London programme starting 8 March 2027.
WED18NOV
Event Details tbc
The Ultimate Pitch final
Go Succeed · Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy
Time TBC
THU19NOV
Event
Business Breakfast: Leadership, Skills & Talent
Invest NI · Invest NI, Omagh, Omagh
9–11am
THU19NOV
Event
Euro-CASE: Meet the innovators engineering a better future
Royal Academy of Engineering · ICC Belfast, Belfast
9.30am–4.30pm
A free public exhibition of NI engineering and tech innovation, with stands from industry, academia and the innovation sector. It runs alongside the paid Euro-CASE 2026 conference.
THU19NOV
Funding and deadlines
FANDA Senior Professionals (Corporate Finance) Networking
FANDA – Funding and Acquisitions Network · Belfast Exposed, Donegall Street, Belfast
7pm
For directors and partners in corporate finance, investment and M&A.
THU19NOV
Event
Save Time on Everyday Business Admin with AI
Go Succeed (Mid and East Antrim Borough Council) · Carrickfergus Museum & Civic Centre, Carrickfergus
10am–12pm
A hands-on workshop for local businesses on using AI to handle routine admin.
THU19NOV
Event
Creating Content with Confidence
Go Succeed (Mid and East Antrim Borough Council) · Larne Town Hall, Larne
10am–1pm
A free workshop for small business owners and start-ups on planning social media content with AI tools.
THU19NOV
Funding and deadlines
Equity Advisory Clinics
InterTradeIreland · Online, Online
8.30am–3.30pm (online)
One-to-one advice on raising equity investment.
THU19NOV
Event
Lounge Sessions
Ormeau Labs · Ormeau Labs, 18 Ormeau Ave, Belfast
4pm
THU19NOV
Event
Make It Happen: Innovation in the FabLab (Mid Ulster Enterprise Week)
Mid Ulster District Council · Dungannon Enterprise Centre, Dungannon
1.30pm–4.30pm
THU19NOV
Event
Behind the Mic: Podcasting for People and Business (Mid Ulster Enterprise Week)
Mid Ulster District Council · Pomeroy Forest Park, Cookstown
9.30am–12pm
THU19NOV
Event
Our Town, Our Success: Celebrating Local Businesses and Community Achievement
Derry City and Strabane District Council (Go Succeed) · North West Regional College, Strabane Campus, Strabane
10am–12pm
A free event celebrating local businesses, with information on business support and funding options.
FRI20NOV
Funding and deadlines
Founder Labs Cohort 5: applications close
Founder Labs · Ormeau Labs, funded by Invest NI · Ormeau Labs, 18 Ormeau Ave, Belfast
Closes 9am
Six-month tech accelerator with £25,000 funding.
FRI20NOV
Funding and deadlines
NHS Clinical Entrepreneur and Dementia Innovators programmes: applications close
HIRANI (Health Innovation Research Alliance NI) · Online
Closes 4pm
Free, part-time programmes for NHS and HSC staff with health innovation ideas, including mentoring, pitching and peer networks. Apply at nhscep.com. The programmes start in March 2027.
FRI20NOV
Event
StartAbility: Empowering Entrepreneurship, Removing Barriers
Derry City and Strabane District Council with Enterprise North West and Go Succeed · Destined Building, Derry
10am–12pm
Inclusive entrepreneurship for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions, with lived-experience speakers and specialist support organisations. Also live-streamed.
SAT21NOV
Event
NIDC 2026: Northern Ireland Developer Conference (10th anniversary)
NIDC (volunteer-run) · ICC Belfast, Belfast
8am–5.10pm, after-party from 6pm
NI's biggest community tech conference, focused this year on AI, machine learning and emerging tech, with a look back at a decade of NI tech.
Week commencing 23 November
MON23NOV
Event
Plan It, Post It, Grow It: Building Your Content Strategy
Strabane Enterprise Agency · Strabane Enterprise Agency, Orchard Road, Strabane
12pm–1.30pm
An in-person workshop for small businesses on building a simple content strategy, led by Digital by Aimee.
MON23NOV
Event
TechTides Youth
TechTides with The AMP · Foyle Theatre, North West Regional College, Strand Road, Derry
10am–2pm
Free day of tech and networking for 16–21 year olds, with young-founder fireside chats and a Tech for Good pitch with £2,500 in prizes (entries close 12 Nov).
TUE24NOV
Event
Ready for Market: Practical steps to commercialisation
Invest NI · Southern Regional College, Armagh Campus
9.30am
Free workshop for start-ups preparing to launch and small businesses developing new products or services.
TUE24NOV
Event
Training Needs Analysis Workshop
Invest NI · Invest NI, Derry, Derry
12–4pm
TUE24NOV
Funding and deadlines
Funding Advisory Service Workshop
InterTradeIreland · Online, Online
10–11am (online)
How to find and apply for the right funding.
TUE24NOV
Event
From start up to success
Ormeau Labs · Ormeau Labs, 18 Ormeau Ave, Belfast
5.30pm
TUE24NOV
Event
Grow Your Sales: The Ultimate Sales Playbook
Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator · Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator, Donegall Square East, Belfast
9.30am–12pm
Free workshop on building a sales playbook with the DEAL framework, with guest speaker Marie Tyler of Orange Door.
TUE24NOV
Event
The Business Toolkit: Investment Ready
Women in Business NI · Online (Zoom)
12pm
One-hour online session with A&L Goodbody on preparing a business to attract investment. Free for members.
WED25NOV
Event
Future-Proof Your Sales: Leading a Growth Business
Ards Business Hub · Sketrick House, Newtownards
9am–12pm
WED25NOV
Event
Cyber Resilience in the Era of AI
Smarttech247 · The Fitzwilliam Hotel, Belfast
9am
WED25NOV
Event Details tbc
Ready for Market: Practical steps to commercialisation
Invest NI · Newtownabbey, venue TBC
TBC
Free workshop for start-ups preparing to launch and small businesses developing new products or services. Newtownabbey session.
THU26NOV
Event
Belfast Design Coffee
Belfast Design Meetup · The Great Room, The Merchant Hotel
1pm
Informal lunchtime coffee for local designers.
THU26NOV
Event
Belfast Gophers: November Meetup
Belfast Gophers · DailyPay, 2-14 Castle Street
6pm
Three talks for Go developers, including a live demo on Go 1.27, with food.
THU26NOV
Event
Reach More Customers with AI: Improve Your Digital Marketing
Go Succeed (Mid and East Antrim Borough Council) · LEDCOM, Willowbank Road, Larne
10am–12pm
A hands-on workshop on using AI to improve website copy, email campaigns and calls to action.
THU26NOV
Event
Ready to Recruit: Hiring Your First Employee
Go Succeed (Belfast City Council) · North City Business Centre, Duncairn Gardens, Belfast
9.30am–11.30am
A free masterclass that walks early-stage business owners through preparing for their first hire.
THU26NOV
Event
Belfast Business Social: The Growth Network
The Growth Network · room2 Belfast, Belfast
5.30pm
THU26NOV
Event
Introduction to Horizon Europe (webinar)
Innovate UK Business Connect · Online
10am–11am
Free one-hour online session on Horizon Europe funding, with tips on finding calls and partners. Other sessions run on 29 Oct and 16 Dec.
THU26NOV
Funding and deadlines
Equity Advisory Clinics
InterTradeIreland · Online, Online
8.30am–3.30pm (online)
One-to-one advice on raising equity investment.
THU26NOV
Event
NI Cyber: The Breakfast Club
NI Cyber · Invest NI, Derry, Derry
9.30am
Cyber security community breakfast.
THU26NOV
Event
Social Enterprise NI: Belfast regional networking
Social Enterprise NI · The Marion Centre at St Comgall's, Belfast
10am–12pm
Week commencing 30 November
MON30NOV
Event
Get Found, Get Followed: Optimising Your Social Media Presence
Strabane Enterprise Agency · Strabane Enterprise Agency, Orchard Road, Strabane
12pm–1.30pm
An in-person workshop for businesses on polishing their social media profiles, led by Digital by Aimee.
TUE01DEC
Event
Morning Mixers: Ulster Bank & Nespresso
Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator · Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator, Donegall Square East
9am
Free fortnightly coffee networking for founders.
TUE01DEC
Event
Young Women's Network: Future Forward
Women in Business NI · Allstate Hub, QUB Computer Science Building, Malone Road
6pm
Panel talks and networking for early-career women, including aspiring entrepreneurs. Free for members.
WED02DEC
Event
Just Connect West
Women in Business NI · Omagh Enterprise
10am
Regional networking morning for women in business in the west.
Week commencing 7 December
TUE08DEC
Event
Training Needs to Training Plan Workshop
Invest NI · Invest NI North West Office, Strand Road
12pm
TUE08DEC
Event
Social Enterprise NI: Lisburn regional networking
Social Enterprise NI · The tea room at Hidden Mill
2.30pm
Free regional networking for social enterprises.
WED09DEC
Event
GrowthCLUB 90 Day Business Planning Workshop
ActionCOACH Northern Ireland · The Merchant Hotel, Skipper Street
9.30am
Hands-on workshop where business owners build a 90-day growth plan. Paid.
WED09DEC
Event Details tbc
Entrepreneurs Connect
Women in Business NI · Belfast city centre, venue TBC
4pm
Year-end social for business owners and founders. Women in Business lists 9 December 4pm; nibusinessinfo lists 4 December 9am, so check before going.
THU10DEC
Event Details tbc
NI Cyber: The Breakfast Club
NI Cyber · Invest NI North West Office, Strand Road
9.30am
Networking breakfast for the NI cyber security cluster. Date from the Eventbrite listing; the event page itself only showed the October session.
Week commencing 14 December
TUE15DEC
Event
Go Succeed: Come and Connect
Go Succeed · Antrim Jobs & Benefits Office
10am
Drop-in session with Go Succeed advisers for anyone starting or growing a business.
TUE15DEC
Event
Morning Mixers: Ulster Bank & Nespresso
Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator · Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator, Donegall Square East
9am
Free fortnightly coffee networking for founders.
WED16DEC
Event
Introduction to Horizon Europe (webinar)
Innovate UK Business Connect · Online
10am
Free webinar on Horizon Europe funding for UK businesses.
Week commencing 4 January
WED06JAN
Event
Future-Proof Your Sales: Creating Your 90 Day Sales Plan
Ards Business Hub · Sketrick House
9am
Free sales planning workshop for growing businesses.
THU07JAN
Event
Go Succeed: Come and Connect
Go Succeed · Antrim Jobs & Benefits Office
10am
Drop-in session with Go Succeed advisers for anyone starting or growing a business.
Week commencing 11 January
WED13JAN
Event
Makers Support Forum: Storytelling, communicating the value of your business
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council · Banbridge Old Town Hall
6pm
Free evening forum for makers and craft businesses, in Banbridge.
Week commencing 18 January
WED20JAN
Event
The Investable Entrepreneur
Go Succeed · Ards Arts Centre
10am
Free Go Succeed workshop on becoming investment-ready.
WED20JAN
Event
Social Enterprise NI: Magherafelt regional networking
Social Enterprise NI · Unit C2, The Business Centre
10am
Free regional networking for social enterprises.
Week commencing 25 January
THU28JAN
Event
Go Succeed: Come and Connect
Go Succeed · Antrim Jobs & Benefits Office
10am
Drop-in session with Go Succeed advisers for anyone starting or growing a business.
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Who's hiring
Live roles at Northern Ireland start-ups and scale-ups, re-checked monthly. A company stays here while it has something open.
Angoka
Head of Software, Software Engineer, OT-IT Security Analyst and Researcher
Belfast
Belfast cybersecurity startup protecting machine-to-machine communications for IoT, smart cities and autonomous vehicles.
See rolesCloudsmith
Engineering Manager, Staff Software Engineer (Provenance), Senior Application Security Engineer, Sales Development Representative
Belfast · remote options
Belfast-built platform for managing and securing software packages and containers.
See rolesData Intellect
AI Engineer (Agentic Systems), Python Engineer (New Product Team), Senior kdb+ Engineer, Graduate STEM Developer
Belfast (plus London, New York, Toronto and others)
Data engineering and kdb+ consultancy for capital markets, with 10 roles open in Belfast.
See rolesDatactics
DevOps Sys Admin & Security Engineer
Belfast
Belfast data quality and matching software company serving banks and government.
See rolesEnzai
Founding Business Development Representative
Belfast
Belfast-founded AI governance platform that helps companies deploy AI safely and in line with regulation.
See rolesLocate a Locum
Senior Product Manager
Belfast · hybrid
Belfast-founded platform matching locum pharmacists and other healthcare staff with shifts, plus rota and payment tools.
See rolesNeueda
Client Operations Lead, Training & Adoption Programme Coordinator
Belfast · hybrid
Belfast-headquartered provider of technical training and learning programmes for large organisations.
See rolesNuada
Mechanical Engineer
Belfast
Belfast cleantech startup building energy-efficient carbon capture for industries such as cement.
See rolesPlotBox
Demand Generation & ABM Lead, Senior Implementation Manager (NI based), Head of Data Migration
Ballymena · hybrid
Ballymena-founded cloud software for cemeteries and crematoria, used by operators worldwide.
See rolesSciLeads
Sales Development Representative (x2)
Remote · UK, or Ontario
Belfast-founded lead-generation platform that helps life-science sales teams find biotech, pharma and academic prospects.
See rolesStormHarvester
Senior Marketing Executive, Data Analytics & Wastewater Engineer
Belfast (on site)
Belfast company whose AI analytics help water utilities predict and prevent sewer overflows.
See rolesTotalmobile
Group Finance Manager, Procurement Lead, Solutions Specialist (presales)
Belfast · hybrid
Belfast-headquartered field-service and workforce management software scale-up serving health, housing and local government.
See rolesWhitespace Global
Lead Backend Engineer, AI Solutions Engineer (Lead/Senior), Partner Manager
Belfast · hybrid/onsite (one AI Engineer role remote)
Belfast AI company building software for defence clients. It announced 40 new jobs on 30 Sept.
See rolesNews
What happened in the ecosystem over the last three months, newest first.
Nuada wins €14.6m EU grant to scale carbon capture
Belfast cleantech Nuada, a Queen's spin-out, has been selected for a roughly €14.6m EU grant to install its AdSpire carbon capture system at a biomass plant in northern France.
syncni.com · 27 October 2026
British Business Bank to headline SEAM investor track
Catalyst has named British Business Bank as headline sponsor of the investor track at SEAM, its founder festival at Banana Block, Belfast on 17 November.
syncni.com · 26 October 2026
Invest NI moves North West office to Ebrington
Invest NI will relocate its North West regional office from Timber Quay to Ebrington Plaza in Derry on a ten-year lease, with the move expected in early 2027.
investni.com · 26 October 2026
Phorest to build 25-strong remote team in Northern Ireland
Dublin salon-software company Phorest is creating 25 fully remote product, engineering and operations roles in Northern Ireland over three years, backed by £162,500 from Invest NI.
investni.com · 20 October 2026
£500m Sovereign AI Fund visits Belfast as NI AI sector doubles
Selected NI AI companies pitched to the team behind the £500m UK Sovereign AI Fund at a launch event at Catalyst on 8 October. The AICC's 2026 census, cited at the event, found the number of commercially engaged NI AI firms rose from 198 to 400 in a year.
syncni.com · 20 October 2026
ARC Regulatory wins £3.7m in pharma lab projects
Belfast's ARC Regulatory has won more than £3.7m of new laboratory projects from global pharma companies to support precision-medicine programmes. The work runs through its in-house ARC Laboratories, which has added new testing workflows.
syncni.com · 20 October 2026
CATAGEN signs North American alliance with Roush
CATAGEN has formed a multi-year strategic alliance with Roush Industries, which will install CATAGEN's OMEGA Reactors at its Michigan facility. Roush will offer the engine-free emissions testing services to US automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.
syncni.com · 20 October 2026
Kainos launches AI product business Actonomy
Kainos has launched Actonomy, a new business focused on getting AI into production for enterprises, led by CEO Ruth McGuinness. Kainos says it can cut the time to get AI into production by up to 75%.
irishnews.com · 20 October 2026
REA Group buys 35% of PropertyPal parent Distilled
Australia's REA Group, majority-controlled by News Corp, is taking a 35% stake worth €248m in Distilled, the Daft.ie and DoneDeal owner that also owns Belfast-based PropertyPal and Used Cars NI. REA expects the deal to complete by the end of 2026.
irishnews.com · 20 October 2026
Report ranks NI first in UK for scaling businesses
Ulster Bank and NatWest's 'From Innovation to Impact' report ranks Northern Ireland first among the UK regions it analysed for its share of scaling businesses. It says grant-backed NI businesses have drawn over £629m in follow-on investment.
businesseye.co.uk · 20 October 2026
Respiratory Analytics raises £1.2m for aflo asthma platform
North-west healthtech Respiratory Analytics secured £1.2m in pre-seed equity and grant funding, led by Angel Academe EIS Fund I with SyndicateRoom, QUBIS and angel investors. The funds will go towards FDA clearance, more clinical studies and first commercial asthma markets for its aflo inhaler-technique platform.
syncni.com · 20 October 2026
Whitespace Global to double NI workforce with 40 jobs
Belfast defence AI company Whitespace Global plans 40 new roles over three years, with an average salary of £78,500, backed by Invest NI. The company cited its Series A funding as part of the basis for growth.
investni.com · 20 October 2026
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