UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £9 million to fund innovation projects with businesses or not for profit organisations.

Closes Wednesday 17th September 2025

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Pass the Mic: From Mentee to Mentor
I’ve always believed in the power of people and place; I think it is the Derry Girl in me — and believed in technology as a force that can connect them.

Read the full story written by Jennifer Neff: lnkd.in/eaYibmY9

Secure Innovation Security Reviews offer innovative early-stage UK technology businesses expert, tailored guidance to help protect their ideas, technologies, competitive edge and reputations.

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A man who had a stroke is taking part in a new Queen's University Belfast study in the hope it may help him regain some movement in his arm and hand. People who have had a stroke are being invited to participate in the research.

Read more here: lnkd.in/esf8PZde

Pandemic preparedness – platform clinical trials in hospital and community settings funding opportunity.
The NIHR are commissioning to prepare for a future pandemic or major epidemic.

Closes 3rd September 2025.

Find out more and apply: lnkd.in/e5NFC5-f

Applications for KQ Labs Cohort 8 are officially open!
KQ Labs are searching for 10 promising early-stage companies from across the UK to join Cohort 8.

Closing Thursday 28th August at 5pm.

Please contact HIRANI for support with your application or to find out more and apply: lnkd.in/eHteqjki

The HIRANI Professional Development Webinar is targeted at professionals and stakeholders in the health and life sciences ecosystem.

Please email mentor@hira-ni.com with the session you would like to attend (Tues 12th or Wed 13th August) to receive a MS Teams link.

Join British Business Bank as they bring together life and health sciences leaders, innovators and investors to explore one of Northern Ireland’s fastest-growing and most dynamic sectors.

Where and when: Ulster University Belfast, 2nd Oct

Register: lnkd.in/e4FkR4A6

HIRANI are pleased to invite you to the third Cross-Sector event in partnership with the Academy of Medical Sciences, 'Communities, Technologies and Mental Health.'

When: Tuesday 30th September

Find out more and register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/communitie...

The MedTech & Diagnostics Conference 2025
“Connecting the Ecosystem” is set to explore the future of diagnostics and healthcare delivery in the UK.

When: Tue, 21 Oct and Wed, 22 Oct 2025

Find out more and register: lnkd.in/eZXxGF_S

Digital Catapult, in collaboration with the Smart Nano NI consortium, is pleased to host a Photonics Bootcamp on Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th Sept at the UK Digital Twin Centre, Belfast.

Applications close Thursday 7 August.

Find out more and apply: www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/open-c...

New $1Billion Partnership Between Boehringer Ingelheim and Biotech Re-Vana Therapeutics Aims to Deliver Long-Acting Ophthalmic Solutions

Read more: hira-ni.com/blockbuster-...

Tickets Released for Belfast NHS Hack Day!

The NHS Hack Day will be on Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th of October 2025 in Belfast at Kainos, 4-6 Upper Cres, BT7 1NT. Tickets are now available.

Read more and register: ti.to/nhshackday/2...

Strategic Goal-Setting in Health and Life Science
This webinar is hosted by the HIRANI Mentoring Programme and is open to all participants in the programme.

Email mentor@hira-ni.com with the session you would like to attend (12th or 13th August) to receive the MS Teams link.

HIRANI Welcomes the Health and Social Care Reset Plan:
This week marks what Health Minister Mike Nesbitt calls "a defining and watershed year for our health service" with the launch of The Health and Social Care Reset Plan.

Read more here: hira-ni.com/a-strategic-...

The UKRI Mental Health Platform Early Career Researcher Fellowship Awards Expressions of Interest submissions are now open. Early career researchers with a research focus in severe mental illness can secure up to £300k in funding.

Closes 30th July.

Find out more and apply: lnkd.in/eWYnSS-J

Are you a UK-based digital health company looking to showcase your innovation on a global stage? DBT invite you to express your interest in joining the UK Pavilion at HLTH 2025.

Please complete this form to register your interest lnkd.in/e6HNFVBc

Deadline: July 18th

📢 HIRANI Company of the Month - Terumo

Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is a global leader in medical technology. Based in Tokyo and operating globally, Terumo employs more than 30,000 people worldwide to provide medical solutions.

Read more: hira-ni.com/july-company...

A new funding competition is supporting local businesses and industries in the Belfast region to harness the power of 5G and digital technologies to deliver enhanced operations and services.

Find out more and apply: smartbelfast.city/story/5g-fun...

Join DBT Japan’s 5th Reverse Pitch Webinar: Collaboration Opportunities with Japanese Pharmaceutical Companies
📅 Tuesday 8th July | 🕘 09:00–10:30 BST | 📍 Online (Zoom)

Register here (Pre-registration required): lnkd.in/eWnxQza6

The Longitude Prize on ALS is now open!
The £7.5 million global Prize is seeking innovative, AI-driven solutions to transform how we discover treatments for ALS and related conditions.

Read more and apply: bit.ly/4lcSGOK

The NHS Confederation are establishing a network where peers from across the NHS communications profession that have an interest in AI can come together to share learning, best practice and find solutions to shared challenges.

Read more and register lnkd.in/ecXkAVZk

The Cyber Security for Healthcare Conference will be taking place on Wednesday, July 2nd at the Dundalk Institute of Technology.

Find out more and register: www.eventbrite.ie/e/cyber-secu...

Yesterday HIRANI and the Northern Ireland Clinical Entrepreneurs attended the #BigPitch2025 hosted by the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme, the UK’s largest healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship event. It was a celebration of the people and ideas shaping the future of the NHS.

The Artificial Intelligence Collaboration Centre (AICC) offers a range of fully funded AI related postgraduate courses through their partner universities Ulster University and Queen's University Belfast, supported by the Department for the Economy NI.

Read more and apply lnkd.in/ecbCrzz5

A new Life Science cluster organisation is forming in Ireland. HIRANI were delighted to be invited to speak today by Life Sciences Ireland in Cork. Our CEO Joann Rhodes MBA provided key insights on the founding and growth of HIRANI and the strengths of our cluster.

The National Patient Data Day is a patient data conference with a difference. It is patient-designed and patient-driven.

When: Tuesday, June 24 · 9am - 5pm
Location: The Queens Hotel, City Square Leeds LS1 1PJ

Find out more and register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-p...

Earlier this week, we had a fantastic day at Queen's University Belfast for the latest NI Cross-Sector Hub meeting with the Academy of Medical Sciences, hosted by HIRANI.
With voices from across the ecosystem, we explored how data is reshaping innovation in the health and life sciences.

This week the CEO of HIRANI Joann Rhodes MBA was asked to provide insights to BBC Radio Ulster regarding the impact of proposed US trade tariffs on our life sciences industry in NI.

To listen to the full radio piece, click the link and go to 1 hour 58 mins - www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Prof. Helen McCarthy and the Office of the Chief Scientific and Technology Adviser NI want to fully understand the existing NI Science and Technology landscape across our university, business and government sectors.

Read more and take the survey lnkd.in/eqUd4B9x