Innovation Projects
Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre
This will operate at the interface between academia and industry; accelerating new technology developments through the innovation phase and ensuring that real-world industrial challenges based on market need are solved through cutting-edge research.
Centre for Digital Healthcare Technology
Ulster University will create a high visibility, high quality centre for digital technology and associated living labs in the areas of cardiology, diabetes, respiratory and stroke.
Global Innovation Institute
This is a Queen’s University led cross-disciplinary digital innovation hub that builds on the momentum of the world-class ECIT (Institute of Electronics, Communications & Information Technology) facility that has already succeeded in putting Belfast on the map in terms of digital innovation.
Institute of Research Excellence for Advanced Clinical Healthcare
This is a transformative project led by Queen’s University, Ulster University and partners from the life and health sciences sector.
Studio Ulster (formerly Screen Media Innovation Lab (SMIL))
Studio Ulster (formerly Screen Media Innovation Lab (SMIL)) is a project led by Ulster University which seeks to build on the incredible success story that the creative industries have created for NI, already contributing over £1billion GVA to the NI economy and employing around 26,000 people.
Latest Developments
Outline Business Cases for five projects under the Innovation strand of the Belfast Region City Deal have been approved.