The Future Medicines Institute at Queen's University Belfast are now offering apprenticeships, providing hands-on experience within a world-leading research environment. Find out more and apply lnkd.in/eiT_gqNQ

The 2026 Health Tech Spring conference 'Call for Pitchers' invites NI life sciences innovators, entrepreneurs, and creative thinkers to present groundbreaking ideas, products, or projects that address health challenges. Submit materials to [email protected] by 31st March

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has developed a pilot programme offering clinical investigation application fee waivers to micro and small sized UK enterprises. Find out more: lnkd.in/e_8qs7Xd

Join HIRANI and the Academy of Medical Sciences for their first cross-sector event of 2026; ‘Connecting Regional Strengths for Health System Impact.’ When: Tuesday 10th March Find out more and register: lnkd.in/eqU5gspH

Closing tomorrow 17th February - Don't miss out on early bird tickets for Health Tech Spring 2026 taking place on the 23rd and 24th April 2026! Get your early bird ticket here: lnkd.in/e88PAk8k

The Patients Association are looking for women to take part in their focus group to help develop a Women’s Health Plan for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Find out more: lnkd.in/epZ4V57d

$200k challenge closing on 15th February - register now for an information session on 10 February luma.com/ttmtcpvr ! Join a global pitch competition offering emerging Medtech and Biotech startups access to a $200,000 pool of in-kind support plus significant cash awards.

Digital Isle of Man is inviting innovators, researchers and spin-outs from Northern Ireland to enter the Isle of Man Innovation Challenge 2026 — a global competition focused on health and social care innovation. Applications close: 27 Feb Learn more: lnkd.in/ekqAaDnJ

Ulster Bank has launched a pitch competition to offer entrepreneurs and small business owners the opportunity to win a share of funding to fuel their growth. Find out more: lnkd.in/eK8bCKSj

Open call for health tech collaborators. The NIHR are seeking collaborative project proposals from innovators across the health and care sectors (including health care professionals, researchers and SMEs). Join the webinar to find out more: lnkd.in/eT7geAau

The Applied Partnership Awards – Women’s Health 2026 call is designed to bring knowledge users and researchers together to develop applied research projects that address a documented need within the Irish health or social care system in women’s health.  Find out more and apply: lnkd.in/dk4TN3Na

Matrix, in collaboration with the Department for the Economy NI (DfE), has commissioned a strategic research project to map Northern Ireland's engineering biology landscape and identify opportunities for sectoral development. Read the full post: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

6D-Dementia is a clinically developed digital workforce development platform that supports health and social care staff and family caregivers to better understand dementia, recognise and respond to distress, and deliver consistent, person-centred support. Find out more here: lnkd.in/eUfV2uXt

Our Chief Communications Officer, Caroline McEvoy, was excited to be at Ulster University this week to celebrate the official launch of the Health Frontiers–Technology Innovation Centre, a flagship €9.1M project supported by PEACEPLUS. Read full post: linkedin.com/feed/update/...

PulseAI, a rapidly emerging leader in AI-enabled cardiac diagnostics, last week announced the closing of its seed funding round, led by INNOVATION ULSTER LIMITED, with participation from The Mortara Group and The Francis Crick Institute. Read more: lnkd.in/e969UTgf

💊Join an event to explore how the School of Pharmacy at Queen's University Belfast uses cutting-edge research and education to improve health and tackle disease. When: Thursday 19th Feb, 7:00 pm Find out more and register: lnkd.in/eAYFT3ei

NI company ARC Regulatory has been recognised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency as a Health Institution Lab for EU & UK Clinical Trial Testing🩻 Read the full post: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Join an online funding workshop for SMEs trying to get research funding for a health or life sciences innovation. This workshop is geared towards those applying to schemes. Full programme here: lnkd.in/ehMNtcc3 Enquiries to [email protected]

NICON have announced the next five webinars in their 'Reset' discussion series, which will run throughout 2026. The first in the series is 'The Big Discussion - Whole System Flow’ will take place from 2pm to 3.30pm on Friday 16 January. Register here: lnkd.in/e6-SKD8i

Congratulations to NI company, Biomarx, who build genomic laboratory medicine tools with the goal of reducing health inequalities and accelerating the clinical adoption of genomic medicine, and have announced a pre-seed raise of £700,000 👏

Taking place on April 23rd and 24th 2026, our annual conference, Health Tech Spring, early bird tickets are now on sale - get yours here lnkd.in/e88PAk8k Find out more on our website hira-ni.com and get your early bird ticket here: lnkd.in/dTWVdiYd

Get your early bird ticket for Health Tech Spring 2026 ! Hosted by HIRANI, our annual conference is a two-day event showcasing the region, supporting local innovators and promoting cross sector collaboration. Find out more and register hira-ni.com.

InterTradeIreland, in partnership with Invest Northern Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, has launched three new programmes that will help to unlock the potential of women entrepreneurs across the island. Find out more: lnkd.in/eKASEiM4

A number of NI Life Sciences companies are among seven SMEs in Belfast who are investing more than £4.1m to grow exports, invest in research and development, and create 33 new jobs. Read more on our website hira-ni.com

Animal Health Angels have announced they are investing in NI company, Antigenesis Biologics who are tackling one of the biggest unmet needs in veterinary medicine: targeted cancer therapies for dogs and cats. Read more: lnkd.in/epunYSji

A reminder for all NI Life Science companies, please complete this Department for Business and Trade survey on regulation before 16 December. Fill in your response here: lnkd.in/e8VK4jfM

Good news on regulatory challenges for the life sciences ecosystem in NI; the MHRA and partners across NI, including HIRANI, led by the Department of Health NI have confirmed a strengthened programme of collaboration. Read the full post: linkedin.com/feed/update/...

The South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust are inviting anyone who would like to get involved in shaping health and social care in NI to join a webinar on 16th December as part of their SCOPE programme. When: Tuesday 16th December, 1pm Register here: lnkd.in/epQWxzuN

Transforming Primary Care - Join tomorrows webinar with Sarah Rendall and Rachael Barham, Digital Transformation Programme Managers, as they share insights from an innovative programme transforming primary care💊 Register here: lnkd.in/egsuvxPt

“Every £1 invested in women’s health returns an estimated £11 to the economy.” ABHI have released a new report spotlighting women’s health and setting out a focused plan to address systemic inequities. Read the report: lnkd.in/eYf5gthD

Ulster University and Belfast medtech company Axial3D are celebrating consecutive ‘Outstanding’ ratings from Innovate UK for back-to-back Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) that combine AI and design expertise to transform innovation in orthopaedic surgery. Read more: lnkd.in/eaDJ_UCE

The Innovate UK Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Programme brings together industry, academia and government to transform medicines manufacturing and has announced an investment of over £54 million in eight Grand Challenges. Find out more: lnkd.in/etdzJHmF

This fully funded AI in Healthcare Programme, supported by InterTradeIreland, helps entrepreneurs, healthcare professionals, and tech companies transform great ideas into operational digital health platforms. Find out more and apply: lnkd.in/gUSNvGZE

Good news from NI life science company PulseAI who have announced their application is now operational on the Samsung Electronics Galaxy Watch, featuring full, direct integration with the watch’s ECG sensor.

Belfast company, Big Motive works with Health and Social Care Northern Ireland and the Health Service Executive in Ireland to support the design of solutions for some of our biggest health care challenges. Read more here: hira-ni.com

Innovate UK is offering up to £750 for UK businesses to attend 'ECS (Electronic Components Systems) Brokerage Event' on the 4 – 5 February 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. Closes for applications on 5 December 2025 lnkd.in/exNVmZWg

A full day one at London Life Sciences week and strong take home messages: “We are pro-science and pro-innovation across the UK, with a wealth of assets that recent investments must be laser focused on joining up to ensure success. Read the full post: linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Our Future Health, the UK’s largest health research programme, is opening clinics across Northern Ireland from tomorrow, 18 November, giving people the chance to help transform the future of disease prevention and treatment. Find out more and register at lnkd.in/e73TZbk2

Amazing kick-off to a packed London Life Sciences week, #LLSW2025, where the city leverages its leading position as a springboard for the whole of the UK life sciences offering. Read the full post: linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, an independent innovation and technology organisation specialising in the advancement of the cell and gene therapy industry, is working with VascVersa Ltd, a Belfast-based regenerative medicine company. Read the full post linkedin.com/feed/update/...

A partnership between Ulster University Professor in Biomedical Innovation, Christopher McConville and Almac Sciences has been awarded nearly £100,000 by the Academy of Medical Sciences to set up a screening process for drug suitability. Read more at hira-ni.com

Do you have an idea that could help improve the lives of people affected by dementia? Open to NI professionals, the Dementia Innovators Programme is a collaboration between the Clinical Entrepreneur Programme and the Alzheimer's Society. Find out more: lnkd.in/efakyRSJ

Congratulations to NI companies Errigal Bio and Finn Therapeutics Ltd who have been accepted onto this years LYVA Labs Future Medicines Accelerator.

Our November Company of the month is MediNect Ophtho, and we spoke to CEO, James Bojdo about his innovation journey. Read the full story at hira-ni.com

Do you work in health and social care in NI and are you interested in applying to the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme? Join our information webinar on Monday 10th November from 5:00pm - 6:30pm to find out more www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nhs-clinic...

AxialBridge has officially launched The FOCUS Study, in collaboration with Ulster University. Rugby, football and Gaelic football players, alumni, and stakeholders came together at UU Belfast campus recently to share insights Read more here: hira-ni.com

We are joining regional clinics today with our colleagues from Invest Northern Ireland at their North Western Regional Office and Innovate UK, to help local businesses define their ideas and develop proposals. See the full post linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Do you work or are you a student in health and social care in NI? Join a webinar on November 10th to find out the information you need to apply to this years NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme, opening on 3rd November. Register: lnkd.in/eseNjKpz

Join the Tech4Health Annual Conference in Belfast on 5th and 6th November to hear from tech4health students, staff and collaborators and take part in digital health tech themed workshops. Register: lnkd.in/dEmgsv_r

Congratulations to Corrina Grimes and the MemoryTell team, overall winners at #invent25 awards hosted by Catalyst in Belfast last night.