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17 Mar 2025·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
Asked

Innovation and Technology, Pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 28458 on Life Sciences: Northern Ireland, what the geographical spread was of the projects that received funding up to the summer of 2024.

Reply

The Life and Health Sciences Launchpad in Northern Ireland has so far funded 32 business-led projects. These were in the following local authorities:Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon (1 project)Antrim and Newtownabbey (1 project)Ards and North Down (1 project)Belfast (18 projects)Causeway Coast and Glens (1 project)Derry City and Strabane (2 project)Lisburn and Castlereagh (3 projects)Mid Ulster (2 projects)Mid and East Antrim (3 projects)

4 Feb 2025·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, what outcomes there were through Innovate UK's Launchpad initiative in Northern Ireland in 2024.

Reply

Innovate UK has allocated up to £7.5 million for the Life and Health Sciences Launchpad in Northern Ireland. An initial allocation of funding was made to 14 business-led projects in April 2024. 18 additional projects targeting early-stage businesses in this cluster were funded in summer 2024. Competitions are currently in planning to allocate the remaining Launchpad funds.Innovate UK is evaluating the impact of all the Launchpads, including the one in Northern Ireland. It will publish interim findings from early 2027 via UKRI’s public website. A full impact evaluation will subsequently report from late 2028.

3 Feb 2025·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Launchpad Initiative in Northern Ireland by Innovate UK on the life and health sciences sector.

Reply

Innovate UK Launchpads is an £80 million programme that builds on local innovation strengths to support emerging clusters of SMEs to deliver jobs, growth, and high productivity. For each Launchpad, Innovate UK invests up to £7.5 million for business-led innovation projects.The Northern Ireland Launchpad is dedicated to the advancement of healthcare solutions and medical breakthroughs. Innovate UK has appointed independent consultants to evaluate the impact of this and the other Launchpads and will publish interim findings from early 2027 via UKRI’s public website. A full impact evaluation will report from late 2028.

11 Dec 2024·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, whether the Semiconductor Advisory Panel will meet in Northern Ireland in 2025.

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The government recognises that semiconductors are a UK wide strength, with clusters spread across the country, including in Northern Ireland. It is critical that the Semiconductor Advisory Panel can speak to all geographies of the semiconductor community. The Panel was recently renewed for another 18-month term and will meet quarterly. It will meet primarily in London but may hold meetings in regions and nations of the UK that have strengths in the sector where possible.

9 Dec 2024·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the impact of Innovate UK’s Small Business Research Initiative on Northern Ireland in the last two years.

Reply

Innovate UK’s Small Business Research Initiative (now renamed to Contracts for Innovation) has published an evaluation demonstrating its impact, including:£788m awarded through SBRI competitions between 2008 and 2022Business applicants from NI made up approximately 3% of applicantsThe benefits to the businesses awarded the funding amount to 1.5 to 4 times the cost of public sector investment

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