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Northern Ireland | Full Member
UKSPA Directory 2017
Catalyst Inc offers flexible
work spaces at four
campuses including the
historic Titanic Quarter
Catalyst
Inc
Catalyst Inc is Northern Ireland’s next generation science park. An independent, non-
profit organisation, we’re on a mission to build a community of innovators so powerful
that its people can change the world. Over 3,000 engineers, researchers, entrepreneurs,
and executives work on our campuses – Belfast, Derry/Londonderry, and Ballymena
– enabling us to invest the surplus generated from our property operations to provide
the underwriting necessary for Connect, the community-led support ecosystem that
supports over 600 entrepreneurs per year in Northern Ireland, and our recently launched
Capital Match service, which provides intelligent and highly-focused sources of fund-
matching for high-growth-potential local knowledge-economy companies.
World Cl ass Facilities
Flexibility and connectivity have been
the guiding principles of the design of the
Science Park, with buildings spread across
four campuses: multiple buildings in
Belfast’s Titanic Quarter; the Innovation
Centre at ECOS, Ballymena, and Derry/
Londonderry; and the CoLab facility at
the Letterkenny Institute of Technology,
over the border in Co. Donegal.
Our “business ready” infrastructure
is a total performance hub providing
seamless access to pure internet super-
connectivity and a Tier 1 open carrier
neutral telecommunications platform.
We provide peace-of-mind and an all
inclusive 24/7 maintenance pack allowing
tenant companies to concentrate on their
business. Our progressive campuses
throughout Northern Ireland create
thriving centres of excellence that assist
the modern working culture with secure
access, support services, meeting facilities,
on-site catering, and parking. Catalyst
Inc provides agile configurations that
can accommodate everything from
wet lab facilities to data centres. Tenant
companies at Catalyst Inc range from
one person/one desk on a monthly deal,
to single company/whole building on a
15-year lease – and anything in between.
Supporting Entrepreneurship
Connect is our not-for-profit network
of experienced entrepreneurs, business
professionals, and top research talent.
We’re dedicated to the creation and
scaling of innovation companies in
Northern Ireland. Every year we help
over 600 local entrepreneurs to aim higher
and succeed faster. We’re supported by
corporate partners, underwritten by
Catalyst Inc, and don’t take equity in
the organisations we help. That’s because
our vision is for Northern Ireland to
become one of the most entrepreneurial
knowledge economies in Europe by 2030.
Our progr ammes
Based on the proven University of
California Connect model, we run
intensive development programmes, track
NI’s knowledge economy, and nurture the
entrepreneurial spirit of young people. We
introduce our programme participants to
a network of potential investors and help
plug gaps in their business knowledge.
Our programmes include: