UKSPA Directory 2017
Northern Ireland | Full Member
• Springboard: Open to innovation
companies with high growth potential,
this is a personalised accelerator
programme, based on a unique network
of experienced entrepreneurs, whose
collective knowledge will challenge and
coach to help maximise opportunity
and reduce go-to-market risk
• Invent: Our annual competition
showcases and rewards local
innovations that promise the greatest
potential. It’s an opportunity to gain
high-profile exposure, to market-
validate ideas, unlock a quality network
of influencers, and win a place on the
annual NI Tech Mission to California
• Generation Innovation: Energises
the imaginations and aspirations of
local young people by increasing their
awareness of careers as innovators.
They are central to unlocking our future
as a globally renowned knowledge
economy. That’s why we put them at
the heart of an inspirational network
of experienced entrepreneurs,
universities, and employers.
K nowledge Economy Inde x
Since 2002, Catalyst Inc has demonstrated
a successful sustainable model of
passionate, effective support to cultural
and economic change in Northern Ireland.
Annually, we publish the independently-
produced Knowledge Economy Index
(KEI). The only one of its kind in the UK,
the 2016 KEI showed
that for the last
three years we have
been the second
fastest growing
region in the UK.
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“Our vision is for Northern Ireland
to become one of the most
entrepreneurial knowledge
economies in Europe by 2030”
TechWatch
Want to find out more about the
tech scene in Northern Ireland? Our
fortnightly, award-winning digest
will keep you up to date. It covers NI’s
burgeoning scene of tech start-ups,
investors, spin-outs, and inventors,
in areas including: software, Big Data,
IoT, agri-food, AI, life & health,
aerospace and manufacturing.
Future Pl ans
With plans to increase our physical
footprint and grow our support for
entrepreneurs and innovation,
Catalyst Inc is set to be a major
stimulus that will fulfill our vision to
see Northern Ireland become one of
the most entrepreneurial knowledge
economies in Europe by 2030.
www.catalyst-inc.org ■
Sit e s
Catalyst Inc
Belfast
Almost 300,000 sq ft of
high‑tech workspaces across
seven buildings, adaptable for
everything from wet labs to
desk-based work and from
single-desk tenants to global
organisations. The Queen’s
University Belfast Institute of
Electronics, Communications
and IT is also co-located here. Catalyst Inc
Nor th West
The EU INTERREG IVA-
funded project’s 50,000 sq ft
Innovation Centre has its
own Data Centre and is
home to specialists in
enterprise software, digital
media, health, bioscience,
and clean tech. Catalyst Inc
Mid & East Antrim
Opened in June 2017, the
Innovation Centre provides
approximately 22,000 sq ft
over four floors with shared
and private workspaces,
formal and informal meeting
spaces, and excellent
conference facilities
alongside quality catering
and business s upport. Letterkenny IT CoLab
The cross-border reach
of Catalyst Inc is further
enhanced through its
partnership with Letterkenny
Institute of Technology
(LYIT), where a 20,000 sq ft
extension to its successful
CoLab opened in the
summer of 2015.
C o ntact detai l s
Mervyn Watley
T: +44 (0)2890 737800
E: [email protected] C ont a c t de t a ils
Eliza Harvey
T: +44 (0)2871 867600
E: [email protected] C o n ta ct d e ta i l s
Colette Lyness
T: +44 (0)2871 867600
E: [email protected] C o n ta ct d e ta i l s
Letterkenny IT CoLab
T: +353 (0)74 9186703
E: [email protected]