ICT & TECHNOLOGY
Five to watch! ProAx-SiS
Kelly Moffit (left) and Lorraine Martin (centre) from ProAx-Sis, Queen’s University Belfast, pictured with Julie-Ann O’Hare of main sponsor Bank of Ireland after being named the overall winner at the NISP CONNECT 25k Awards 2013.
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he amount of data we acquire is growing faster than our ability to process it (the gap doubles every 18 months). Belfastbased Analytics Engines has developed high performance data processing applications. The company offers significant benefits to businesses that need to run faster, more accurate analytics on large volumes of data, across a range of sectors such as finance, aerospace, utilities and database sectors. Analytics Engines won the Silicon Valley 2013 Best Emerging Technology Award from the Irish Technology Leaders Group.
SEPTEMBER 2014
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ueen’s University Belfast spinout ProAx-SiS is developing a test which will enable routine monitoring of patients with chronic conditions such as cystic fibrosis, either within the clinic or at home. Following a number of academic grants, the team is commercialising the technology to bring the test to market and make it available to patients within three years. ProAx-Sis was named the overall winner of the Northern Ireland Science Park CONNECT 25k Awards (now known as INVENT) in 2013. ProAx-SiS received its first major investment earlier this year by healthcare medical technology company NetScientific plc.
Analytics Engines
Dr Stephen McKeown, centre, and Professor Roger Woods of Analytics Engines are pictured with Deirdre Terrins of Crescent Capital, the venture capital company which has backed Analytics Engines.
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