Question follow-through · 62180

Life Sciences: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2025 to Question 61122 on Life Sciences: Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with Innovate UK on ensuring the Launchpad programme supports cl

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Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 24 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 30 Jun 2025
Answer: 30 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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24 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2025 to Question 61122 on Life Sciences: Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with Innovate UK on ensuring the Launchpad programme supports cl
30 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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30 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Health and Life Sciences Launchpad is already supporting clusters beyond the Greater Belfast area. For example, in Coleraine, it is funding EOSDX, which is developing an AI-driven, non-invasive structural biomarker test for breast cancer diagnosis. In...

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