What is Invent?
Invent is Catalyst Inc's annual competition supported by headline sponsor Bank of Ireland UK. It showcases and rewards local innovations and proof of concept ideas that have the greatest commercial potential. It’s an opportunity to gain high-profile exposure; to validate your idea and to unlock a quality network of influencers. There’s also a prize fund of £33,000 shared by the winners.
Invent Awards Dinner Tickets
Come join us for what has become the highlight of Northern Ireland business calendar. Together with more than 700 business executives, entrepreneurs, investors and student innovators you will enjoy an amazing evening of networking , great food, elevator pitches, presentation of the Invent awards and the announcement of the Innovation Founder 2018.
When: Thursday 11th October 2018
Where: Waterfront Conference Centre, Belfast
Ticket sales now closed
Invent 2018 Sponsors
Invent 2018 Finalists
Crafted Equestrian
Injury prevention solution for horses
Jenny Gregg
Agri Science Finalist
Gashound
Slurry gas detector and alert system
Mark Elliott
Agri Science Finalist
Go-fyt
A revolutionary way to find and book health & wellbeing providers
Team: Jason Harvey and Andrew McCracken
Creative Media & Consumer Internet Finalist
MVPx
Visual Sports Performance Tracking
Justin Thompson
Creative Media & Consumer Internet Finalist
Machine Eye
Intelligent safety device
Team: Brendan Digney, Alan Ferguson, Jonathan Atkinson, Ben Kelly, Tiernan Conlon
Electronics Finalist
SeaBeacon
Wearable emergency water safety beacon
Team: Gavin Nicholl, Sean Hackett, Ryan McGovern, Odhran Cummings, Andrew Pollock, Patrick Clarke
Electronics Finalist
Zero Waste Biotech
Food waste converted to fuel
Stephen Beck
Engineering Finalist
Gray’s Clip
Fully insulated power cable clip
Julie Gray
Engineering Finalist
Importwise
Goods importation processing system
Barry Rollins
Enterprise Software Finalist
Overwatch Research
Science Research Data Management
Team: Chris Armstrong, Graham Wilsdon, Paul Wilsdon
Enterprise Software Finalist
Sono Targ
Ultrasound targeted cancer drug delivery
John Callan
Life and Health Finalist
Micare Technologies
Smart mobile tech for pregnancy diabetes
Team: Lana McClements, Chris Watson, Nirmala Bhogal
Life and Health Finalist
Innovation Founder Award 2018
Nominations are now closed for Innovation Founder 2018.
Connect is future-focused, but that’s not to say we can’t learn a thing or two from the past. Our annual Innovation Founders Award is given to a local innovator who has successfully pushed the possibility of their business idea beyond boundaries.
They come from a wide variety of sectors but all share a common characteristic: having the tenacity and vision to develop home-grown innovation into remarkable success stories. They are all testament to the fact that in Northern Ireland we are as capable as anywhere in the world at creating outstanding breakthrough businesses.
It's been an inspiring few months for us at SeatView. Invent was a great experience and helped us get some momentum behind this new venture.Graham Little – SeatView (Invent 2017)
As Engineers, the Invent experience gave us an invaluable insight into the world of business. We met industry experts, other entrepreneurs, and many other businesses that helped fuel our passion for entrepreneurship. We were able to learn from everyone around us.Niamh Tohill, Evy (Invent 2017)
