A new technology inspired feasibility competition from Innovate_UK opens on 18 May. Investing up to £3 million in enabling technologies that “underpin UK growth” including photonics Projects to last 6 to 15 months and to range in size from total costs of £50,000 to £150,000 with Innovate covering 50-70% of eligible costs according to company…
As the new UK government settles in, what can we expect in the next five years? Analysis of the 2015 Conservative Manifesto indicates the following highlights relevant to UK Photonics and other enabling technology industries. Invest in science and technology, back UK industrial strengths, make Britain the tech centre of Europe Focus on improving productivity,…
Fast Track to Innovation is a new EU innovation support program, designed for high TRL projects (TRL6-9) . By EU Commisions their own description this is targeted at well developed technology “any solution proposed for funding must already have been successfully tested in an operational relevant environment, and prospects for market uptake quantified” Projects should…
The International Commission on Illumination (CIE) is one of the international supporters of the International year of Light and has organised the “Global Open Lab Day” (GOLD) inviting any laboratory that deals with light, optics, lasers, astronomy etc to open its doors to the general public in a shared period between the 9th and the 25th of…
The UK website for the international year of light is now live. Featuring a rapidly expanding list of events around the UK for all ages covering the whole cross section of light based applications and technology from light base art installations to lasers for manufacturing. If you are interested in organising or supporting an event…
The UK Photonics industry continues to grow rapidly at 6-8% per year. To support this growth in the long term needs a growing photonics skilled/aware work force at all levels from senior management to the manufacturing floor. The following summarises a number of schemes that are in place to increase the supply of the photonics…
