Photonics and the Budget
Measures in the budget of high relevance to UK photonics industry include:- An Additional £2.3bn in 2021-2022 for research and development funding. This is an extension of the national productivity investment…
Industrial Digitisation in UK – Made Smarter Review
The PLG welcomes the publication of Juerger Maier’s Made Smarter Review of how digital technology, including photonics, can boost UK manufacturing by £455billion over 10 years. A likely prelude for…
Grand Photonic Challenges
UK photonics leaders have identified four grand challenges for the industry to address over the next 5 to 10 years. Delivering Internet 5.0, where data delivery is ubiquitous, invisible and…
Photonics Landscape
Who is doing what, where? The interactive photonics landscape tool from the Knowledge Transfer Network shows where many UK photonics companies are located and which markets/applications they are focused on. …
Lasers- an essential tool for raising manufacturing productivity
Lasers are an increasingly essential tool for enhancing productivity in modern manufacturing enabling rapid precision cutting, welding, joining, engraving and marking in additional to precision quality control and on-line measurement. …
Improving recruitment efficiency by expanding appeal of photonics job
Many high technology sectors are experiencing difficulty in recruiting the right skills at the right time. Photonics is no different and must recruit the very best talent in the fastest…
Photonics in Medtech and pharma
A Cardiff meeting on 13 December will examine the pivotal role of photonics in Medical Technologies and Pharmaceutical development and production. Organised by the Centre for Process Innovation and the…
PLG welcomes the introduction of Innovation loans
Innovate_UK has announced it will begin piloting of innovation loans. Targeted to later state research and development project the will sit alongside Innovate’s well established innovation grants. The often hidden…
National Security and Infrastructure Investment review
Significant changes have been proposed to the government power to intervene and examine M&A and foreign direct investment in business with > £1 million turnover (reduced from £70m) irrespective of…
PLG website disruption
We have now completed transferring the PLG website to a new hosting provider. All previous posts and content has been transferred to the new host and we hope you enjoy…