The latest policy paper from UK government provides details of the Plan B alternative and transition arrangements should the UK not associate to Horizon Europe. Whilst it remains the UK’s clear aim to associate to Horizon Europe, the process has become bogged down in broader political issues. During a visit by the then Science Minster,…
More than 20 examples of leading UK photonics products and quantum innovations were on display at the Westminster showcasing the UK Photonics and Quantum Industries on 6 July 2022. In a tumultuous day in Westminster, politicians from across the UK took time out of busy schedules to talk direct to a cross-section of the UK…
Innovate UK is launching a new series of £50k fast start grants for those who working in any of the seven key transformative technologies areas identified in the UK’s 2021 Innovation strategy including ‘electronics, photonics and quantum’. Fast Start: Innovation grants will only be offered to businesses that have not previously received Innovate UK funding.…
Vulcan 2020: is set to received £9.8 million from UKRI’s latest infrastructure fund latest over the next three years with £59.7 million from the Infrastructure Fund in total including future funding years. Based at STFC’s Central Laser Facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory at the Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire, Vulcan 2020 will increase the peak…
submit evidence identifying the UK’s capabilities in compound semiconductors and silicon photonics and how where these can be strengthened
The first satellite launch from the UK will take place in summer 2022 as Prometheus-2 is launched from Cornwall’s space port carried on Virgin Orbit’s Launcher One rocket. Prometheus-2 will contain two UK built cube stats, with multiple photonic instruments including:- a hyperspectral imager and laser detector to capture multiple slivers of pictures over different…
Hear from leaders exploring how photonics can make a major contribution to achieving net zero though increasing green-power generation, reducing energy consumption, and reducing waste. With achieving net zero one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century, photonics will play an increasingly central role in reducing our emissions and increasing our resource and energy…
Two important consultations are open for inputs on the future direction of the UK quantum program. UK quantum strategy: call for evidence from BEIS. Online responses by 10 March 2022. Note the ‘strategy will cover all quantum technologies and their enablers’. Given photonics is a major enabler for quantum, we would encourage even those not…
Updated details, timescale and application process for the European Space Agency’s ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) Programme for commercial telecommunications products and services has been released. The UK has subscribed over £250 million into the ARTES programme to 2022 to support UK industry develop the next generation of telecommunications products, services and applications. This…
Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders gains three new UK members
