The PLG warmly welcomes the launch of a £30 million competition from DCMS supporting innovation and development of UK communications hardware supporting open interfaces. Optical communication is key to the open 5G eco-system connecting radio masts to base stations and carrying traffic on into the core network. All companies developing optical communications solutions in the…
Photonics grows to a £14.5 billion UK industry and is now the 5th most productive manufacturing sector in the UK
The latest updates on the size and structure of the UK photonics industry will be released in a PLG lunchtime webinar presentation by Dr John Lincoln, PLG Chief Executive, on 1 July 12:30-13:15. All are welcome to attend, for the latest insights on the photonics industry in the UK, gross value added to the economy,…
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We have started the process to generate the biennial update to the size of the UK photonics industry. The accuracy of our estimate depends on including all the relevant. companies who offer photonics products and services in/or from the UK, whether for internal or external customers. We have already added ~200 companies to our list…
The UK Cabinet Office Trusted Research Campaign, have developed new and updated guidance for academics and industry involved in international collaborations. UK’s research and innovation sector, including photonics, attracts collaboration and investment from across the globe, with huge benefits, but also some risks. This latest government guidance is designed to support particularly those in STEM…
In light of the many upcoming opportunities in Horizon Europe, a set of seminars, starting on 12 May, will seek to build awareness integrated photonics capability and opportunities in the UK and Netherlands and seed new collaborations. The PLG, Photondelta, Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult and Dutch embassy have come together to organise these meetings starting…
DCMS is requesting those with an interest in R&D opportunities (including participation in any future funding competitions) around UK communication supply chain diversification to register their interest in advance. The UK’s 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy sets out a plan to improve diversity in the supply chain and address the market failure in the telecoms access…
Nominations are now open for 2012 Institute of Physics awards. Photonics and photonics innovators have a long track of being highly successful at the IOP prestigious annual awards. Nominations are open across a wide range of categories including individual researcher, innovator, teacher, entrepreneur, technician, or apprentice and the Business Innovation and Business Start-up Award. Nominations…
Rishi Sunak, MP 2021 budget contains a a number of measures likely to have broad impact on the photonics industry. The biggest of which may be the super-deduction. Super-Deduction – effectively a 25% discount on capex for the next two years that should significantly reduce barriers to the wider deployment of laser based materials processing…
