The opening of the new Electronics and Photonics Innovation Centre (EPIC) in Torbay was celebrated at an event on 19 September attended by Sarah Wollaston, MP, local Councillor Swithin Long, business and academic leaders. Welcomed by Alan Denby, Director of Economic Strategy at Torbay Development Agency, EPIC demonstrates strong support for photonics as an engine…
EPSRC is hosting an event on 6 December 2019, sponsored by the Institute of Physics and the Royal Society of Chemistry, to celebrate the significant and wide-ranging impacts that arise from the breadth of physical sciences research: from the fundamental to the applied. Expressions of interest by 20 September are invited from those who would…
Detailing the technologies encompassed in Electech from electronics to photonics the Electech sector: a roadmap for the UK report reviews the technology of Electech and lays out a roadmap for the sector including: trends and drivers, application areas, system level capabilities, technologies and enablers. The report published by Innovate UK, with contributions from all Electech…
UK photonics has consistently out performed overall UK manufacturing growth over the last 6 years. Further analysis of the latest data shows the UK Photonics industry has been growing at more than 4.3% year-on-year since the first quantitative sizing of the industry in 2013. UK photonics has grown four times faster than overall UK manufacturing…
More than 25 MPs from all parties visited the Westminster photonics showcase today. Kindly hosted by Carol Monaghan, MP and supported by photonics companies and research institutes from across the country it was pleasure to raise further awareness of the critical impact of photonics in the UK.
Latest analysis of the UK photonics industry shows that seven regions produce a £billion or more in photonics output Using 1200 operating and manufacturing locations, rather than registered office addresses, shows the true regional distribution of the UK photonicsindustry.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Photonics will host the second showcase of UK Photonics in Westminster on 3 July 2019. A unique opportunity for Parliamentarians to see UK made photonics and further understand the critical role it plays in all vertical markets from healthcare to manufacturing and communications as well as gain insights in future…
UK photonics output reaches £13.5 billion according to the latest update from the PLG. The industry now contributes £5.3 billion of gross added value to the UK economy annually and employs 69,000 people in the UK at a productivity of £76,400 per employee, significantly above the UK average of £67,000 per manufacturing employee
The UK photonics industry is now equivalent in size to the UK pharmaceutical, fintech or space industries in the UK. The continued growth of UK photonics reflects the critical role that light plays in current and next-generation products and manufacturing.
…In the keynote talk at London tech week, Secretary of State for International Trade, Dr Liam Fox, MP announced that Photonics and Microelectronics would be added to the Department of International Trade (DIT) High Priority Investment Opportunity (HPO) programme to support further investment in the UK. With special focus on the South Eest region the…
Dr Chris Dorman, PLG chair and Vice president Coherent Scotland was recognised in the Queens Birthday Honours list with an OBE for services to Laser and Photonic Technology and to Exports. Congratulations to Chris for many years of dedication to growing Coherent’s manufacturing in the UK and raising the profile of UK photonics as a…
