£2 million will be available through the Defence and Security Accelerator for innovative Space ideas. Photonics is a key space technology with many leading UK innovators with sensing and free space optical communications particularly relevant to this call. The aim of this competition is to develop science and technology (S&T) solutions that address four challenges:…
The Photonics Leadership Group congratulates photonics companies who have won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2019 including:- Yelo, Carrickfergus. The globally leading manufacturer of Photonics burn-in and life test systems, Yelo wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for Outstanding Short Term Growth in overseas sales over the last three years. Optos, Dunfermline.…
The Photonics Leadership Group joins the whole photonics community in celebrating the silver anniversary of the Scottish Optoelectroincs Association. The Scottish Optoelectronics Association is one of the oldest photonics networks in the world, raising awareness of photonics and bringing local stakeholders together. Scotland remains a vibrant cluster of photonics manufacturing and reseach in the UK…
Chris Dorman (Coherent, Scotland) – PLG Chair John Parsons (Thales UK) – PLG Vice-Chair Anke Lohmann (Anchored In) – PLG Treasurer The new appointments were confirmed by member vote at the PLG meeting on 27 February. The roles of Vice-Chair and Treasurer have been newly created in 2019 in response to our growing reputation and…
A new EUREKA competition for advanced photonics manufacturing projects opened 25 March 2019. Briefing events in London, Edinburgh, St. Asaph and Cardiff. Closing date for submissions 25 July 2019. Project should address advanced or industrial manufacturing i.e. the use and/or integration of innovative technology to improve products or processes. Total eligible projects cost between €750,000…
In the 2019 Spring statement on 13 March , The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond allocated £81 million to a national Extreme Photonics Application Centre in Oxfordshire. The centre based at Harwell campus will help researchers and industry better understand the composition of new materials and how they behave in different conditions. Further details…
Nominations are now open for the Institute of Physics business awards. Photonics businesses have been award winners in many previous years and strong submission are encouraged for 2019. The Business Innovation Award recognises small, medium and large companies that have excelled in innovation, delivering significant economic and/or societal impact through the application of physics. The…
Innovate UK will open a £2 million competition for projects to develop reliable extreme environment grade electronics, sensors and photonics for robotics and AI systems. Supported through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) Robotics and AI for Extreme and Challenging Environments Challenge, this competition illustrates the importance of photonics in enabling solutions to key societal…
The PLG is now publishing a calendar of events relevant to the UK photonics community. To add events to this calendar please contact the PLG, with details of the event location, dates, URL, organisers and a 50 word description.
The Department of International have issued a new Open General Export Licence for the export of dual-use items to the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Currently dual-use items don’t need an export licence to the EU, but in event of a no deal Brexit they will. This licence should enable continued export,…
