UK-Republic of Korea Open Networks collaboration
new competition to support UK and ROK companies and research organisations to collaborate on Open RAN R&D and develop new products and solutions for the market
Plan B to Horizon Europe
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,…
Westminster Photonics and Quantum Showcase welcomed by parliamentarians
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…
£50k fast start grants for key enabling tech including photonics
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 laser receives UK infrastructure 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…
First UK satellite launch to feature multiple photonic instruments
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…
Photonics for Net Zero
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…
Massive Growth for UK Quantum Startup Companies
Every year, Anchored In carries out a survey of UK Quantum Technology Startups. We do this through interviews, surveys and desk research. And since photonics plays a significant role in enabling quantum technologies, this is very relevant for the PLG. The two numbers that stand out this year are 80% growth in money raised and…
Photonics opportunities in ESA telecommunications program
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
Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders gains three new UK members
