UK Photonics Leadership Group

Photonics West 2019
2019-02-02 - 2019-02-07 | Scotland
One of the leading global events for the photonics and laser industries with > 5,000 presentations, 1,300 exhibitors and 23,000 visitors

Quantum Sensing for Defence and Security
2019-02-26 | London, London, United Kingdom
Quantum Sensing Community of Interest meeting to create a coherent quantum technology community and demonstrate technological advancement towards deployable navigation solutions.

IOP Business Innovation and Growth Group Conference
2019-02-26 10:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | IOP, 37 Caledonian Road, London, United Kingdom
The Institute of Physics inaugural Business Innovation and Growth conference where you can connect to physics, business, skills and funding

Photonics Leadership Group Meeting
2019-02-27 13:00 - 16:00 | London, London, United Kingdom
Quarterly meeting of the Photonics Leadership group, discussing latest opportunities, policy and funding impacts and direction. Contact the PLG, for details about how you can contribute and participate in the Photonics Leadership Group.

Electronics, sensors and photonics for robotics in extreme environments briefing
2019-03-19 09:30 - 16:00 | London, London, United Kingdom
Briefing event for Innovate UK 2019 competition for innovations in electronics, sensors and photonics for robotics in extreme environments.

Opening of the National Healthcare Photonics Centre
2019-03-19 10:00 - 14:30 | Netpark, Thomas Wright Way,, Sedgefield, County Durham,, TS21 3FE, United Kingdom
Official Opening of the National Healthcare Photonics Centre at Netpark, County Durham.
Presentations from the specialist team behind the new centre, plus companies working in photonics, will cover the benefits and support the new centre can bring to business. Tours of the high-spec facilities and networking opportunities will follow

Industrial Laser Applications Symposium (ILAS) 2019
2019-03-20 - 2019-03-21 | Crewe Hall, Weston Rd, Crewe, CW1 6UZ, United Kingdom
ILAS 2019 is a unique 2-day event sharing the latest national and international developments in laser based materials processing, including cutting welding, marking and additive processing.

Electronics, sensors and photonics for robotics in extreme environments briefing
2019-03-21 09:30 - 16:00 | Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Photonics for advanced manufacturing, EUREKA compition, deadline for submission
2019-03-25 12:00 - 23:00 | Scotland
The Eureka collaborative R&D: photonics for advanced manufacturing competition deadline.
All documents required by Innovate UK must be completed and uploaded to the Innovate UK secure FTP site by midday 12pm UK time 25 July .
The EUREKA project application form must be completed and emailed to projects@eurekanetwork.org by 11:59pm Central European Summer Time (10:59pm UK time) on 25 July

Electronics, sensors and photonics for robotics in extreme environments briefing
2019-03-26 09:30 - 16:00 | Cardiff City Football Stadium, Cardiff, CF11 8AZ, United Kingdom

Photonics in the medical technology and pharmaceutical markets
2019-04-03 - 2019-04-04 | Newcastle, United Kingdom
This is a unique opportunity to meet other European photonics companies, seek advice from experts in medtech and pharmaceuticals, and to explore new business leads and potential collaborations. At this two day event you hear from a panel of international experts, who will cover a range of healthcare market, innovation, investment and photonics topics.
Supported by Horizon 2020 EPRISE empowering photonics project.

EUREKA Network in Photonics briefing - advanced manufacturing
2019-04-04 09:30 - 16:30 | etc.venues St Paul’s, 200 Aldersgate, London, United Kingdom
EUREKA Collaborative R&D Competition – Photonics for Advanced Manufacturing
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £2m to fund UK businesses, Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) and Universities participating in collaborative projects conducting predominantly industrial research with partners from the participating countries of the EUREKA Network in Photonics.
Full details of the competition and how to apply will be given at the event – also available on webcast

Scottish Photonics Week
2019-04-08 - 2019-04-12 | Scotland
Scottish Photonics Week, a week-long series of events designed to mark the 25th anniversary of the Scottish Optoelectronics Association and showcase Scotland’s photonics expertise. Including

a Civic reception at Glasgow City Chambers
Visits to key Scottish photonics companies
The AGM of the European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC)
The AGM of International Optoelectronics Association (IOA)

EUREKA Network in photonics - advanced manufacture - competition briefing
2019-04-08 09:30 - 16:00 | Treforest Campus, University of South Wales, Treforest, Cardiff, CF37 1DL, United Kingdom
EUREKA Collaborative R&D Competition – Photonics for Advanced Manufacturing
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £2m to fund UK businesses, Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) and Universities participating in collaborative projects conducting predominantly industrial research with partners from the participating countries of the EUREKA Network in Photonics.
Full details of the competition and how to apply will be given at the event.

EUREKA Network in Photonics - advanced manufacture - competition briefing
2019-04-09 09:30 - 16:00 | OpTIC Technology Centre, St. Asaph Business Park, St. Asaph, LL17 0JD, United Kingdom
EUREKA Collaborative R&D Competition – Photonics for Advanced Manufacturing
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £2m to fund UK businesses, Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) and Universities participating in collaborative projects conducting predominantly industrial research with partners from the participating countries of the EUREKA Network in Photonics.
Full details of the competition and how to apply will be given at the event

Using Electron Microscopy in Microelectronics and Photonics
2019-04-10 09:30 - 12:30 | University of Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom
The PEMC Industrial Solutions event on Wednesday 10 April will focus on the photonics and microelectronics sector, featuring presentations from Plessey SemiConductors Ltd and EFFECT Photonics, to demonstrate how Electron Microscopy has been used practically in their companies and sector. There will be an update from the PEMC team and Ellen Pope from Innovate UK will be providing an essential update on funding and collaboration opportunities

EPIC AGM
2019-04-11 - 2019-04-12 | Technology and Innovation Centre, Glasgow, 99 George Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Invitation only AGM of the European Photonics Industry Consortium with key industry leaders from across Europe

EUREKA Network in Photonics - advanced manufacture - competition briefing
2019-04-24 09:00 - 16:30 | COSLA Conference Centre, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh, EH12 5BH, United Kingdom

10th Intelligent Imaging
2019-04-29 09:30 - 17:00 | IOP, 37 Caledonian Road, London, United Kingdom
The 10th Intelligent Imaging event aims to bring imaging end-user communities, imaging technology providers, novel imaging technology researchers, innovation funders and other relevant stakeholders together to share their knowledge on market challenges, state of the art commercial technologies, emerging imaging technology research, and innovation funding opportunities, to stimulate new ideas, to network and facilitate partnership and collaboration development, and to promote and speed up business innovation development in the imaging technology sector in the UK.

Space to Innovate Briefing Event
2019-05-15 13:00 - 16:00 | Satellite Applications Catapult, Electron Building, Fermi Avenue, Harwell, Didcot, United Kingdom
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) Space Programme are hosting a Briefing Event for the Space to Innovate competition. The purpose of the event is to provide useful information on the upcoming competition as well as providing information on how to bid using the DASA process.

International Day of Light
2019-05-16 | Scotland
The International Day of Light is a global initiative, supported by UNESCO, marked with a whole series of events across the world, many in the UK, from the Lighting Design Awards to many events open to the public that demonstrates how science, technology, art and culture can help achieve the goals of UNESCO – education, equality, and peace
The International Day of Light provides an annual focal point for the continued appreciation of light and the role it plays in science, culture and art, education, and sustainable development, and in fields as diverse as medicine, communications, and energy. Held on May 16th every year, the day marks the anniversary of the first successful operation of the laser in 1960 by physicist and engineer, Theodore Maiman.

Institute of Physics LiFi Launch
2019-05-16 14:30 - 18:30 | IOP, 37 Caledonian Road, London, United Kingdom
Coinciding with the International Day of Light, the IOP will be unveiling fully operation LiFi technology in the IOP’s new business Accelerator Centre. The launch will include a series of talks for potential users, innovators and LiFi reseachers led by Professor Harald Haas from the University of Edinburgh, co-founder of pureLiFi.

48th Intelligent Sensing Program - Sensing in Harsh Environments
2019-05-21 09:30 - 16:00 | National Conference Centre, Coventry Road, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, United Kingdom
Sensing in Harsh Environments

Following the transformation of the digital world, there are increasing needs for sensing technologies that can operate in harsh environments, such as those required for infrastructure monitoring in transportation and civil engineering, smart building, precision agriculture, and those exposed to chemicals and other harsh environments in a variety of industries and environmental sectors. UK has a strong industrial presence in many such industry sectors where sensors needs to operate in harsh environments. It also has a most vibrant sensor research community relevant to harsh environment sensing technologies.
In this one-day workshop, we aim to bring together industry users, sensor technology providers, new technology developers, and other relevant stakeholders including innovation funders, to network, sharing of knowledge, to stimulate new ideas, develop collaborations & partnerships, and to promote the innovation development in such sensing technologies in the UK.

Royal Academy of Engineering SME Leaders programme
2019-06-03 | Scotland
The Royal Academy of Engineering SME leaders programme offers support for leaders of high-growth Technology and Engineering SME’s, including upcoming photonics companies, through training courses, leadership coaching and mentoring. Ten successful applicant are chosen every 6 months to become members of the Academy’s Enterprise hub and receive up to £10,000 toward the cost of leadership training.

Photonics Leadership Group Meeting
2019-06-04 13:00 - 16:00 | Scotland
The next Photonics leadership group meeting will be held at Thales in Glasgow on the 4 June 2019 preceded by tours of the facility. Contact us if you would like to participate.
In preparation for an update to the size of the UK photonics industry, the agenda will focus on how much output of large and diversified UK companies to apportion to photonics and the extension of advocacy for photonics in the UK.

Photonex Glasgow 2019
2019-06-05 | Scotland
The PHOTONEX Exhibition & Conference returns to University of Strathclyde’s Technology & Innovation Centre in Glasgow for 2019. This one-day event will bring together 200+ users of photonics technologies from the photonics community in Scotland and North of England.

UK Machine Vision conference
2019-06-06 | Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Over 50 seminars and exhibitors from the world’s leading industrial vision companies. Access vision technology engineers and learn how machine vision solutions can improve your process

London Plasmonics Forum
2019-06-14 | Kings College London, Strand, London, United Kingdom
The 5th annual London Plasmonics Forum will take place on Friday 14th June 2018 @ King’s College London. Open to all researchers and companies in London, UK, Europe and worldwide. Last year’s London Plasmonic Forum was a sell-out event with almost 100 participants

Future Directions for Chalcogenide Research
2019-06-21 09:30 - 16:30 | St Mary’s Stadium, Britannia Road, Southampton, SO14 5FP, United Kingdom
This one day technical meeting focuses on chalcogenide materials research and development, exploring processing technologies for thin film, nanoparticle and nanostructured chalcogenides as they move toward new technology applications.
Industrial and academic participants are sort with a focus on working together to shape the research landscape by combining capability and understanding of industry needs and drivers

SPIE Digital Optical Technologies
2019-06-23 - 2019-06-26 | Messe Munich, Munich, Germany
There is still time to join us
This conference is focused on the components, systems design, and applications of emerging digital optical technologies in all social, academic, medical, and industrial areas.
The conference reflects trends in recent technologies such as 3D sensors, immersive multimedia, novel displays, light sources and imaging systems. Digital optical technologies include optics designed by digital means, fabricated by digital means, with functionalities enhanced or altered by digital techniques (computational optics or dynamic optics).
