UK Photonics Leadership Group

Horizon 2020 Photonics Workshop- Daresbury
2019-10-30 10:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | STFC Daresbury, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Daresbury, WA4 4AD, United Kingdom
Briefing on current and upcoming Photonics calls from Horizon2020.
The workshop will include detailed briefings on the call topics along with information and practical exercises on developing a successful proposal. There will also be the opportunity to book one to one meetings with representatives from KTN and Innovate UK.
The workshop will cover the following calls, which open on 19th November 2019 and close 22nd April 2020:
ICT-36-2020: Disruptive photonics technologies Research and Innovation Actions (RIA)

3D light field and holographic displays
Packaging and module integration for photonic integrated circuits (PIC)
Light to Fuel
Next generation biophotonics methods and devices as research tools to understand the cellular origin of diseases

ICT-37-2020: Advancing photonics technologies and application driven photonics components and the innovation ecosystem
Research and Innovation Actions (RIA)

Flexible Farm-to-Fork Sensing
Novel Photonics Integrated Circuit (PIC) Technology building blocks

Innovation Actions (IA)

Smart Photonic Sensing for Environmental Pollution Detection

As these will be collaborative events with plenty of discussion, we are limiting the number of places available at each venue. Please complete the registration form to indicate your interest in attending.

Horizon 2020 Photonics Workshop- Newport
2019-10-16 10:00 - 15:30 | Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult, Celtic Way, Duffryn, Wales, NP10 8BE, United Kingdom

Transforming our future: Photonics
2019-10-15 | City Hall, Cardiff, Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3ND, United Kingdom
A one-day international conference held by the Royal Society will bring together experts to explore recent developments in photonic technologies and the future opportunities and challenges that they present

Photonics Leadership Group meeting
2019-10-10 10:00 - 13:00 | Ricoh Arena, Coventry, United Kingdom
The autumn 2019 PLG meeting will take place alongside Photonex in Coventry.
If you would like to attend and are not on the PLG list for notifications of meetings please contact us

3rd silicon photonics Enlighten conference
2019-10-09 10:00 - 16:00 | Ricoh Arena, Coventry, United Kingdom
Bringing together members of both the academic and industrial communities for updates on the latest silicon photonics developments and to consider ways to work more effectively together in mutually beneficial collaborations in this critical area. Full international program available to view from the organisers.
Collocated with the Photonex exhibition in Coventry at the Ricoh Arena

Enlighten Photonics Conference series
2019-10-09 - 2019-10-10 | Ricoh Arena, Coventry, United Kingdom
Co-located with Photonex and VacuumExpo, this event features application and technology advances, innovations and emerging technologies in photonics and optical technologies. It comprises one and two-day conferences, one-day meeting programmes, training and educational masterclass workshops in following areas

High Power Diode Lasers & Systems –Wednesday & Thursday (2 day)

Biophotonics & Biomedical Microscopy- Wednesday
The Quantum Photonics Revolution by EPIC- Wednesday
Hyperspectral Imaging – Technologies & Application-ready Solutions- Wednesday
Industry & Academia: Working Together in Silicon Photonics-Wednesday

Pitchfest – pitching to investors- Wednesday

Thin Film and Coating Technologies for Science & Industry- Wednesday

Cold Atoms for Quantum Technologies- Thursday

Masterclass : Motion Academy- Thursday

Masterclass : Laser Safety Training- Thursday

Masterclass on Lasers- Thursday

Optical Metrology for Smart Decision Making- Thursday

Surface Analysis –the changing composition at the surface- Thursday

Photonex Europe Live 2019
2019-10-09 - 2019-10-10 | Ricoh Arena, Coventry, United Kingdom
PHOTONEX EUROPE LIVE! is a key event for photonics, an enabling technology: a vast diversity of applications are enabled by photonics and light technologies

Horizon 2020 Photonics Workshop- Edinburgh
2019-10-03 10:00 - 15:00 | COSLA Conference Centre, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 5BH, United Kingdom

Advances in Photovoltaics
2019-09-25 | IOP, 37 Caledonian Road, London, United Kingdom
This one day meeting provides a forum to help assess the current state of the art in solar cells. It brings together a list of distinguished invited speakers whose expertise covers the range of photovoltaic technologies.
Contributions for POSTER presentations are invited.
Abstract submission deadline 30 August 2019.
Early registration deadline 4 September 2019.
Registration deadline 19 September 2019.

Photonics4Food Symposium
2019-09-24 09:00 - 16:00 | The studio, 7 Cannon Street,, Birmingham, B2 5EP, United Kingdom
Photonics can be used to address many of the current challenges in the food and drink industry, from judging the ripeness of fruit, to novel packaging technology and colour defect detection.
The Photonics4Food symposium, part of the Photonics21 Photonics4 series, will showcase the latest photonics R&D as applied to the food and drink industry. Speakers from industry and the research base will highlight the latest R&D and sector challenges, and there will be the opportunity to get “hands on” with photonics equipment.

ECOC 2019
2019-09-22 - 2019-09-26 | Royal Dublin Showground, 4 Merrion Road, Dublin, D04 NX33, Ireland
Over 1,500 optical communications experts will be attending to hear the latest research, making it a great place to share your new work. Publication opportunities include indexing on IEEE Xplore, and there will be lots of chances to visit Dublin’s historical attractions at the conference networking events.

49th Intelligent Sensing Programme
2019-09-19 10:00 - 17:00
KTN is running a one-day workshop bringing together representatives from the agriculture sector, sensor technology providers, new technology developers and innovation funders to promote the innovation, development and the adaptation of sensing technologies in the UK farming industry.

9:30 Arrival & Registration
10:00 Welcome – Liqun Yang, Knowledge Transfer Network
10:05 Introduction of KTN – Chris Danks, Knowledge Transfer Network
Challenges and Needs
10:15 Challenges and Needs for Precision Agriculture (Overview) – Dave Ross, Agri-Epi Centre
10:45 An Overview of Sensor Use in Aquaculture – Polly Douglas, Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre
11:15 Refreshments & Networking
11:45 An Overview of Precision Horticulture – Darren Gedge, G’s Fresh
State of Art Sensing Technologies
12:15 Soil Health Sensors – Andrej Porovic & Jim Bailey, PES Technologies
12:45 Optoelectronic Sensors for Precision Agriculture – Daniel Spring (?), Hamamatsu Photonics UK Ltd
13:15 Lunch & Networking
14:15 Optical Sensors for Monitoring Food & Drink Quality – Cathy Rushworth Curran, Liquid Vision Innovation
Novel Sensing Technologies
14:45 Digital Agriculture as a Service – Antony Yousefian, 30MH
15:15 Diagnostic Sensors to Guide Key Agronomy Decisions – Rob Stichbury, Fungi Alert
15:45 Sundance’s AI Platform for to Precision Agriculture – Flemming Christensen, Sundance
Business Innovation Landscape & Funding Opportunities in UK
16:15 UK’s Business Innovation Landscape & Funding opportunities – TBC, TBC
16:45 Networking & Close

SPIE Security + Defence
2019-09-09 - 2019-09-12 | Palais de la Musique et des Congres Strasbourg, Place de Bordeaux, Strasbourg, 67082, France
The conference and exhibition for engineers, scientists, programme managers and policy makers for the latest developments in sensing, data and signal analysis, optronics, quantum science, optical technologies, and funding programmes.

Collocated with SPIE Remote Sensing.

SPIE Remote Sensing
2019-09-09 - 2019-09-12 | Palais de la Musique et des Congres Strasbourg, Place de Bordeaux, Strasbourg, 67082, France
The event that offers engineers, scientists, programme managers and policy makers access to the latest developments in earth observation, next generation satellites, atmospheric propagation, and imaging analytics. Collocated with SPIE Security + Defence.

Thin Film Coatings for Electro-optics
2019-09-05 | Foresight Centre, Liverpool, 1 Brownlow Street, Liverpool, L69 3GL, United Kingdom
The inaugural Thin Film Coatings for Electro-optics meeting will be held in Liverpool on 5 September 2019.
The meeting is designed to bring together researchers from different disciplines, and covers topics such as thin film lighting and displays, glass coatings, precision optical coatings, and thin films for renewable energy applications. The format includes invited speakers, as well as contributed talks and posters, in addition to a networking drinks reception.
It is organised by the IOP Thin Films and Surfaces Group, and sponsored by the Optical, IPSI, and Semiconductor Physics Groups.
Registration deadline: 28 August 2019

UK Semiconductors 2019
2019-07-10 - 2019-07-11 | Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, S1 1WB, United Kingdom
Annual Conference on all aspects of semiconductor research including materials science, physics and engineering, with exhibition and industry sessions.
Examples include:

Materials: Epitaxy, fabrication, characterization and theoretical properties of Si, Ge, III-Vs (including III-Nitrides), II-Vs, organic semiconductors, hybrid organic/inorganic systems and perovskites. Bulk materials and nanostructures including quantum dots/wires/wells and superlattices. 2D materials including transition metal dichalcogenides.
Physics: Electronic and optical properties, photonic bandgap structures ,spintronics, quantum information processing, resonant tunnelling, transport, and magnetic semiconductors.
Engineering: All electronic devices from single electron structures through to high-mobility transistors and post Si-C-MOS. All optoelectronic devices from LEDs, laser diodes and photodetectors, through to cutting-edge, high-power lasers and photovoltaics.

Westminster showcase of UK Photonics
2019-07-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Palace of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
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 growth driven by 5G, autonomy and the digital economy.

Laser World of Photonics
2019-06-24 - 2019-06-27 | Messe Munich, Munich, Germany
One of the worlds largest Photonics and Laser exhibitions and conferences with 1290 exhibitors and 32,000 visitors, bieenially in Munich with major UK pavilion. Featuring parallel conferences CLEO®/Europe – EQEC 2019,Lasers in Manufacturing (LiM 2019),EOS Optical Technologies,Imaging and Applied Optics,Digital Optical Technologies,Optical Metrology,European Conferences on Biomedical Optics (ECBO)

SPIE/OSA European Conferences on Biomedical Optics
2019-06-23 - 2019-06-27 | Messe Munich, Munich, Germany
Come to the European Conferences on Biomedical Optics, the premier European event bringing together scientists, engineers, and clinicians who work with optics and photonics to solve problems in biomedicine. Co-located with Laser World of Photonics, it is an excellent opportunity to connect with other researchers.

SPIE Optical Metrology
2019-06-23 - 2019-06-27 | Messe Munich, Munich, Germany
There is still time to join us
Attend the premier European conference for scientists, engineers, researchers, and product developers to discuss the latest research in measurement systems, modeling, videometrics, and inspection.

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).

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

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

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

Photonex Glasgow 2019
2019-06-05
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.

Photonics Leadership Group Meeting
2019-06-04 13:00 - 16:00
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.

Royal Academy of Engineering SME Leaders programme
2019-06-03
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.

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.

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.

International Day of Light
2019-05-16
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.
