PLG appoints Shahida Imani, Chromacity CEO as new Vice-Chair
The Photonics Leadership Group is pleased to confirm the election of Shahida Imani, CEO of Chromacity as Vice Chair of the PLG. Shahida brings a wealth of experience and passion…
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The Photonics Leadership Group is pleased to confirm the election of Shahida Imani, CEO of Chromacity as Vice Chair of the PLG. Shahida brings a wealth of experience and passion…
The department for Digital culture media and supports (DCMS) have launched a new call for evidence on next generation Wireless Infrastructure- Wireless Infrastructure Strategy: call for evidence – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).…
The Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult (CSAC) are organising a programme of events exploring opportunities for companies and universities to collaborate on joint research and innovation projects to meet the requirements for future telecom networks.
Supported by UKRI India, CSA Catapult has partnered with Unconventional Connections (UK) and Finovista (India) to create this India-UK Partnership Programme consisting of 4 phases that run from September 2021 to March 2022
…SPIE’s Photonics West, January 22-27 2022 is scheduled to be the first major large scale in-person international photonics conference and exhibition for almost two years and will include a large…
The Photonics Leadership Group was pleased to welcome the return of in-person meetings last month with Photonex 2021 in Glasgow. Hosting the first in-person photonics exhibition and conference in the…
The Annual General Meeting of the Photonics Leadership Group at Photonex in Glasgow approved a new five tiered structure for the community to support the activities of the PLG. Annual…
Photonics21 the public private partnership for photonics in Europe has started the process for identifying the research and innovation priorities and associated funding calls to be included the 2023/2024 Horizon…
As part of the UK prime ministers ten point plan for a green industrial revolution we continue to see grants being made available for energy efficiency and deep carbonisation projects…
Searchable by location, region, target market and tier of operation the UK Photonics directory from the PLG is a unique resource for those looking to understand the depth and breadth of the industry in the UK. Drawing on the Photonics Leadership Group’s quantification of the £14.5 billion industry over the last decade we are able to provide the first fully comprehensive picture of the ~1,200 organisations active in photonics in the UK.
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…The UK Innovation Strategy identifies Photonics with electronics and quantum as one of 7 technology families of UK strength and opportunity. The strategy highlights that these 7 transformative technology families…