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The October Budget and Spending Review announces Innovate UK’s budget will grow to £1 billion by by 2024/25, up from £667 million in 2021/22- a 50% increase in 3 years, bringing Innovate UK spending close to that of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Whilst welcome the support for latter stage innovation, the PLG…
In conjunction with show organisers SPIE, John Lincoln, PLG Chief Executive is organising a session on Photonics for Net Zero during Photonics West 2022. Improving sustainability and achieving net zero will be the greatest technology challenge of the 21st century. Photonics has a vital role in providing and supporting solutions on multiple fronts from improving…
The annual election for members of the Photoncis21 Board of Stakeholders opens on 26 October. We encourage all registered voters to support the following UK candidates with one of their 23 votes. Alison McLeod, Technology Scotland (Photonics Scotland) John Lincoln, Chief Executive Photonics Leadership Group Richard Pitwon, Resolute Photonics Ltd The Board of Stakeholders (BoS)…
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 for photonics to the PLG from leadership of Chromacity, raising capital, involvement in high growth SMEs and working closely with universities. With a strategic, operational…
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). Input relating fibre back-haul and the supporting physical fibre network behind the wireless access would be very welcomed and should be directed to Question 6-…
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 UK pavilion. Kindly organised by SCS Exhibitions, the pavilion supports new companies and organisations to exhibit at one of the most important events in the…
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 UK for almost 2 years, Photonex combined multiple full publication conferences including the first full UK conference on quantum technology, vibrant industry sessions and panels…
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 contributions at Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum or Diamond levels are very much welcomed and have been defined with clear benefits for all including enhanced listings…
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 Europe work programme. The seven working groups, reconfigured for 2021, are open to anyone to provide input on where the future opportunities are for photonics…
