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The UK Cabinet Office Trusted Research Campaign, have developed new and updated guidance for academics and industry involved in international collaborations. UK’s research and innovation sector, including photonics, attracts collaboration and investment from across the globe, with huge benefits, but also some risks. This latest government guidance is designed to support particularly those in STEM…
In light of the many upcoming opportunities in Horizon Europe, a set of seminars, starting on 12 May, will seek to build awareness integrated photonics capability and opportunities in the UK and Netherlands and seed new collaborations. The PLG, Photondelta, Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult and Dutch embassy have come together to organise these meetings starting…
DCMS is requesting those with an interest in R&D opportunities (including participation in any future funding competitions) around UK communication supply chain diversification to register their interest in advance. The UK’s 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy sets out a plan to improve diversity in the supply chain and address the market failure in the telecoms access…
Nominations are now open for 2012 Institute of Physics awards. Photonics and photonics innovators have a long track of being highly successful at the IOP prestigious annual awards. Nominations are open across a wide range of categories including individual researcher, innovator, teacher, entrepreneur, technician, or apprentice and the Business Innovation and Business Start-up Award. Nominations…
Rishi Sunak, MP 2021 budget contains a a number of measures likely to have broad impact on the photonics industry. The biggest of which may be the super-deduction. Super-Deduction – effectively a 25% discount on capex for the next two years that should significantly reduce barriers to the wider deployment of laser based materials processing…
In 2020 the KTN ran a series of “Photonics for” events, covering a range of topics from Manufacturing to Security and Defence. The series provided an opportunity to hear about new developments and funding opportunities, along with online networking sessions. The KTN now looking at their programme for 2021 and would like to hear your…
In collaboration with SPIE’s Public Policy team and the Knowledge Transfer Network, the Photonics Leadership Group are organising a webinar on the forthcoming UK National Security Investment (NSI) legislation and its potential impact on photonics on Tuesday, February 9 @ 16:00-17:00 GMT This key new law will require mandatory notification to government of asset transfers…
The Photonics Leadership Group welcomes finalisation of the post Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the UK. The full agreement and accompanying annexes includes a number of measures welcomed by the photonics industry including:- The UK will be full associate members of the next Horizon Europe collaborative research and development funding framework…
SPIE have confirmed its first five meetings of 2021 including Photonics West will run as fully remote participation digital meetings. The remote Photonics West will remain at the rearranged dates of 6-11 March 2021. In addition to the remote accessible conference presentations, Photonics West 2021 ‘will also feature a Digital Marketplace with product demos showcasing…
The latest analysis of the PLG’s autumn survey of the impact of Covid-19 on photonics and acoustics industries shows UK photonics continues to be highly resilient with 93% of companies operating at,or above 75% of pre-Covid-19 capacity, with 16% operating at above March 2020 levels. Whilst some companies identify some continuing difficulties in the supply…
