Take a look below at our activity highlights across February.

Date Activity Description
05/02/2025 Photonics4Space Workshop Collaborated with AnchoredIn and PLG and participated in workshop run in parallel with Ignite Space event.
06/02/2025 Meeting with Scott Steedman, CBE, Director-General, Standards, BSI Discussed the important role of standards in commercialising emerging technologies.
06/02/2025 Ignite Space Attended meeting at UK National Space Centre to met with stakeholders from across the UK space sector.
07/02/2025 MicroelectronicsUK and PhotonicsUK stream Met with organisers of new UK conference and trade show to discuss planning.
11/02/2025 Critical Technologies Supercluster Meeting Regular meeting of supercluster partners.
11/02/2025 Future Photonics Leaders Meeting Attended 1st meeting of the FPL group in role as mentor.
13/02/2025 Winter 2025 PLG Meeting Attended PLG meeting.  Provided update on Photonics Scotland activities.
18/02/2025 PhotonicsUK Programme Discussion Meeting with organisers to discuss the photonics part of the conference programme.
19/02/2025 Meeting with Gordon McKee, MSP Introduced the Critical Technologies Supercluster and discussed support through Scottish MPs and the APPG on Semiconductors.
19/02/2025 Dollar Academy Science Fair Attended Dollar Academy Science Fair in role as judge.
20/02/2025 Data Strategy Consultation Workshop Online workshop delivered in partnership with Transport Scotland.
20/02/2025 Opening up Photonics management team meeting The OuP management team met to discuss and plan the next steps for the initiative.
25/02/2025 Scottish Enterprise Roundtable Meeting to discuss deep tech sector shared infrastructure.
25/02/2025 Photonics and Quantum Future Skills Leadership Group 5th meeting of the group, focusing on GSC STEM Pathways, photonics internships and shared skills between sectors.
26/02/2025 Institute of Physics Reception Attended event to meet with members of IOP Scotland and other stakeholders to discuss the current issues facing the physics community. 
27/02/2025 Attended event – Connecting Scotland, Driving Growth Prosper event focussed on future transport provision to meet regional growth ambitions.
27/02/2025 Unlock Innovation with Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) Webinar Chaired webinar to showcase the benefits of taking part in the KTP programme.
27/02/2025 The Space economy: Building the bilateral Scotland-Ireland relationship Attended event to meet with stakeholders from the Scottish and Irish sectors.
27/02/2025 Scottish Development International Global Insights Partner Reception Attended reception to meet SDI representatives from across the world.