Take a look below at our activity highlights across January.

Date Activity Description
06/01/2026 & 07/01/2026 Glasgow City Innovation District MAKE Workshops Supported early-stage innovation companies via the GCID-funded MAKE programme, focusing on design and manufacturing.
06/01/2026 Quantum 2.0 Show Floor Subcommittee Meeting Initial meeting to discuss the programme for Quantum 2.0 taking place in Glasgow in June 2026.
08/01/2026 Scottish Government Defence Sector Policy – Briefing Session Attended government-led briefing to understand policy impacts on the critical technologies supply chain.
12/01/2026 SIG: Manufacturing & Fabrication for Critical Technologies – Registration Launch Opened registration for the new Special Interest Group.
13/01/2026 Update Meeting with Scottish Government & Scottish Enterprise Regular monthly meeting to discuss critical technologies sectors in Scotland and Photonics Scotland activities.
14/01/2026 Photonics and Quantum Accelerator Executive Group Meeting Attended regular forum for project and civic partners involved in the PQA initiative.
15/01/2026 Academic Capability Mapping Meeting Meeting with key academic partners to begin coordinated capability mapping in Critical Technologies.
17–22/01/2026 SPIE Photonics West 2026 Represented the Scottish cluster, promoted organisations and capabilities, and supported the Scotland breakfast briefing.
21/01/2026 Academic Capability Mapping Meeting Meeting with key academic partners to continue coordinated capability mapping in Critical Technologies.
21/01/2026 Public Data Collection Launch Launched public data collection for the interactive capability-mapping platform.
22/01/2026 Meeting with Professor Calum Semple Introduced Scotland’s critical technologies capabilities and the supercluster initiative to the new Chief Scientific Advisor.
22/01/2026 HQ Scotland Burns Supper: Strategic Leaders’ Dialogue Attended Army-hosted dinner to discuss strategic partnerships and defence’s role in Scotland’s future.
26/01/2026 Academic Capability Mapping Meeting Meeting with key academic partners to progress coordinated capability mapping in Critical Technologies.
29/01/2026 Future Photonics Leaders Meeting Attended the first meeting of the newly appointed FPL committee; contributed as a mentor.
29/01/2026 Photonics Leadership Group Winter Meeting Attended PLG meeting and provided an update on Photonics Scotland activities.
30/01/2026 BICOP 2025 Debrief Meeting Discussed the 2025 event and planning for the 2026 BICOP event.
30/01/2026 SU2P Forum Planning Meeting Met with FCDO representative to discuss the SU2P Forum taking place in March in Glasgow.