CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre (C-PIC)

基石光子学创新中心 (C-PIC)

• 批准号: EP/Z531066/1
• 负责人: Graham Reed
• 金额: $ 1533.24万
• 依托单位: University of Southampton
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FZ531066%2F1
• 关键词: CORNERSTONE; Photonics; Innovation; Centre; PIC

However, access to silicon prototyping facilities remains a challenge in the UK due to the high cost of both equipment and the cleanroom facilities that are required to house the equipment. Furthermore, there is often a disconnect in communication between industry and academia, resulting in some industrial challenges remaining unsolved, and support, training, and networking opportunities for academics to engage with commercialisation activities isn't widespread.The C-PIC host institutions comprising University of Southampton, University of Glasgow and the Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC), together with 105 partners at proposal stage, will overcome these challenges by uniting leading UK entrepreneurs and researchers, together with a network of support to streamline the route to commercialisation, translating a wide range of technologies from research labs into industry, underpinned by the C-PIC silicon photonics prototyping foundry. Applications will cover data centre communications; sensing for healthcare, the environment & defence; quantum technologies; artificial intelligence; LiDAR; and more.We will deliver our vision by fulfilling these objectives:Translate a wide range of silicon photonics technologies from research labs into industry, supporting the creation of new companies & jobs, and subsequently social & economic impact.Interconnect the UK silicon photonics ecosystem, acting as the front door to UK expertise, including by launching an online Knowledge Hub.Fund a broad range of Innovation projects supporting industrial-academic collaborations aimed at solving real world industry problems, with the overarching goal of demonstrating high potential solutions in a variety of application areas.Embed equality, diversity, and inclusion best practice into everything we do.Deliver the world's only open source, fully flexible silicon photonics prototyping foundry based on industry-like technology, facilitating straightforward scale-up to commercial viability.Support entrepreneurs in their journey to commercialisation by facilitating networks with venture capitalists, mentors, training, and recruitment.Represent the interests of the community at large with policy makers and the public, becoming an internationally renowned Centre able to secure overseas investment and international partners.Act as a convening body for the field in the UK, becoming a hub of skills, knowledge, and networking opportunities, with regular events aimed at ensuring possibilities for advancing the field and delivering impact are fully exploited.Increase the number of skilled staff working in impact generating roles in the field of silicon photonics via a range of training events and company growth, whilst routinely seeking additional funding to expand training offerings.

然而，在英国，获得硅原型设施仍然是一个挑战，因为设备和容纳设备所需的洁净室设施的成本都很高。此外，产业界和学术界之间的沟通经常存在脱节，导致一些行业挑战仍未解决，学者参与商业化活动的支持、培训和网络机会并不广泛。C-PIC主办机构由南安普顿大学、格拉斯哥大学和科学与技术设施委员会(STFC)组成，与105个处于提案阶段的合作伙伴一起，将通过联合领先的英国企业家和研究人员以及简化商业化路线的支持网络来克服这些挑战，将广泛的技术从研究实验室转化为产业，并以C-PIC光电子原型制造为支撑。应用将涵盖数据中心通信；医疗保健、环境和国防传感；量子技术；人工智能；LiDAR；我们将通过实现这些目标来实现我们的愿景：将广泛的硅光电子技术从研究实验室转化为工业，支持创造新的公司和就业机会，并随后产生社会和经济影响。互连英国硅光电子生态系统，作为英国专业知识的前门，包括通过推出在线知识中心。资助广泛的创新项目，支持旨在解决现实世界行业问题的产学合作，总体目标是在各种应用领域展示高潜力的解决方案。将平等、多样性和包容性最佳实践嵌入到我们所做的一切中。交付世界上唯一的开源、基于类似行业的技术的完全灵活的硅光子原型代工，促进直接扩大到商业可行性。通过促进与风险资本家、导师、培训和招聘的网络，支持企业家的商业化进程。向政策制定者和公众展示社区的整体利益，成为能够获得海外投资和国际合作伙伴的国际知名中心。作为英国该领域的召集机构，成为技能、知识和网络机会的中心，通过旨在确保推进该领域和提供影响的可能性的定期活动，充分利用。通过一系列培训活动和公司发展，增加在硅光电子领域从事影响产生作用的熟练员工的数量，同时定期寻求额外资金以扩大培训项目。