Stanford-Scotland Photonics Innovation Collaboration

我们建议在英国(格拉斯哥、赫里奥特·瓦特、圣安德鲁斯和斯特拉斯克莱德)和加利福尼亚州(斯坦福和加州理工大学)创建一个由大学、企业和公共部门组织组成的合作项目。共同的主题将是通过围绕光子学和使能光子学的技术这一总主题开发机会，为英国和美国创造经济利益。光子学技术的解释非常广泛，包括但不限于(A)用于生命科学的先进成像技术，(B)用于将太阳能高效转化为电能的设备的设计、制造和测量，(C)用于汽车和消费产品的源和传感器，(D)用于检测加速度、磁场和加密应用的量子受限传感器，(E)环境传感应用。该计划将涉及一系列研究人员，包括物理学家、化学家、生物学家、电气工程师、机械工程师以及生物和医疗技术研究人员。该计划将通过在英国和美国开展的一系列合作活动来进行。这些措施包括创建一种新型的创业奖学金，使来自英国的早期职业研究人员能够在斯坦福大学、加州理工学院或附属实验室工作一年。将促进伙伴组织之间的工作人员交流，以制定具有明确商业成果的联合活动。将通过该方案支持展示商业开采潜力的试点项目。将制定一个工业联盟计划，该计划将建立在与合作大学相关的现有工业网络基础上。这将为大小企业接入英国和美国的网络和市场提供便利。我们将创建一个由个人和公司组成的投资者网络，这些个人和公司对从合作中产生的光电子技术感兴趣。我们还将开展支持和指导活动，以确保公司和个人为投资者做好准备。该项目的总体目标是通过维持持久的关系来建立一个网络，从而产生可持续的经济影响。

We propose to create a collaborative programme of leading universities in the UK (Glasgow, Heriot Watt, St.Andrews and Strathclyde) and California (Stanford and Caltech) to create a network of universities, businesses and public sector organisations. The common theme will be the creation of economic benefit to the UK and US through developing opportunites around the general theme of photonics and photonics enabled technologies. Photonics technologies is interpreted very broadly and includes but is not limited to (a) advaced imaging technologies for the life sciences, (b) design, fabrication and measurement of devices for efficient conversion of solar energy into electricity, (c) sources and sensors for automotive and consumer products, (d) quantum-limited sensors for detection of acceleration, magnetic fields and encryption applications (e) environmental sensing applications. A range of researchers will be invlolved including, physicists, chemists, biologists, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers and researchers in biological and medical technologies.The programme will be delivered through a range of collaborative activites in the UK and US. These include the creation of a new kind of entrepreneurial fellowship enabling early career researchers from the UK to spend a year working in a Stanford, Caltech or affiliated laboratory. Staff exchanges between the partner orgnaisations to develop joint activites with clear commercial outcomes will be facilitated. Pilot projects to demonstrate the potential for commercial exploitation will be supported through the programme. An industrial affiliates' programme will be developed that will build on existing industrial networks associated with the partnering universities. This will facilitate businesses, large and small, in accessing networks and markets in the UK and US. We will create an investor network of individuals and companies interested in investing in photonics techologies emering from the collaboration. We will also undertake support and mentoring activites designed to ensure that companies and individuals are investor ready.The overal aim of the project is to build a network by sustaining enduring relationships that will lead to sustainable economic impact.