The day will provide insight to industry into the University of Southampton’s  photonics and optics for different space applications.

The day is for photonics companies and is designed to provide an introduction to the Southampton Space Institute and to highlight to industry our Photonics research; the Optoelectronics Research Centre and our world famous Cleanroom facilities, including the Cornerstone photonics foundry, where space photonics technologies are manufactured.
After a networking lunch there will be an ‘industry meets research’ session, where companies can meet photonics researchers face to face through a ‘speed dating’ activity. The day will round off with a recap on the links that have been made and a summary of potential collaborations we can follow up on. It promises to be a lively and proactive day with plenty of discussion and networking opportunities built in.

Objectives

1. Make broad range of UK space companies aware of the ORC capabilities and the potential for Cornerstone to enable access to its facilities

2. Run a 'speed-dating' session involving industry CTOs (or equivalents) and ORC experts to explore potential collaborations including possible funding routes (e.g. UKSA NSIP, ESA discovery, ESA GSTP etc.)

Outline agenda

1. Morning plenary presentation on SSI and ORC

2. Visit to ORC

3. Networking lunch

4. Afternoon 1-1 speed dating

Outcomes

1. At least three promising new collaborations