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Discover opportunities to collaborate, innovate, and shape groundbreaking technologies.
The CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre is the UK’s technology hub for silicon photonics.
We offer flexible prototyping, design consultancy, start-up support, and networking events. We support all types of users with access to open source, licence free technology. In addition, £2M of flexible Innovation Funding will be deployed to grow and enrich the community in support of our mission.
We offer multiple photonics technology platforms to accommodate a broad spectrum of applications, including telecoms, sensing, LiDAR, quantum, and more. Each platform features a standard component library, helping to lower entry barriers and foster innovation by allowing engineers to focus on their applications. Our unique approach allows us to assist in the development of early-stage R&D projects and build proof-of-concept prototypes, helping to drive silicon photonics innovation.
Our mission
We’re building a pipeline of silicon photonics enabled companies serving multiple industry sectors by 2030, underpinned by our open-source silicon photonics foundry.
Our 5 Years Goals
A cohesive UK Si-PIC community
A place people want to work and organisations want to engage with
Growing investment in UK Si-PIC
Capability and applicability of SiPh demonstrated to solve a range wide of problems
Our Objectives
Champion the use of integrated silicon photonics
Translate silicon photonics technologies from research labs into industry
Cultivate a positive work culture
Training Opportunities 
Multi Project Wafer Runs 
Innovation Fund 
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