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- About us
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  - - - Digital Catapult is a deep tech innovation organisation driving business value by accelerating the application of advanced technologies.
        
        3,000
        
        Companies supported since 2018
        
        £555m
        
        Investment raised by startups since 2018
        
        20+
        
        Advanced technology facilities nationwide
- Our ambition
  - - - Our ambition is to realise the practical application of deep tech through four interventions
        
        Enabling UK deep tech companies to scale
        
        Improving UK industrial supply chain resilience
        
        Driving industrial decarbonisation
        
        Advancing UK development and use of data driven and open future networks
- Our people
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  - - - We are an organisation made up of almost 300 innovators.
        
        We pride ourselves on the skilled and talented people from varied backgrounds that make up our team – we harness the expertise, perspectives and connections of people of more than 40 nationalities, thereby bringing together a diversity of skills, experience and backgrounds.
        
        Susan Bowen
        
        CEO of Digital Catapult
- Our places
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  - - - London
        
        The base for more than 200 experts from a diverse range of industries and backgrounds.
        
        North East
        
        Supporting organisations across all sectors, with programmes for the manufacturing, creative and VCSE.
        
        Northern Ireland
        
        Connecting industry and academia to build innovative partnerships, and helping organisations to work smarter.
        
        South West
        
        Helping to scale industrial activities through a combination of engineering, digital expertise and research.
Who we work with
- Startups and scaleups
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  - - - Black Founders Programme
        
        The Black Founders Programme is an accelerator targeted at pre-seed or seed stage, Black-founded companies creating innovative products and services...
        
        Quantum Technology Programme
        
        Separating opportunity from hype to understand industry challenges that may be best solved by quantum computing.
        
        SONIC Labs Technology Access Programme
        
        Five innovative organisations are participating on our SONIC Labs Technology Access Programme
        
        Digital Supply Chain Programme: Made Smarter Innovation | Digital Supply Chain Hub
        
        Creating a virtual hub, data observatory and network of industrial living labs to optimise information flows across manufacturing supply chains.
    - - AI Startup Programme | Project: BridgeAI
        
        The Innovate UK BridgeAI programme aims to stimulate the adoption AI and machine learning in high-growth potential sectors of the UK economy.
        Find out more AI Startup Programme | Project: BridgeAI
- Government and Public sector
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  - - - Open RAN Innovation Programme & Lab | Project: SONIC Labs
        
        SONIC (SmartRAN Open Network Interoperability Centre) Labs is a commercially-neutral, collaborative, environment for testing interoperability and integration of open, disaggregated...
        
        Hydrogen Innovation Programme
        
        Discover more about the the Hydrogen Innovation Initiative and the deployment of hydrogen technologies to address pressing energy and environmental...
        
        Digitalising Energy Programme
        
        Energy Systems Catapult and Digital Catapult have partnered to explore the groundwork for a UK-wide initiative to accelerate a digitalised,...
    - - UK Digital Twin Centre
        
        Delivered by Digital Catapult and funded by Belfast Region City Deal and Innovate UK, the UK Digital Twin Centre makes digital twins more accessible and meaningful in the UK. It actively enable industries and innovators to safely embrace, explore and realise their dynamic power.
        Find out more UK Digital Twin Centre
- Corporates and Industry
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  - - - Advanced Media Production: Foresighting skills for the future report
        
        The Advanced Media Production: foresighting skills for the future report has been developed by Digital Catapult and Innovate UK's Workforce...
        
        Barriers to Open RAN adoption – how can we overcome them?
        
        Green Hydrogen Certifier
        
        This report looks at the Green Hydrogen Certifier - an end-to-end demonstration of a potential digital certification solution for hydrogen production...
    - - Annual Impact Report 2024
        
        In the 2024 Annual Impact Report, Digital Catapult shares highlights from the past year, demonstrating how we lead the way, shaping and de-risking early adoption of deep tech solutions.
        Find out more Annual Impact Report 2024
- Academia
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  - - - UKTIN Publications and Insights
        
        UKTIN Reports and White Papers provide insights for the future development of the telecoms industry.
        
        Advanced Media Production: Foresighting skills for the future report
        
        The Advanced Media Production: foresighting skills for the future report has been developed by Digital Catapult and Innovate UK's Workforce...
        
        Digital solutions for the energy sector
        
        This report looks at challenges shared across the UK energy sector, as well as digital interventions that will enable the...
    - - Digital Twin SME Network – London
        
        Join Digital Catapult for a London based SME network event to explore how you could leverage the UK Digital Twin Centre's resources and programmes.
        Find out more Digital Twin SME Network – London
- Investors
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  - - - Black Founders Programme
        
        The Black Founders Programme is an accelerator targeted at pre-seed or seed stage, Black-founded companies creating innovative products and services...
        
        Creative Technology Programme | Project: MyWorld
        
        MyWorld is a flagship programme for the UK’s creative technology sector. Led by the University of Bristol, it convenes the...
    - - SymphoMe: case study
        
        Part of the FutureScope's Black Founders Programme, Digital Catapult supported Nyangibo Gallery to get investment ready and receive business expertise
        Find out more SymphoMe: case study
How we help
- Services
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  - - - Bespoke software & data systems
        
        Developing proof-of-concept demonstrators to showcase the viability and benefit of deep tech solutions.
        
        Platform engineering service
        
        Designing, building and operating physical and digital facilities. Providing testbeds for deep tech discovery and experimentation.
        
        Technology & innovation consultancy
        
        Consultancy services helping organisations addresses market preparedness gaps, evaluate financial viability and navigate technology change management.
    - - Acceleration programmes for business
        
        Creating acceleration programmes to support businesses.Helping them grow through mentorship, technology support, networking, and investment opportunities.
        
        Facilitating and convening
        
        Bringing together and developing ecosystems of companies to explore, test and demonstrate how deep tech works in practice.
- Technologies
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- Facilities
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- Opportunities
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    - - SONIC Labs Investor Seminar on Future Networks
        
        Calling investors in digital technologies: take a deep dive into investment opportunities across telecoms future networks.
        Find out more SONIC Labs Investor Seminar on Future Networks
- Current interventions
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  - - - Digital Supply Chain Programme: Made Smarter Innovation | Digital Supply Chain Hub
        
        Creating a virtual hub, data observatory and network of industrial living labs to optimise information flows across manufacturing supply chains.
        
        Creative Technology Programme | Project: MyWorld
        
        MyWorld is a flagship programme for the UK’s creative technology sector. Led by the University of Bristol, it convenes the...
        
        Quantum Technology Programme
        
        Separating opportunity from hype to understand industry challenges that may be best solved by quantum computing.
    - - UK Digital Twin Centre
        
        Delivered by Digital Catapult and funded by Belfast Region City Deal and Innovate UK, the UK Digital Twin Centre makes digital twins more accessible and meaningful in the UK. It actively enable industries and innovators to safely embrace, explore and realise their dynamic power.
        Find out more UK Digital Twin Centre
- Case studies
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  - - - lowRISC: case study
        
        A key industry partner for the DSbD Technology Access Programme, supporting innovative companies with access to CHERI enabled hardware.
        
        ORCA Computing: case study
        
        ORCA Computing partnered with Digital Catapult to offer tailored support and access to quantum computing
        
        Quantum optimisation for telecoms
        
        Vodafone recognised Digital Catapult’s Quantum Technology Access Programme as an opportunity to explore quantum computing’s potential to optimise its telecoms...
    - - Keeping traffic moving – Port of Dover success story
        
        Learn how the Port of Dover gained insights into mitigating traffic congestion by simulating changes using a quantum computer.
        Find out more Keeping traffic moving – Port of Dover success story
- Events
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  - - - Digital Twin Discovery Webinar Series
        
        Join Digital Catapult for a webinar series from the UK Digital Twin Centre. Whether you're building, adopting, or scaling digital...
        
        Meet us at EuCNC & 6G Summit, Poland
        
        Meet us in Poland from 3 to 6 June at the 2025 EuCNC & 6G Summit to explore all aspects...
        
        Meet us at Commercialising Quantum Global 2025
        
        Meet us in London from 13 to 14 May for Commercialising Quantum 2025, Europe's largest quantum-focused event.
    - - Digital Twin SME Network – London
        
        Join Digital Catapult for a London based SME network event to explore how you could leverage the UK Digital Twin Centre's resources and programmes.
        Find out more Digital Twin SME Network – London
News & insights
- Blogs
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  - - - Unlocking the Power of Digital Twin Communication
        
        Digital twins are evolving from isolated systems into collaborative, intelligent networks. Explore how a shared messaging schema can unlock interoperability...
        
        Bridging Physical and Digital Worlds: The Intelligence of Digital Twins
        
        Explore how intelligent digital twins turn real-time data into insight. Learn how Digital Catapult supports deep tech growth and digital...
        
        Power struggles: The energy sector’s biggest pain points
        
        Discover the biggest challenges facing the UK energy sector, from fluctuating demand and regulatory hurdles to clean power transitions. Learn...
    - - Climate Tech, Clean Tech, Envirotech & Green Tech: What’s the Difference?
        
        Do you know your climate tech from cleantech, or envirotech from green tech? What’s the difference and why is it important?
        Find out more Climate Tech, Clean Tech, Envirotech & Green Tech: What’s the Difference?
- Publications
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        Be the first to know about upcoming resources, events and activities in the BridgeAI programme.
        
        Net Zero Innovation Programme | Project: Tenfold
        
        In November 2023, DAERA announced its partnership with Digital Catapult on a new innovation programme to provide local businesses with...
        
        The Programme
        
        Find out more about how the Innovate UK BridgeAI programme and how it aims to stimulate the adoption AI and...
    - - Digital Twin SME Network – London
        
        Join Digital Catapult for a London based SME network event to explore how you could leverage the UK Digital Twin Centre's resources and programmes.
        Find out more Digital Twin SME Network – London
- Press releases
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  - - - Digital Catapult – the UK’s first Open Testing & Integration Centre (OTIC) – a milestone in the UK’s advanced connectivity landscape
        
        Powering the UK’s advanced connectivity through quantum technology innovation
        
        Digital Catapult, a deep tech innovation organisation, is driving the development and deployment of open and future networks across the...
        
        UK Digital Twin Centre opens in Belfast to drive nationwide industrial innovation
        
        The UK Digital Twin Centre has officially opened in Belfast, marking a major milestone in the UK’s digital innovation landscape...
    - - Data innovator Rubik Technologies awarded £75,000 grant by Techstart Ventures and Digital Catapult in Smart Nano NI challenge
        
        Techstart Ventures, an early-stage technology investor, and Digital Catapult, the UK authority on advanced digital technology, have announced that Rubik Technologies has been awarded £75,000...
        Find out more Data innovator Rubik Technologies awarded £75,000 grant by Techstart Ventures and Digital Catapult in Smart Nano NI challenge
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