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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
        
        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.
        
        West of England and South Wales
        
        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...
        
        Driving energy flexibility | Project: GridFlex
        
        Digital Catapult and Energy Systems Catapult have partnered through the GridFlex Programme, funded by Innovate UK, to accelerate the practical application of deep tech...
    - - 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...
    - - Is Quantum Sensing ready for business adoption?
        
        Join Digital Catapult for an exploration into the rapidly advancing field of quantum sensing and its applications across the transport sector.
        Find out more Is Quantum Sensing ready for business adoption?
- 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 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.
        
        Digital Catapult Membership
        
        Driving meaningful collaboration and co-creation to equip the UK to be future ready
- Technologies
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- Facilities
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  - - - Immersive LabsBuilt to encourage and support the UK’s growing immersive community in developing commercially viable immersive content and applications.
      - Future Networks LabOur Future Networks Lab has been created to support the adoption of IoT and 5G technologies.
- Opportunities
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    - - Digital Twin Academic R&D Accelerator
        
        Join Digital Catapult’s 11-month accelerator for academics and RTOs, developing solutions to real Digital Twin challenges.
        Find out more Digital Twin Academic R&D Accelerator
- Current interventions
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  - - - Driving energy flexibility | Project: GridFlex
        
        Digital Catapult and Energy Systems Catapult have partnered through the GridFlex Programme, funded by Innovate UK, to accelerate the practical application of deep tech...
        
        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.
        
        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...
    - - 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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  - - - Beyond the pilot: How Tenfold NetZero continues to shape agri-food innovation
        
        AgriSearch, Northern Ireland’s farmer-funded research and innovation body, joined the pilot programme with a clear challenge in mind: how to...
        
        Accelerating AI innovation in the West of England creative industries
        
        Here's how we accelerated AI innovation to unlock new production methods, enhance workflows, and create new ways to personalise content.
        
        Devolved funding establishes West of England innovators as global leaders in the creative industry
        
        Devolved funding pipelines enable local decisions about funding. Here's what happened in the creative industries in the West of England.
    - - 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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  - - - Day of Photonics 2025
        
        Join us at Day of Photonics 2025 to explore how Northern Ireland’s photonics sector is powering innovation. Connect with leaders...
        
        ADViCE Webinar Series – Building Sustainable AI
        
        Join us at Digital Catapult for ADViCE Building Sustainable AI Webinar
        
        Year of Quantum: How can Quantum Computing solve complex industry problems?
        
        Join us at Digital Catapult for a day exploring the real-world potential of quantum computing. This event will take you...
    - - Is Quantum Sensing ready for business adoption?
        
        Join Digital Catapult for an exploration into the rapidly advancing field of quantum sensing and its applications across the transport sector.
        Find out more Is Quantum Sensing ready for business adoption?
News & insights
- Blogs
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  - - - Four things we’ve learned from applying quantum to industry
        
        Based on our experience engaging with industry leaders to drive quantum preparedness, here are four critical learnings shaping how quantum...
        
        How AI assurance is boosting industrial supply chain resilience
        
        Can AI assurance strengthen adoption of commercially viable AI-products and services and show real-world impact for manufacturing supply chains.
        
        Keeping the Lights On: Driving Energy Flexibility for Decarbonisation
        
        Energy flexibility is key to balancing supply and demand in a renewable future. Read the full blog to explore how...
    - - 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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  - - - GridFlex Report: Accelerating deep tech in energy flexibility
        
        Discover a detailed examination of the UK’s evolving energy system, emphasising the critical role of flexibility, coordinated innovation and long-term...
        
        Your guide to distributed systems: Effective and responsible technology adoption
        
        If you have ever wondered how distributed systems could be applied in your organisation, this interactive guidebook is for you.
        
        SONIC Labs Annual Report – 24/25
        
        This report showcases SONIC Labs’ role in advancing Open RAN technologies, supporting energy-efficient solutions, and fostering global partnerships. With its...
    - - Annual Impact Report 2025
        
        The 2025 Annual Impact Report highlights our successes over the past year, demonstrating how Digital Catapult is accelerating the practical application of deep tech to equip the UK to be future ready, and showcasing our impact across our primary areas of intervention.
        Find out more Annual Impact Report 2025
- Press releases
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  - - - Blitz nightclub and 80s music history brought back to life with deep tech at the Design Museum with support from Digital Catapult and its partners
        
        New intervention meets demand for defence supply chain solutions
        
        Introducing the participants on the Digital Supply Chain Hub Defence Testbed Accelerator
        
        12 Black pioneers to catalyse the UK’s creative output with leading initiative
        
        Introducing the 2025 Black Founders Programme cohort!
    - - 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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