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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 three 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.
        
        David Bletso
        
        Interim 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 targeted at early stage and pre-seed, Black-founded companies creating innovative products and services for the...
        
        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.
    - - Innovation Services
        
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- 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...
    - - Smart Nano Showcase Event
        
        Join Digital Catapult's Technology Access Programme Showcase to discover how innovative organisations are applying cutting-edge technologies to solve real-world challenges. Hear directly from programme participants as they share project outcomes, key learnings, and the impact of their experimentation, while connecting with industry experts, innovators, and technology leaders.
        Find out more Smart Nano Showcase Event
- Investors
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  - - - Black Founders Programme
        
        The Black Founders Programme is targeted at early stage and pre-seed, Black-founded companies creating innovative products and services for the...
        
        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 SymphoMe to get investment ready and receive business expertise.
        Find out more SymphoMe: case study
How we help
- Services, products and facilities
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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 Adoption Accelerator 2026
        
        Apply for the Digital Twin Adoption Accelerator Programme 2026, delivered by Digital Catapult and powered by the UK Digital Twin Centre. UK technology SMEs and industry adopters can access up to £100,000 in grant funding, expert support and mentoring to develop digital twin proof-of-concept solutions.
        Find out more Digital Twin Adoption Accelerator 2026
- 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 targeted at early stage and pre-seed, Black-founded companies creating innovative products and services for the...
    - - 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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  - - - From vision to validated market: QuantarMed finds its commercial footing
        
        Innovation, immersion and impact in Brighton
        
        Looking back at a decade of partnership between Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival (BDBF) and Digital Catapult
        
        Placemaking AI delivers data-driven insights to make visitor attractions more successful
        
        Read more about how Placemaking AI took part in the High Growth AI Accelerator delivered by Digital Catapult for BridgeAI, an Innovate UK programme...
    - - 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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  - - - Meet us at Commercialising Quantum Global 2026
        
        Meet us in London from 16- 17 June for Commercialising Quantum 2026, Europe's largest quantum-focused event.
        
        Digital Twin SME Network & Community Launch
        
        Join Digital Catapult for the launch of the Digital Twin Community, a new network connecting organisations, researchers and innovators shaping...
        
        Stronger Supply Chains: Practical resilience strategies for UK manufacturers
        
        Explore what supply chain resilience really means for SME manufacturers, and how this can be achieved in practice.
    - - Smart Nano Showcase Event
        
        Join Digital Catapult's Technology Access Programme Showcase to discover how innovative organisations are applying cutting-edge technologies to solve real-world challenges. Hear directly from programme participants as they share project outcomes, key learnings, and the impact of their experimentation, while connecting with industry experts, innovators, and technology leaders.
        Find out more Smart Nano Showcase Event
News & insights
- Blogs
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  - - - Five lessons from five years of SONIC Labs
        
        Key legacies of UKTIN
        
        Demystifying Digital Twins: A Beginner’s Guide
        
        Digital twins are more than virtual models. They are data-driven, interactive systems that connect physical assets with digital environments in...
    - - 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 Year Two Report: Accelerating Deep Tech in Energy Flexibility
        
        Consumer-Led Flexibility (CLF) has the potential to lower energy bills, improve services, and accelerate the UK’s transition to a resilient,...
        
        The UK at the AI frontier: Challenges and opportunities
        
        The UK at the AI frontier: challenges and opportunities report, produced by Digital Catapult in partnership with Innovate UK, sets...
        
        SONIC Labs: End of Programme Impact Report 2026
        
        Digital Catapult and Ofcom's four-year open network testing programme concludes with the UK's most comprehensive independent evidence base on Open...
    - - 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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  - - - Digital Twin solutions deliver on promise of UK-wide industrial transformation
        
        Digital Catapult, delivered through the UK Digital Twin Centre and supported by Innovate UK, has concluded its inaugural Digital Twin...
        
        UK Digital Twin Centre convenes leading universities to accelerate digital twin innovation
        
        UK Digital Twin Centre has announced a new academic R&D accelerator programme, bringing together The Alan Turing Institute and Cranfield...
        
        Digital Catapult launches Advanced Connectivity Technology Access Programme to accelerate real-world innovation
        
        Digital Catapult has launched the Smart Nano Advanced Connectivity Technology Access Programme, bringing together 10 companies to accelerate real-world applications...
    - - 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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