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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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  - - - 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.
        SONIC Labs Technology Access Programme
        Five innovative organisations are participating on our SONIC Labs Technology Access Programme
        Applied AI Growth Programme
        The Applied AI Growth Programme, delivered by Digital Catapult and funded by Innovate UK, supports high-potential AI businesses in accelerating...
    - - 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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  - - - IS-Wireless accelerates Open RAN integration and UK market entry
        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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  - - - Photonics-based hydrogen sensing with King’s College London (KCL)
        Digital Catapult converted research into an operational pilot-scale photonics-based hydrogen detection demonstrator with KCL.
        UKTIN Publications and Insights
        UKTIN Reports and White Papers provide insights for the future development of the telecoms industry.
        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...
    - - Day of Photonics 2026
        Join us at Day of Photonics 2026 taking place in Hilton Hotel, Belfast. The event will explore how Northern Ireland’s photonics sector is powering innovation. Connect with leaders from industry, academia and government, discover cutting-edge breakthroughs, and celebrate the launch of the Northern Ireland Photonics Innovation Cluster, a new hub driving collaboration, adoption and growth.
        Find out more Day of Photonics 2026
- 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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    - - UK Digital Twin Centre Collaborative R&D Pathways
        Have you identified a potential use case for digital twin technologies, but still have an important question to answer? Apply for an 8–10 week Collaborative R&D Pathway with the UK Digital Twin Centre to explore whether your idea is worth taking further.
        Find out more UK Digital Twin Centre Collaborative R&D Pathways
- 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.
        Applied AI Growth Programme
        The Applied AI Growth Programme, delivered by Digital Catapult and funded by Innovate UK, supports high-potential AI businesses in accelerating...
        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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  - - - The D’Arcy Thompson Simulator Centre and Deep Tek create subsea digital twin
        Learn how Deep Tek is supporting businesses, researchers and innovators to turn cutting-edge ideas into real-world opportunities and economic growth.
        BusbySim aerospace digital twin takes off successfully with Flyer AI
        BusbySim and Flyer AI used a live aerospace digital twin to cut months of safety engineering work to days, producing...
        Helix8 and Larne Harbour join forces to design affordable digital twin for regional ports
        Helix8 and Port of Larne created a cost-effective digital twin that enables real-time monitoring of energy use and carbon emissions...
    - - 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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  - - - Connected by Digital Catapult: Where innovation meets opportunity
        Join us for Connected by Digital Catapult: Where innovation meets opportunity, an afternoon bringing together ambitious technology businesses, industry leaders...
        Scaling Private 5G Adoption across the Industrial Strategy Sectors
        Join us for an in-person focus group examining the key challenges and enablers for the widespread adoption of standalone private...
        Applied AI Growth Workshop Series
        Join Digital Catapult for the Applied AI Growth Workshop Series, funded by Innovate UK, four events exploring some of the...
    - - Day of Photonics 2026
        Join us at Day of Photonics 2026 taking place in Hilton Hotel, Belfast. The event will explore how Northern Ireland’s photonics sector is powering innovation. Connect with leaders from industry, academia and government, discover cutting-edge breakthroughs, and celebrate the launch of the Northern Ireland Photonics Innovation Cluster, a new hub driving collaboration, adoption and growth.
        Find out more Day of Photonics 2026
News & insights
- Blogs
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  - - - From Integration to Intelligent Beam Management
        How Digital Catapult advanced Open RAN mMIMO at the O-RAN Spring 2026 Plugfest
        Five lessons from five years of SONIC Labs
        Over the past five years, SONIC Labs played a pivotal role in shaping the UK’s open and intelligent network landscape...
        Key legacies of UKTIN
        With the culmination of the UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UKTIN) at the end of March, Digital Catapult has explored its...
    - - 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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  - - - Photonics-based hydrogen sensing with King’s College London (KCL)
        Digital Catapult converted research into an operational pilot-scale photonics-based hydrogen detection demonstrator with KCL.
        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...
    - - 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 Catapult launches programme to connect UK SMEs with industry leaders to accelerate digital twin adoption
        Digital Catapult has launched its latest Industry Challenge Led Accelerator through the UK Digital Twin Centre, bringing together industry leaders...
        Innovate UK backs Digital Catapult to build UK’s neutral assurance capability for private 5G networks
        Digital Catapult and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) partner to shape defence and security innovation
    - - 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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