# Digital Catapult

> Digital Catapult is a deep tech innovation organisation\. We accelerate the practical application of deep tech to equip the UK to be future ready\.

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## Pages
- [Energy and Utilities](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/clients/energy-and-utilities/)
- [Accelerating the practical application of deep tech](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/)
- [Applied AI Growth Sprints terms \& conditions](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/legal/terms-and-conditions/applied-ai-growth-sprints-terms-conditions/)
- [Applied AI Growth Sprints FAQs](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/applied-ai-growth-sprints-faqs/)
- [Legal](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/legal/)

## Posts
- [An Introduction to immersive UX for Digital Twins](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/immersive-ux-for-digital-twins/): Immersive technologies such as Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality are reshaping how users interact with digital twins\. Strong user experience \(UX\) design is essential to ensure these environments are intuitive, accessible, and grounded in real\-world interaction norms\.
- [The Power of Perception: Haptic Technology and Digital Twins](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/haptic-technology-and-digital-twins/): Digital twins are data driven virtual replicas of real\-world systems, enabling real\-time insight and interaction\. By integrating haptic technology, digital twins move beyond visualisation, allowing users to feel data through touch, force, and vibration for more intuitive and actionable experiences\.
- [Demystifying Digital Twins: A Beginner's Guide](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/demystifying-digital-twins/): Digital twins are more than virtual models\. They are data\-driven, interactive systems that connect physical assets with digital environments in real time, enabling prediction, optimisation, and smarter operational decisions\.
- [From Integration to Intelligent Beam Management](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/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](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/five-lessons-from-five-years-of-sonic-labs/)

## Insights
- [Software and Tools](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/advice/insights/software-and-tools/)
- [Governance and Regulation for AI](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/advice/insights/governance-and-regulation-for-ai/)
- [Additional Podcasts and Webinars](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/advice/insights/additional-podcasts-and-webinars/)
- [Newsletters](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/advice/insights/newsletters/)
- [Grand Challenge Industrial Solutions](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/advice/insights/grand-challenge-industrial-solutions/)

## Webinars
- [Unlocking Domestic Decarbonisation](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/advice/webinars/unlocking-domestic-decarbonisation/): Explore how AI can help unlock domestic decarbonisation, from home heating and retrofit planning to consumer guidance, financing and behaviour change\.
- [Decarbonising Manufacturing Inputs Webinar](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/advice/webinars/decarbonising-manufacturing-inputs-webinar/): Explore how AI tools can support the decarbonisation of manufacturing inputs and processes\. This webinar brings together cutting\-edge AI startups to discuss the practical challenges of AI adoption in manufacturing\.
- [Zero Carbon Farms of the Future](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/advice/webinars/zero-carbon-farms-of-the-future/): Explore how AI\-driven solutions can support zero\-carbon farming by improving energy efficiency and productivity in controlled environment agriculture\.
- [AI for Enabling Net Zero Infrastructure](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/advice/webinars/ai-for-enabling-net-zero-infrastructure/): Explore how AI can support the expansion and operation of energy network infrastructure needed for net zero\.
- [Building Sustainable AI](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/advice/webinars/building-sustainable-ai/): Explore how AI can support decarbonisation while addressing its own growing environmental impact\.

## Team Members
- [David Bletso](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/team/david-bletso/): David Bletso brings financial expertise from a career in several sectors; working collaboratively to create successful growth strategies\.
- [Robert Learney](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/team/robert-learney/): Rob is the Principal Technologist \- Distributed Systems\. He is involved in developing new programmes to help groups from multiple sectors explore the potential of this technology to unlock economic growth for the UK\.
- [Jessica Rushworth](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/team/jessica-rushworth/): A senior policy and strategy specialist with 20 years’ experience, Jessica Rushworth is Chief Partnerships Officer\.
- [Priya Guha](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/team/priya-guha/): Priya is a Venture Partner at Merian Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in women\-led innovation\. 
- [Keith Underwood](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/team/keith-underwood/): Keith is Chief Financial and Operating Officer at Bloomsbury\.

## Events
- [Smart Nano Showcase Event](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/events/smart-nano-advanced-connectivity-technology-showcase/): 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\.
- [Stronger Supply Chains: Practical resilience strategies for UK manufacturers ](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/events/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\.
- [Meet us at Commercialising Quantum Global 2026](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/events/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](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/events/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 digital twin adoption across UK industry\. Discover collaboration opportunities, upcoming programmes and practical insights into how digital twins are transforming sectors from aerospace to energy\.
- [Building trust in digital supply chains with organisational identity ](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/events/building-trust-in-digital-supply-chains-with-organisational-identity/): Explore how organisational identity can help build trust in digital supply chains, enabling organisations to interact, transact, and share data securely\.

## Case studies
- [From vision to validated market: QuantarMed finds its commercial footing](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/case-studies/study/from-vision-to-validated-market-quantarmed-finds-its-commercial-footing/)
- [Building foundations: How Repped Music developed its technology roadmap](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/case-studies/study/building-foundations-how-repped-music-developed-its-technology-roadmap/)
- [Scaling Sustainable Tourism: Using AI to create tailored climate action plans](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/case-studies/study/scaling-sustainable-tourism-the-climate-friendly-travel-programme-and-its-growing-use-of-ai/)
- [Innovation, immersion and impact in Brighton](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/case-studies/study/brighton-impact-case-study/): 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  ](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/case-studies/study/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\. Placemaking AI leverages AI to make real estate properties, from high streets and cultural venues to residential neighbourhoods, more appealing and financially successful\. Designed to help property managers, developers, and local authorities understand what makes places work for people so that destinations can thrive\.

## Opportunities
- [Applied AI Growth Sprints](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/opportunities/opportunity/applied-ai-growth-sprints/): Applications are now open for the Applied AI Growth Sprints\. Delivered by Digital Catapult and funded by Innovate UK, Applied AI Growth Sprints are designed to support high\-potential UK AI companies transitioning from validated pilots toward scalable, deployment\-ready capability\. 

- [Digital Twin Adoption Accelerator 2026](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/opportunities/opportunity/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\.
- [Digital Twin Adoption Accelerator](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/opportunities/opportunity/digital-twin-adoption-accelerator/): Join Digital Catapult’s 7\-month programme for tech SMEs innovating in digital twin technologies and collaborate with industry partners to tackle real\-world adoption challenges\.
- [Smart Nano Industrial Photonics Bootcamp](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/opportunities/opportunity/photonics-bootcamp-2/): Build practical photonics capability through hands\-on training in PIC design, simulation, and prototyping, with access to Smart Nano NI infrastructure and industry expertise\.
- [Digital Catapult QTAP in partnership with NQCC's SparQ](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/opportunities/opportunity/qtap-in-collaboration-with-nqccs-sparq/): A 6 month structured programme that aims to support organisations to accelerate the UK’s quantum readiness by cultivating practical capabilities and empowering industry end users to take confident steps into the quantum era\.

## Press Releases
- [Sector leaders join quantum innovation programme to drive UK industrial transformation  ](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/press-releases/post/sector-leaders-join-quantum-innovation-programme-to-drive-uk-industrial-transformation/): Sector leaders join quantum innovation programme to drive UK industrial transformation 
- [Revolutionary £37\.6m UK Digital Twin Centre announced for Belfast](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/press-releases/post/revolutionary-uk-digital-twin-centre-announced-for-belfast/): Belfast Region City Deal and Innovate UK have announced a £37\.6m investment in the UK Digital Twin Centre, a centre of excellence that will revolutionise how industries develop products, services and systems across the UK\. Led by Digital Catapult, the Centre has been endorsed by UK industry, launching with co\-investment from three major industry partners: Thales UK, Spirit AeroSystems and Artemis Technologies\. 
- [UK Digital Twin Centre opens in Belfast to drive nationwide industrial innovation](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/press-releases/post/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\. Delivered by Digital Catapult and funded by the Belfast Region City Deal and Innovate UK, the project is set to drive the next wave of industrial transformation by accelerating the adoption of digital twin technology across the UK’s critical sectors\.
- [Northern Ireland partnerships join Digital Twin Accelerator to drive UK deep tech adoption ](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/press-releases/post/ni-partnerships-join-digital-twin-accelerator/): Digital Catapult has announced the Digital Twin Adoption Accelerator, supporting nine SME partnerships, including three Northern Ireland\-based pairings, to develop and validate digital twin solutions for industrial challenges such as energy efficiency, predictive maintenance, logistics optimisation and environmental safeguarding\.
- [UK Digital Twin Centre convenes leading universities to accelerate digital twin innovation](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/press-releases/post/uk-digital-twin-centre-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 University to accelerate the development of scalable, secure and trustworthy digital twin technologies\. The projects aim to deliver practical innovations for sectors including aerospace, defence and maritime, strengthening the UK’s leadership in digital twin adoption\.

## Publications
- [Creative deep tech \- report series](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/publications/post/creative-deep-tech-report-series/): Creative deep tech, a term coined by Digital Catapult, is becoming a key driver of the UK’s innovation future, transforming the creative industries and supporting growth across the wider economy\.
- [GridFlex Year Two Report: Accelerating Deep Tech in Energy Flexibility](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/publications/post/gridflex-year-two-report/): Consumer\-Led Flexibility \(CLF\) has the potential to lower energy bills, improve services, and accelerate the UK’s transition to a resilient, low‑carbon energy system\. Drawing on the GridFlex programme, delivered by Digital Catapult and Energy Systems Catapult, this report brings together research, industry insight and practical tools to explore what is holding CLF back and what’s needed to scale it to meet Clean Power 2030 ambitions\.
Download the report to uncover the key barriers, opportunities, and actions needed to unlock CLF at scale\.
- [UK Telecoms Innovation Network \(UKTIN\) Final Report](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/publications/post/uk-telecoms-innovation-network-uktin-final-report/): Building a connected, confident, and globally competitive UK telecommunications ecosystem
- [G REIGNS advances multi\-vendor integration for Open RAN deployment](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/publications/post/g-reigns-advances-multi-vendor-integration-for-open-ran-deployment/)
- [The UK at the AI frontier: Challenges and opportunities](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/publications/post/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 out how the UK can convert its world\-class data and research into world\-leading AI capabilities, supporting high growth sectors and unlocking new commercial opportunities\.  

## Centres
- [Northern Ireland](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/regions/northern-ireland/): Pioneering technology to help startups grow and large companies innovate\.

- [South West and Wales](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/regions/south-west-and-wales/): Helping to scale industrial activities through a combination of advanced engineering, digital expertise and University research\.
- [North East](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/regions/northern-east/): Harnessing digital innovation to build on regional strengths and drive growth\.
- [London](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/about/regions/london/): Pioneering technology to help startups grow and large companies innovate\.


## Labs
- [Immersive Labs](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/labs/immersive-labs/): A network of cutting edge innovation facilities – the ideal spaces for learning, testing and showcasing VR and AR solutions\.
- [Open Networks Lab](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/labs/open-network-labs/): Providing the UK media production sector and creative industries with the first research and innovation studio for virtual production, in collaboration with Target3D\.
- [Advanced Media Production Studios](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/labs/advanced-media-production/): Providing the UK media production sector and creative industries with the first research and innovation capability for exploring the evolution and convergence of media production, in collaboration with Target3D\.
- [5G Innovation Programme](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/labs/5g-immersive-lab/)
- [5G Testbeds](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/labs/5g-testbeds/): Providing businesses with open access and technical support for testing and developing 5G\-enabled services and applications\.

## Programmes
- [UK Digital Twin Centre](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/programmes/programme/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\.
- [Understanding digital twins](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/programmes/programme/uk-digital-twin-centre/understanding-digital-twins/)
- [Get involved](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/programmes/programme/uk-digital-twin-centre/get-involved/)
- [Driving energy flexibility \| Project: GridFlex](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/programmes/programme/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 innovation in the energy sector and to achieve a digitalised, flexible and carbon neutral energy system in the UK\.  
- [Deep Tech Outreach Programme \| Industrial Cadets](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/programmes/programme/deep-tech-outreach-programme-industrial-cadets/): Digital Catapult and EDT are on the lookout for employers who want to empower young people in the North East, South West and Wales, and Northern Ireland\.

## Reports
- [Conclusion](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/reports/uk-supply-chain-survey-2024/next-steps/)
- [Exploring Attitudes Towards Digital Supply Chain Transformation in Large Business and SMEs](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/reports/uk-supply-chain-survey-2024/exploring-attitudes-towards-digital-supply-chain-transformation-in-large-business-and-smes/)
- [Delivering Digital Supply Chain Solutions to Businesses](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/reports/uk-supply-chain-survey-2024/delivering-digital-supply-chain-solutions-to-businesses/)
- [UK Supply Chain Survey 2024](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/reports/uk-supply-chain-survey-2024/)

## Categories
- [Uncategorized](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/category/uncategorized/)

## Clients
- [Startups](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/clients/startups/)
- [Large businesses](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/clients/large-businesses/)
- [Telecoms](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/clients/telecoms/)
- [Creative industries](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/clients/creative-industries/)
- [Government and public sector](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/clients/government-and-public-sector/)

## Technologies
- [Future networks](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/technology/future-networks/)
- [Artificial intelligence](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/technology/artificial-intelligence/)
- [5G](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/technology/5g/)
- [Immersive](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/technology/immersive/)
- [Internet of Things](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/technology/internet-of-things/)

## Regions
- [Northern Ireland](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/region/northern-ireland/)
- [North East Tees Valley](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/region/north-east-tees-valley/)
- [London](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/region/london/)
- [South West](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/region/south-west/)

## Services
- [Innovation and acceleration](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/region/innovation-and-acceleration/)
- [Research and development](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/region/research-and-development/)
- [Testbed facilities](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/region/testbed-facilities/)
- [Consultancy and strategy](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/region/consultancy-and-strategy/)
- [Advanced Media Production](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/region/advanced-media-production/)

## Type of Programme
- [Sonic Labs](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/type_of_programme/sonic-labs/)
- [DSCH](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/type_of_programme/dsch/)
- [UKTIN](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/type_of_programme/uktin/)
- [Smart Nano NI](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/type_of_programme/smart-nano-ni/)
- [UK Digital Twin Centre](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/type_of_programme/uk-digital-twin-centre/)

## Insight Types
- [Resources](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/insight-type/resources/)
- [Report](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/insight-type/report/)
- [Blog](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/insight-type/blog/)

## Insight Sectors
- [Energy](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/insight-sector/energy/)
- [Agriculture](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/insight-sector/agriculture/)
- [Built environment](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/insight-sector/built-environment/)
- [Manufacturing](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/insight-sector/manufacturing/)
- [Transport](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/insight-sector/transport/)

## AMP Hubs
- [AR / VR \& Immersive](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/amp-hub/ar-vr-immersive/)
- [AI \& Emerging Tech](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/amp-hub/ai-emerging-tech/)
- [Virtual production](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/amp-hub/virtual-production/)
- [Motion Capture \(MoCap\)](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/blogs/post/amp-hub/motion-capture-mocap/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/sitemap_index.xml)