ENABLING

TECHNOLOGIES

What is Enabling Technologies?

Glasgow’s enabling technologies sector is booming and continues to make world-class strides, from quantum and photonics to immersive tech and advanced telecommunications (5/6G), the city region’s innovators continue to push the boundaries of what can be achieved through these unique technologies.

Why Glasgow?

Fantastic Meet-ups

Glasgow has the 6th most mature tech innovation community event and meet-up scene in the UK

Investment Opportunties

According to Tech Nation, Glasgow is one of the top three fastest-growing tech investment hubs in the UK

Emerging Tech

In 2019, Glasgow ranked 2nd in the UK, by global real estate advisor CBRE’s latest study of emerging tech destinations

Featured Enabling Technologies

Photonics & Optronics (new)

Advanced Telecommunications (5G/6G) (new)

Creative Digital Industries (new)

Quantum & Nano-fabrication (new)

FinTech

Precision Medicine & HealthTech/Wellbeing (new)

Space (new)

Photonics & Optronics (new)

Science and technology related to the generation, detection and manipulation of light. Glasgow is home to the first UK Fraunhofer research centre, the Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics.

Advanced Telecommunications (5G/6G) (new)

The Advanced Telecommunications Sector encompasses businesses and institutions developing next-generation communications network standards. Glasgow has the highest Long Range (LoRA) IoT coverage of any UK city.

Creative Digital Industries (new)

A broad interdisciplinary field ranging from computing and design to art and the humanities. Glasgow ranks no. 3 among UK cities for producing the highest number of creative graduates.

Quantum & Nano-fabrication (new)

Quantum technology exploits the properties of quantum mechanics – the motion and interaction of subatomic particles. Glasgow hosts Quantic, part of the Governments £1 billion UK Quantum Technologies Programme (UK-NQTP).

FinTech

Financial technology is an emerging industry that uses new technology to improve and automate the delivery and use of financial services. Glasgow is the UK’s third largest financial centre and ranks 65th globally.

Precision Medicine & HealthTech/Wellbeing (new)

Precision Medicine is an approach which enabled doctors and researchers to develop treatments that are effective for particular groups of patients. More than 380 Life Sciences companies in the Glasgow city region turn over £325 million annually.

Space (new)

The Space Economy is the full range of activities and the use of resources that create value and benefits to humans in the course of exploring, understanding and utilising space. Our space sector is growing faster than anywhere else in the UK and partners are working together to win a £4 billion share of the global space market by 2030.

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