Vector Photonics
Vector Photonics is a startup headquartered in Glasgow, United Kingdom, founded in 2020. It has won about £2.70m in competitive Innovate UK grants since 2023, according to UK Research and Innovation.
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Innovation grants
Vector Photonics has won about £2.70m in competitive Innovate UK grants since 2023.
- High Optical Power PCSEL Laser for Intersatellite Data Transmit Enhancement (HOPLITE) (£1.31m, 2025)
- QUDITS - 2 (£270k, 2025)
- Gallium nitRide based Advanced PHotonIc Crystal Structures (GRAPHICS) (£421k, 2024)
- Zeus (£696k, 2023)
R&D ecosystem
Vector Photonics sits inside the Edinburgh region R&D ecosystem in the Global R&D Labs Directory.
Other startups in Glasgow
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- Innovation profile of Glasgow
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Questions and answers
What does Vector Photonics do?
Vector Photonics works in electronics and photonics. Its Innovate UK projects include: High Optical Power PCSEL Laser for Intersatellite Data Transmit Enhancement (HOPLITE).
Where is Vector Photonics based?
Vector Photonics is headquartered in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
When was Vector Photonics founded?
Vector Photonics was founded in 2020.
Source records: Companies House and UK Research and Innovation.
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