C-PIC Innovation Fund

Our C-PIC Innovation Fund, with funding from EPSRC, is here to support commercially-focused proposals for innovation silicon photonics solutions across a range of application areas and frontier technologies. We want to fund a wide range of projects from people across career stages and pathways, including early career researchers and technicians. If you have an innovative…

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Industry and Scientific Advisory Board

The Industry and Scientific Advisory Board provides strategic guidance to CORNERSTONE, ensuring our work aligns with the evolving needs of industry, academia, and the wider photonics community. Comprising leaders from across the silicon photonics ecosystem, the board supports our mission to drive innovation, foster collaboration, and advance the UK’s position as a global hub for…

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Upcoming Events

Excel London Microelectronics UK We will be exhibiting at Microelectronics, please come and visit us at stand B20. September 29, 2026 Attend Evoluon, Eindhoven, Netherlands PIC Summit CORNERSTONE have a booth at PIC Summit, we look forward to seeing you there! November 3, 2026 Attend

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Our Strategy

The UK’s leading technology hub for silicon photonics The CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre (C-PIC) accelerates photonic innovation by bringing together tailored start-up support, engaging networking events, expert design consultancy, and flexible prototyping, backed by our open-source silicon photonics foundry. We offer seven photonics technology platforms to accommodate a broad spectrum of applications, including telecoms, sensing,…

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About Us

Making cutting-edge technology more open and available to improve everyday life. At CORNERSTONE, we believe that groundbreaking technology should be accessible, collaborative, and transformative.  We understand that bringing new technologies to life is often slowed down by complexity, long lead times, and lack of access to specialist facilities. CORNERSTONE addresses these challenges by providing a…

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