Optoelectronics key facts

Scotland is up to 30 percent cheaper to setup and run an ICT and electronic technology facility than other parts of the UK

(Source : IBM Benchmarking tool, 2008)

Scotland, with only 10 per cent of the UK's population, attracts 34 per cent of the UK Government's optoelectronics research budget

Over 4000 people are employed in optoelectronics in Scotland

Scotland is home to over 450 world-class optoelectronics researchers

65% of Scotland's optoelectronics revenue comes from exporting products

Scotland's optoelectronics researchers are the seventh 'most quoted' in the world

Scottish researchers pioneered the first optical range finders in the 19th century

Scotland accounts for 50 per cent of all optoelectronics graduates in the UK

(Source : Scottish Optoelectronics Association, 2008)

Scotland registers the third most patents in the world in relation to GDP

Scotland has particular strengths in intelligence, communications and data analysis

There are active technology transfer programs between academia and industry