Scotland's Critical Technologies Supercluster

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Scotland is home to a Supercluster in Critical Technologies

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Scotland is home to a Supercluster in Critical Technologies

This aggregation of expertise, unparalleled in the UK, is a significant contributor to our economic growth.

About SCTS Scotland’s critical technologies

Mission

To exploit Scotland’s existing strengths and synergies across critical technologies to achieve £10 billion turnover by 2035, creating in the region of 6,600 additional high-quality jobs.

Scotland's strengths

150+

Companies

10,900

Employees

£4.2bn

Revenues

£339m

R&D investment

£3.4bn

Exports

Critical technologies

The four critical technologies

More about the technologies

Photonics

Quantum

Semiconductors

Sensing & connectivity

Events

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Monday

1st June 2026

Quantum ARC: Inside Scotland’s Quantum Ecosystem report launch

A day of discussions, insights, and strategic exchanges to celebrate a major new report on Scotland's quantum ecosystem hosted by QURECA.

Organised by: QURECA

09:00 - 17:00

Scotland

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News & insights

Latest udpates from across the supercluster

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Academia/ research

Scottish photonics breakthrough opens new possibilities for quantum and medical technologies

5th May 2026

A new research breakthrough from Heriot-Watt University is highlighting the strength of Scotland’s photonics capability and its relevance to next-generation...

Academia/ research

24th April 2026

Scottish quantum communications expertise supports new space mission

A new space mission is highlighting the strength of Scotland’s quantum communications capability and its contribution to the future of...

Event recap

30th March 2026