Fast-growing fabless semiconductor start-up welcomes Richard Lochhead to its headquarters at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh.
Singular Photonics today welcomed Richard Lochhead, Minister for Business and Employment, to its headquarters at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh. Founded just 18 months ago, the company is already generating revenue and developing world-leading sensor technology, cementing its position as one of Scotland’s most exciting new deep-tech ventures.
Richard Lochhead alongside CEO Shahida Imani and CTO Aravind Venugopalan.
Single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) are transforming how machines capture and interpret the world around them. Singular Photonics is at the forefront of this shift, focusing on pushing SPAD technology into practical, high-impact applications, including biomedical imaging, industrial automation, scientific, and quantum technologies.
Mr Lochhead met the leadership team and joined a roundtable discussion on the future of Scotland’s critical technologies supercluster. Topics included building the right environment for scale-up companies and attracting international investment to Scotland.
“Singular Photonics is a shining example of Scotland’s innovation potential,” said Shahida Imani, co-founder and CEO. “Our progress reflects the strength of our team and Scotland’s ability to nurture world-class deep tech companies.”
“It is inspiring to see a young Scottish company like Singular Photonics achieving so much in such a short space of time,” said Mr Lochhead. “Its success underlines the strength of Scotland’s deep-tech ecosystem and shows the potential we have to create high-value jobs and attract global investment. Supporting innovative businesses is central to our ambition of growing Scotland’s critical technologies supercluster and strengthening our economy for the future.”
“Later this month we will staging Scotland’s first National Innovation Week and Singular Photonics is developing the kind of sector-leading technology that we will be highlighting to a global audience.”
The visit concluded with official photographs alongside the founders and investors, reinforcing Scotland’s commitment to supporting innovation-driven scale-ups.