As one of the world’s leading design and manufacturers of Photonics burn-in and life test equipment, Yelo is honoured to be part of the NI Smart Nano Consortium who has successfully secured £42.4m funding from UKRI Strength in Places. This funding will support several key factors for the Northern Ireland Smart Nano Technology industry including investment in our future local workforce and talent, highlighting Northern Ireland as one of the world’s leading specialist Nano Technology innovators and of course contributing to the local economy in the recovery from the global pandemic. 

Richard Furey, Managing Director at Yelo stated “The award of UKRI Strength in Places funding will allow Yelo to continue to develop its exciting photonic technology even further. Photonics is everywhere and opens a world of far-reaching opportunities which has been made much more accessible with this funding. We are so proud to be part of the NI Smart Consortium and we look forward to working along with the other partners in developing new products, investing in local people, and putting Northern Ireland at the forefront of the industry.”