Integrated System Technologies Ltd (ISTL) Photonics Application Centre stimulates High Brightness LED developments. The Photonics Cluster (UK) is helping to stimulate UK Innovation by encouraging cluster members to work in partnership on technologies that have high growth potential such as high brightness Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). Recently, the cluster has provided advice, guidance and state-of-the-art facilities to a number of companies to help develop and commercialise LED products and related technologies covering the medical, transport, lighting and illumination sectors. Two cluster member organisations, GVR Products and Integrated System Technologies, have combined their diverse skills and expertise to launch a breakthrough medical inspection device illuminated by high brightness white LED technology. The developers of this product are extremely confident of its usability, since Dr Vijay Reddy of GVR Products has been improving and successfully utilising prototypes in medical applications for the past decade. The new product development was created as a direct consequence of the two companies meeting at the Photonics Cluster (UK), Medical and healthcare seminar at Aston Science Park in December. Dr Reddy says: 'I was impressed by the LED technology and optical design capabilities that IST could demonstrate and as GVR is well respected in the marketplace it seemed ideal to get together the new endoscope LED Lighting system.' The Technology behind the new LED system was developed and enhanced by Integrated System Technologies using research funds secured within the Innovation Networks project delivered by Advantage West Midlands, the regional development agency. Keith Anderson of IST Ltd said: 'We were delighted that both AWM and the Photonics Cluster (UK) recognised the potential of this innovation. The combination of our technology and the market knowledge of GVR Products has led to a new product with global sales potential being reinvested back into the UK.' Both member companies accessed the Cluster's Photonics Application Centre facilities to move this from concept to a commercial product using the advanced electronic and colour photometric testing laboratories to perform prototype development and reference design testing of new products.