UKIZ/CAPABILITY

Specialist equipment

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Named instruments and rigs an external organisation can book or access.

Specialisms in this family

  • Large research instruments
  • Robotics and autonomy rigs
  • Imaging suites
  • Power and electrical rigs
  • Marine, aero and flow rigs
  • Instrumented data capture

5 evidenced records

Where: oxford (2) · Location not resolved (2) · birmingham (1)

  • Specialist equipment

    ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

    Large research instruments · Harwell, Oxfordshire

    [![A group of about 40 people](https://www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/isis-theme/assets/img/img-placeholder.png)](https://isis.stfc.ac.uk/about/technology/accelerator-technology/)

    Matches “” in its published capability description

    Evidence: isis.stfc.ac.uk · source ukri-infrastructure · last checked 2026-08-18

  • Specialist equipment

    Medicines Discovery Catapult

    Imaging suites · United Kingdom, United Kingdom

    Mass Spectrometry Spatial Biology Microscopy Preclinical Imaging Specialist services – Pioneering the next generation of precision medicine.

    Matches “” in its published capability description

    Evidence: md.catapult.org.uk · source catapult-network · last checked 2026-08-18

  • Specialist equipment

    Central Laser Facility

    Large research instruments · Harwell, Oxfordshire

    — Don't show this message again Facilities Facilities No Page Image Image Caption ​​​​​​​​​ & 160; No Page Content ​​​The Central Laser Facility provides a broad spectrum of laser facilities, from high intensity laser systems to ultra-fast sources and laser microscopy techniques.

    Matches “” in its published capability description

    Evidence: clf.stfc.ac.uk · source ukri-infrastructure · last checked 2026-08-18

  • Specialist equipment

    University of Warwick

    Robotics and autonomy rigs · Birmingham & the West Midlands, West Midlands

    Meet Goliath, our innovatively designed indoor and outdoor Autonomous Guided Vehicle (AGV) testbed, built here at WMG.

    Matches “” in its published capability description

    Evidence: warwick.ac.uk · source ukri-infrastructure · last checked 2026-08-18

  • Specialist equipment

    Medicines Discovery Catapult

    Large research instruments · United Kingdom, United Kingdom

    [![](https://md.catapult.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/600x400-Feature-image-KQ-Labs.jpg)](https://md.catapult.org.uk/news/kq-labs-accelerator-2025/)

    Matches “” in its published capability description

    Evidence: md.catapult.org.uk · source catapult-network · last checked 2026-08-18

UKIZ records what a facility can do, with a link to the organisation's own evidence. It never records availability — that is a conversation with the organisation.