Quantum Computing Quantum Technology United Kingdom UK
February 12, 2024

Quantum Technologies & Quantum Computing in the UK

The United Kingdom’s quantum technology initiatives have moved from foundational research into a phase of delivery and implementation. The country’s comprehensive approach – supporting research excellence, investing in infrastructure and industry collaboration, and aligning with national goals in security and economy – provides a strong platform for future success. Over the next decade, the UK is expected to deliver tangible quantum innovations: from prototype quantum computers accessible to researchers and industry, to secure quantum communication links safeguarding data, to quantum sensors revealing and navigating the world in fundamentally new ways ...
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News - United Kingdom - Quantum Computing, Quantum Tech, Post-Quantum, Quantum Security

Riverlane Altera

Altera and Riverlane Validate QECi on Agilex FPGAs – and the Day After, Qblox Closes the Real-Time QEC Loop at 6.9 µs

Riverlane validated QECi on Altera Agilex 7 FPGAs on September 10, and Qblox closed a real-time QEC loop over it the next day using emulated qubit data. QECi is the first purpose-built, open-source, multi-vendor QEC interface stack with closed-loop results ...
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Xanadu AMD Backline

Xanadu and AMD’s Backline Opens a Third Front in the Quantum Control Stack Race

Xanadu and AMD released Backline, an open-source platform that connects quantum control hardware to standard AMD CPUs with sub-3µs round-trip latency. The announcement adds a third architectural option to a control-stack race that includes NVIDIA's NVQLink and Riverlane's QECi ...
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UK Quantum Computing Procurement 2 Billion Proqure

UK Commits £2 Billion to Quantum Technologies, Launches First-of-Its-Kind Procurement Programme

QuantWare's $178M Series B is the largest private round ever raised by a dedicated quantum processor company. With Intel Capital and IQT on board, the bet is clear: the quantum industry's future is modular, open, and manufactured at scale ...
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Entrust State PQC

Entrust/Ponemon 2026: Only 38% of Organizations Are Preparing for Post-Quantum

The 2026 Entrust/Ponemon study finds active post-quantum preparation slipping to 38% even as three-quarters of respondents expect a cryptographically relevant quantum computer within a decade; cryptographic visibility remains the top obstacle ...
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UK Quantum

UK Unveils Major Quantum Initiatives at 2025 Showcase

The United Kingdom is ramping up its quantum ambitions with a slate of new initiatives and international partnerships announced at the National Quantum Technologies Showcase in London on November 7. UK officials dubbed the coming years a “Quantum Decade,” backed by fresh investments to maintain the country’s global leadership in the ...
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FCA UK Quantum Finance

FCA’s Latest Research Note Explores Quantum Computing in Financial Services

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released a new Research Note titled “Quantum Computing Applications in Financial Services” authored by Charlie Markham (FCA) and Ross Grassie (formerly of the UK Quantum Software Lab). FCA Research Notes are designed to stimulate debate and inform thinking across industry and policy without ...
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Articles - United Kingdom

Quantum Technology, Quantum Computing, Quantum Security

Quantum Technologies Globe
April 28, 2022

National Initiatives in Quantum Technologies (as of April 2022)

As quantum technologies garner global attention, its economic and national security implications are positioning these set of technologies alongside AI and 5G as pivotal emerging technologies for the future. Governments worldwide are recognizing the strategic importance of quantum technologies, which broadly includes quantum computing, quantum communication and quantum sensing ...
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Companies - United Kingdom

Quantum Computing Hardware

Quantum Motion
November 12, 2025

Quantum Motion

Quantum Motion is a London-based quantum computing company pioneering a silicon-based approach to building scalable quantum computers. Founded in 2017 by UCL’s Prof. John Morton and Oxford’s Prof. Simon Benjamin, ...
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Oxford Ionics
June 18, 2025

Oxford Ionics

Oxford Ionics is a UK-based quantum computing company specializing in trapped-ion technology, distinguished by its use of microwave-based “electronic” quantum gates instead of the laser-based control typical of most ion-trap ...
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ORCA Logo
May 22, 2025

ORCA Computing

ORCA Computing is a U.K.-based quantum computing company (spun out of the University of Oxford in 2019) that builds photonic quantum processors using light (single photons) traveling through optical fiber ...
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Oxford Quantum Circuits OQC
May 22, 2025

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC)

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) is a UK-based quantum computing company founded in 2017 as a spin-out from the University of Oxford. It has emerged as a leading hardware developer focused ...
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Aegiq
May 21, 2025

Aegiq

Aegiq is a UK-based quantum technology startup (spun out from the University of Sheffield in 2019) that focuses on building full-stack photonic quantum computing systems. The company initially gained recognition ...
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