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Exploring the commercial applications of quantum technologies Richard Murray Lead Technologist Emerging Technologies and industries
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Exploring the commercial applications of quantum technologies
Richard MurrayLead Technologist Emerging Technologies and industries
What are the uses of quantum?
Quantum Sensors and Timing Quantum Communications
Quantum Imaging Quantum Computers
Worldwide quantum technologies activities
Worldwide quantum technologies activities
Worldwide quantum technologies activities
• A £300 million programme with £50 million for Innovation
• Long term - A 5 year programme with a 10 year vision.
• Wealth creation- Delivering new devices and new businesses from world leading UK research
• Joined up- Industry, academia and public bodies working together to create opportunities for UK wealth creation.
The business case
The supply chain will not develop without a market.
A market will not develop without the supply chain.
The need for public intervention
‘QuantIC’Quantum Imaging
(23)
Quantum Communications
(24)
Quantum Networked Information Technologies
(38)
Quantum Sensing & Metrology
(35.5)
QT Hubs (74)
QT Hubs, Capital(50)
Othercapital
(25)
Quantum Fellowships
(16.5)
Training & Skills (49)
Dstl Demonstrator
programme(30)
Innovation(50)
Private funding
leveraged (2.5)
NPL QMI(29)
Other EPSRCQT investments
(17.2)
EPSRC quantum science portfolio
(22)
QuantERA(2)
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
The UK quantum tech programme- over £350m of coordinated government spending
Quantum hubs
The UK quantum technologies eco-system
The UK quantum technologies eco-system
Accesstofinance · £50minnovationfundforcompany-ledprojects£50k-£2m,6-24monthsavailablefromInnovateUK
· Dstldemonstratorprogramme
Accesstocapabilities · NPLQuantumMetrologyInstituteforstandardisation
andmeasurement
· Incubationspaceavailableatthequantumhubs
· BristolQuantumEnterprisecentregives£50kgrants,mentoringandsupportnewcompanies
AccesstoSkills · KTNcommunitybuildingevents
· Companiescanputforwardprojectsforthequantumhubstocarryout,using‘partnershipresource’.
· CompaniescansupportPhDsinthequantumCDTs;workplacementsavailable
Ways for companies to engage
October 2014
1st round of funding
Open competition
36 applications were received
25 projects were funded
£4.7m was committed
Nokia • Alpha Contract Engineering • University of Oxford • Kelvin Nanotechnology• NPL• Optocat Holdings• Rushmere technologies • TerOpta Oxford Instruments • Lancaster University • Element 6 • Warwick University• RSK group • Cold Quanta • Thales • UCL
March 2016
2nd round of funding
Closed competition, extensions only
16 applications were received
12 projects were funded
£2.1m was committed
Competition plansCurrent Funded projects
Extension programme
Feasibility Studies & Collaborative R&D II
Entrepreneur fund Feasibility Studies IV
Feasibility Studies & Collaborative R&D III
FS & CR&D III
Entrepreneur fund II
Spin off applications
‘Feasibility Studies’
• Total pot: £3m IUK + £3m EPSRC
• £50k - £400k projects
• Up to 12 months
– Earlier stage devices
– Components
–Marketing studies
‘Collaborative R&D’
• Total pot: £6m IUK + £6m EPSRC
• £500k - £2m projects
• Additional +10% top up available for capital spend
• Up to 24 months
– Connect the supply chain
– Include an end user
–Deliver a demonstrator
A date for your diary
Quantum technologies showcase- QEII centre, London - 3rd
November
