Harwell Q-Day 4.0: Scaling Quantum
20th Nov
9:15 – 15:00 | ECSAT Conference Centre, Fermi Avenue, Harwell Campus, OX11 0FD
We are delighted to invite you to this year’s Harwell Q-Day 4.0: Scaling…
The Harwell Quantum Cluster brings together experts from across business, academia and the government to address the challenge of making quantum technology scalable. With strong links to Oxford University and a world-class local supply chain – including Oxford Instruments and ICEoxford – it’s a truly unique hub for investors in the transformative power of quantum technology.
At the heart of the Cluster is the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC). Backed by a £93 million investment from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), our flagship institution is set to help the UK remain a world leader in this crucial field.
Opening it’s doors in November 2024, the NQCC is set to house 12 state-of-the-art quantum computers, uniting academia and industry in a shared quest to make quantum computing practically usable at scale. Testbeds at the NQCC will benefit from the cutting-edge developments of seven leading quantum hardware companies, including Aegiq, Infleqtion, ORCA Computing, Oxford Ionics, Quantum Motion, QuEra Computing, and Rigetti, each contributing unique quantum technologies to this innovative ecosystem.
We’re rapidly expanding the campus quantum community around NQCC, extending our expertise to communications, sensing and imaging. Other key players on campus include RAL Space, with its ultra-low temperature Quantum Space Lab, STFC Cryogenics, Element Six (the first to launch Quantum-Grade Diamond material) and RedWave Labs. With the arrival of the Extreme Photonics Application Centre (EPAC) in 2026, alongside the ISIS Neutron Source, the Harwell Quantum Cluster will have an unrivalled concentration of facilities and expertise.
Quantum applications have profound potential across a whole range of sectors. Harwell’s multidisciplinary ethos supports and accelerates the potential for collaboration and impact. Organisations, start-ups and multinational companies come here for the opportunity to work with other organisations across our Space, Energy and Health Tech clusters. This allows for powerful partnerships, both on campus and with our wider network.
Recent collaborations include STFC Cryogenics and Glasgow University: repurposing a cryogenic cooler designed for space for a new quantum imaging application. Similarly, Harwell’s quantum processors will be able to model and simulate complex molecules for breakthroughs in Health Tech, leading to the discovery of new medicines much sooner.
Launched in 2021, Harwell Q-Day celebrates all quantum-related activity on campus – and is a great way to meet others in the broader quantum community. Through Harwell Connect, our regular networking programme, organisations can forge cross-cluster connections, source investment and business support – as well as recruit from a web of extremely talented people in the wider quantum community.
Keep in touch with everything quantum at Harwell by joining the Quantum@Harwell group on LinkedIn
Over 200+ organisations on site
20th Nov
9:15 – 15:00 | ECSAT Conference Centre, Fermi Avenue, Harwell Campus, OX11 0FD
We are delighted to invite you to this year’s Harwell Q-Day 4.0: Scaling…
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