Get Quantum to Work (UK Gov: 7th November)

Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-support-to-get-quantum-to-work-faster-boosting-uks-health-defence-energy-and-more

Government press release: Government support to get quantum to work faster, boosting UK’s health, defence, energy and more – New projects totalling over £14 million launched to support efforts putting quantum to work

Departments

Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)

National Physical Laboratory (NPL) – Quantum

AWE Nuclear Security Technologies (Atomic Weapons Establishment part of the MoD)

Key people

Lord Vallance, Science Minister

Jonathan Legh-Smith, Executive Director of UKQuantum

Summary

1. New projects – £14 million – “support efforts putting quantum to work” e.g. “affordable and portable hospital eye scanners to resilient transport” (sensing technologies)
2. International partnerships with Japan and California
3. National Quantum Technologies Showcase (London 7th November)

Detail

14 projects sharing £14 million – UK’s Quantum Sensing Mission Primer award

Replace expensive OCT (optical coherence tomography) machines

Underpinned by £670 million UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy (June 2025) (with Technical Annex)