Quantum Technologies in the UK
Quantum activity concentrates in Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol, Glasgow, Birmingham, London and the Central Belt, spanning computing, sensing, imaging and communications.
See this on the map →- Companies
- 6
- Investors
- 9
- Universities
- 6
- Research centres
- 1
- Facilities
- 1
Where UK strength is concentrated
Major clusters
- Oxford
Quantum, vaccines, space and a major national laboratory campus
- Birmingham & the West Midlands
Automotive, batteries, quantum sensing and a deep manufacturing supply chain
- Bristol & Bath
Semiconductor design, robotics, aerospace and quantum in one small geography
- Glasgow & the Central Belt
Satellite manufacturing, photonics, quantum and advanced manufacturing
Research, infrastructure and capital
Universities & research
National quantum research hubs hosted by universities, plus specialist fabrication and metrology facilities.
Investment
A small number of specialist deep tech funds, corporate partners and public co-investment.
Government support
Quantum is a stated national technology priority within the industrial strategy framework.
Organisations working in this area
University of Cambridge
Universities · cambridge
University of Oxford
Universities · oxford
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Specialist facilities · oxford
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Research institutes · oxford
University of Birmingham
Universities · birmingham
University of Bristol
Universities · bristol bath
Heriot-Watt University
Universities · edinburgh
University of Glasgow
Universities · glasgow
University of Strathclyde
Universities · glasgow
UKIZ perspective
Research centres (1)
Infrastructure (1)
Accelerators (0)
- No accelerator recorded yet.
Quantum companies need fabrication, cryogenics and metrology access more than they need office space. UKIZ proposes shared specialist infrastructure as the organising asset.
Ecosystem directory
Who funds, builds and researches this in Britain.
Investors (9)
- UCL Technology Fund
London · Pre-seed, Seed
- British Patient Capital
London and Sheffield · Series A, Series B, Growth, Late stage
- Cambridge Innovation Capital
Cambridge · Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
- Amadeus Capital Partners
Cambridge and London · Seed, Series A, Series B
- IQ Capital
Cambridge and London · Seed, Series A, Series B
- Parkwalk Advisors
Cambridge and London · Seed, Series A
- Cambridge Enterprise Ventures
Cambridge · Pre-seed, Seed
- Deeptech Labs
Cambridge · Pre-seed, Seed
- Oxford Science Enterprises
Oxford · Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Companies (6)
- Riverlane
Cambridge · Scale-up
- Nu Quantum
Cambridge · Start-up
- Quantinuum
Cambridge · Scale-up
- Oxford Ionics
Oxford · Scale-up
- Oxford Instruments
Oxford · Established company
- Oxford Quantum Circuits
London · Scale-up
Universities (6)
- University of Cambridge
Cambridge
- University of Oxford
Oxford
- University of Bristol
Bristol & Bath
- University of Glasgow
Glasgow & the Central Belt
- University of Strathclyde
Glasgow & the Central Belt
- University of Birmingham
Birmingham & the West Midlands
Directory last verified: 15 August 2026
Related proposed zones
Proposed by UKIZ · not a government designation
Sources
- Department for Science, Innovation & Technology — UK Innovation Clusters Map
- UK Research and Innovation — Research and innovation infrastructure, centres, institutes and Catapults
- Catapult Network — Catapult centres and specialisms
- GOV.UK — Investment Zones, Freeports and AI Growth Zones