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Digital Catapult, the UK's innovation agency for advanced digital technology, helps organisations with no quantum background test whether the technology is worth pursuing. With the National Quantum Computing Centre's SparQ programme it runs the Quantum Technology Access Programme; the third cohort of 11 organisations, including NatWest, the Rail Safety and Standards Board and Pixon Chemie, began in July 2026 and runs to February 2027 with access to ORCA Computing's PT-2 photonic machine. It was also a partner in ORCA's Quantum Data Centre of the Future consortium (2022 to 2025) and is a project partner of the Integrated Quantum Networks hub.
Digital Catapult, based in London, is a research organisation. It is a partner in 4 UK projects, including QCi3, IQN and QEPNT.
Sources: Quantum Access Program: Digital Catapult and NQCC (Quantum Zeitgeist, March 2026) · Digital Catapult welcomes eleven sector leaders to Quantum Access (Quantum Zeitgeist, July 2026) · The Quantum Data Centre of the Future (UKRI Gateway to Research) · Integrated Quantum Networks hub (UKRI Gateway to Research)
QCi3
The national research hub for quantum computing, led by the University of Oxford. It works on scalable and networked quantum computers.
Role: Partner
Funding: £21.9m
Themes: Computing, Networks, Software and algorithms
IQN
A national research hub building quantum networks, from local links to satellite connections. Heriot-Watt University leads it.
Role: Partner
Funding: £21.9m
Themes: Networks, Communications
QEPNT
A national research hub for quantum position, navigation and timing, led by the University of Glasgow. It aims to reduce reliance on satellite signals such as GPS.
Role: Partner
Funding: £21.9m
Themes: Timing and navigation, Sensing, Defence and security
An ORCA-led consortium that designed and demonstrated how a quantum computer could sit inside a data centre alongside classical systems.
Role: Partner
Themes: Computing, Communications, Networks
Recent articles from Quantum Zeitgeist that mention Digital Catapult.
The NQCC and University of Bristol offer two intensive, six-week online programs in quantum information and computation, ideal for STEM professionals.
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Digital Catapult announced eleven sector leaders joining its Quantum Technology Access Programme, including NatWest, to explore quantum solutions for fraud detection.
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Digital Catapult’s quantum program gains traction with participation from NatWest, RSSB, and Health Innovation North West Coast—eleven organizations total.
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Digital Catapult and the National Quantum Computing Centre are collaborating on a new phase of the Quantum Technology Access Programme, designed to help UK organizations explore and prepare for the future of quantum computing. The program offers training, experimentation, and support to build skills
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