University of Bristol
University · Bristol
Bristol's quantum photonics base: QET Labs, three national hub partnerships and a £35m innovation centre hosting KETS, QLM and Phasecraft.
Active Facility
QTIC: Quantum Technologies Innovation Centre
A University of Bristol innovation centre with facilities and support for quantum and deep tech start-ups.
Project data last updated 11 October 2026
About this project
The University of Bristol received £14.97m in 2017 for the centre. In October 2019 the West of England Combined Authority added £20m to extend it. The full facility is planned for the university's Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus.
The centre offers space and support to help researchers and start-ups become commercially viable. The university says the pilot stage has been successful. Members listed on its site include Phasecraft, KETS Quantum Security, QLM and Zero Point Motion.
Lead organisation
Funders
West of England Combined Authority
Government · Bristol
In the news
Quantum Zeitgeist articles naming the lead organisation or partners. They may not be about this project.
Researchers Simulate Molecules Using Ten Thousand Qubits, read on Quantum Zeitgeist
Achieving complete quantum simulations once required resources beyond current capabilities; now, calculations previously intractable are possible using approximately ten thousand physical qubits. This new compilation framework estimates end-to-end runtimes, from 102 milliseconds on photonic or super
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New Quantum Spintronics Center Launches with German-Korean Ties, read on Quantum Zeitgeist
The Max Planck-Korea-PSI Center for Quantum Emergent Spintronics, KOMQUEST, officially began operations September 13, 2026, uniting six institutions to advance spin-based technologies.
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Bristol and NQCC launch intensive quantum computing courses, read on Quantum Zeitgeist
The NQCC and University of Bristol offer two intensive, six-week online programs in quantum information and computation, ideal for STEM professionals.
Image © Quantum Zeitgeist
Manchester physicists use AI to predict UK air quality, read on Quantum Zeitgeist
David Topping and Hao Zhang, physicists at the University of Manchester, applied NVIDIA Earth-2 AI to forecast UK air quality—a factor in 30,000 annual deaths.
Image © Quantum Zeitgeist
Sources
- University of Bristol: Quantum Technologies Innovation Centre (bristol.ac.uk)
- University of Bristol: £20m investment in QTIC (14 October 2019) (bristol.ac.uk)
- Quantum Zeitgeist: West of England lands UK's first US quantum deal (quantumzeitgeist.com)
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