Quantum companies in East of England

Main places, by number of organisations

• Cambridge · 15
• Chelmsford · 2
• Braintree · 1
• Leighton Buzzard · 1
• Haverhill · 1

Projects led from East of England (4)

• Completed Consortium · 2025 to 2026

  Quantum-Accelerated Mixed-Integer Optimisation for Aircraft Loading

  A 4colors-led proof of concept that tested hybrid classical and quantum algorithms for loading cargo on aircraft.

  Led by 4colors Research

  Themes: Computing, Software and algorithms

• Completed Consortium · 2022 to 2025

  Autonomous Quantum Technologies

  AutoQT

  A Riverlane-led consortium developing automated methods to control and tune large numbers of qubits.

  Led by Riverlane

  Themes: Computing, Software and algorithms

• Completed Consortium · 2020 to 2023

  NISQ.OS (Deltaflow.OS quantum operating system)

  NISQ.OS

  A Riverlane-led consortium that built Deltaflow.OS, an operating system meant to run the same software on different kinds of quantum hardware.

  Led by Riverlane

  Funding: £7.6m

  Themes: Computing, Software and algorithms

• Completed Consortium · 2018 to 2021

  Agile Quantum Safe Communications

  AQuaSeC

  A Toshiba-led consortium that built prototype quantum-safe communication systems. It combined quantum key distribution with quantum-resistant algorithms.

  Led by Toshiba Europe

  Themes: Communications, Networks

Organisations (20)