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Quantum momentum across the UK Last week’s £2 billion Department for Science, Innovation and Technology investment package set out a bold vision for the UK to lead the world in deploying quantum technologies at scale, accelerating progress in quantum computing, sensing, networking and commercialisation. Want to know more about quantum and the opportunity for businesses? See our round-up below. - Tom Adeyoola in City AM. Innovate UK’s Executive Chair highlights why Britain is poised not just to join the quantum revolution, but to lead it. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eHbjJjHm - Nu Quantum advances next‑gen quantum networking. Features writer Sophia Epstein ☁️interviewed Nu Quantum’s Dr Carmen Palacios-Berraquero following Nu Quantum’s record breaking $60 million Series A investment in December. The company continues to push the frontier of secure quantum communications - a strong example of how Innovate UK and UK Research and Innovation backing accelerates commercial‑ready innovation. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e77xnGjN - Cambridge becomes home to the UK’s most powerful quantum computer. A major partnership between the University of Cambridge and IonQ marks a step‑change in national capability. Watch Roger McKinlay, Challenge Director, Quantum Technologies, at Innovate UK, share more, together with a backstory on Innovate UK’s support: https://lnkd.in/eRDHNviD     These stories reflect a UK quantum sector that is scaling fast - exactly the momentum highlighted in last week’s DSIT announcements, reaffirming the UK’s commitment to becoming the first nation to deploy quantum computers at scale by the early 2030s. Learn more on Innovate UK’s vision for a UK where breakthrough ideas can become industry giants: https://lnkd.in/eQ4uZBB3 Photo: Dr Carmen Palacios-Berraquero Photo credit: Jim Johnston