Solid-State
Quantum Sensing
on a Chip.
Bringing clinical-grade magnetometry to the mass market via standard semiconductor fabrication: from brain-signal sensing to rugged industrial magnetometry.
Room temp · Chip-scale · OEM-ready
Built on 10+ years of NV-centre research and engineering, translated into manufacturable, chip-scale photonics.
Unleashing High-Performance Sensing
Room-temperature quantum magnetometry designed to move beyond specialist facilities into wearable and rugged systems.
Scalable Brain-Signal Sensing
Enable new wearable and distributed measurement concepts by reducing the infrastructure burden of high-sensitivity magnetometry.
- ✓ Compact sensors designed for integration
- ✓ Room-temperature operation
- ✓ Path to manufacturable, scalable systems
Rugged, Real-World Performance
Bring high-sensitivity sensing into demanding environments where size, power, and reliability matter.
- ✓ Solid-state design for robustness
- ✓ Built to support noise-mitigation strategies
- ✓ Compact form factor for system integration
No More Compromises
Breaking the trade-off between sensitivity, cost, and mobility.
Use cases
Our solid-state sensor is designed for high-sensitivity magnetometry in settings where size, robustness, and infrastructure matter.
Brain-signal and neurological sensing
Enabling next-generation MEG-style imaging and neurological diagnostics without cryogenic or shielded-room infrastructure.
Aerospace and rugged environments
Monitoring and sensing in demanding conditions where conventional sensors are too fragile or infrastructure-heavy.
Research and validation
Labs and consortia using our technology for characterisation, validation, and a path to adoption.
The Technology
Nitrogen-Vacancy in Diamond
We use the quantum properties of Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centres in diamond, integrated with silicon photonics. Our team has been advancing NV-centre sensing for over a decade: from academic research to the photonic architectures that enable today’s chip-scale sensors.
Our Patent-pending photonic enhancement architecture enables high sensitivity with low optical power excitation. This allows us to produce a solid-state sensor chip via standard semiconductor fabrication.
Our roots
Over a decade of innovation in nitrogen-vacancy centres: from academic research to chip-scale quantum sensing.
- 12014Foundational NV transducer and control work
Microwave transducers and control approaches for nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centres: enabling higher-precision spin control.
- 22015–2020High-throughput measurement + rapid prototyping
Rapid interrogation and custom control to characterise large NV arrays, alongside in-house lithography and SiN photonic prototyping to iterate on devices and data.
- 32021Foundry-scale translation
To overcome low academic cleanroom yields, validated SiN photonics in IMEC’s 150 nm process and imec sponsored to build a hybrid NV-diamond–SiN platform.
- 42023RobQuant formed (May 2023)
RobQuant started to commercialise the NV IP and build a path to manufacturable quantum sensing.
- 52024Scaling pathways: foundry microelectronics + IP
Advanced foundry microelectronics approaches for scalable spin control and system integration, alongside ongoing patent filings and partner-led evaluation.
- 62025Quantum Sensor Prototype
Innovate UK funding to develop a next‑generation wearable quantum sensor prototype, integrating key optical components into a solid‑state chip.
Ways to engage
Whether you need a sensor component, an evaluation programme, or a strategic partnership: we work with OEMs, research partners, and integrators.
Sensor component
Packaged quantum sensor chip for OEM integration into medical and industrial systems.
Contact usEvaluation and feasibility
R&D and feasibility programmes for partners with defined use cases.
Discuss your use casePartnerships
Strategic partnerships for integration, validation, and path to deployment.
Talk to us about partnerships
Built for Integration
We’re developing a scalable sensor component designed to fit into real clinical and industrial systems via partnerships with established manufacturers.
A chip-scale approach compatible with standard fabrication, designed for volume manufacturing and OEM integration.
Early deployments in research and non-regulated environments to generate performance data and iterate quickly.
Designed to integrate into clinical systems through partnerships with established medical device manufacturers.
FAQ
Quick answers to common diligence questions, from the physics basics to integration and go-to-market pathways.
The Founding Team
Combining deep physics expertise with commercial and legal strategy.
Dr Agnethe Seim Olsen
Ex-CERN, MIT, senior analyst, PhD in ML. 4+ years Management in Public sector. Leading Innovate UK grant delivery.
Dr Joe Smith
10+ years engineering nitrogen-vacancy centres in diamond and the photonic architectures needed for chip-scale sensing. Led major grant-funded programmes and supports RobQuant’s IP and technical roadmap.
Sam Smith
Qualified patent attorney (UK/EU). Expert in building patent portfolios and litigation defence.