RobQuant is delighted to announce our official Project Partnership in a landmark £1.6 million EPSRC Quantum Technology Career Acceleration Fellowship awarded to our co-founder and Chief Scientist, Dr Joe Smith.
The five-year fellowship, awarded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), recognises the critical need to translate quantum technologies from the laboratory to real-world applications. Dr Smith's project at The University of Sheffield will focus on advancing semiconductor tools to make solid-state quantum sensors accessible to a wider range of practitioners. By integrating microelectronics and photonics, the project aims to create sensors with unprecedented efficiency for applications in disease diagnosis and chemical analysis.
This fellowship is part of a larger £15 million investment by EPSRC to support 11 of the UK's most promising early-career researchers in quantum technologies. The initiative is designed to fast-track the development of the next generation of quantum leaders and solidify the UK's position at the forefront of this transformative field.
Dr Smith has been a core member of the RobQuant team since we started in May 2023. As a co-inventor of our patent-pending robotic vector magnet, the RQ-1, his contributions have been central to our technology and vision. We are proud of Dr Smith's well-deserved recognition and the quality of his fellowship proposal. The project's focus on combining advances in nanodiamond quantum sensors with scalable silicon photonics aligns with our mission to advance applied quantum sensing.
As a key partner in this five-year work programme, RobQuant is in a strong position to license and exploit the intellectual property generated. This collaboration will drive our future innovation and our development of robust technologies that push the boundaries of what is possible.
To read the full UKRI press release, please visit their website: Investing in quantum technology fellowships for future success.