King's Launches New Quantum Research Centre

A new research centre - King's Quantum - has been launched at King's College London with the aim of delivering transformative quantum technology for healthcare, life sciences, security and industry.

Announced recently at the Science Gallery London before an audience of researchers, business and industry representatives, and policy-makers, the centre is part of a £45m investment in science at King's. Its goal is to leverage multidisciplinary expertise and knowledge across the university to further the application of quantum science.

Dr James Millen, Director of King's Quantum, said: "Quantum has the power to unlock solutions to global challenges such as net zero, climate forecasting, drug discovery, autonomous vehicles, and the development of new materials for a wide range of purposes.

"Quantum not only explains the world, but through quantum we can change the world."

Quantum science provides a description of nature from the subatomic to the molecular scale. Quantum technologies exploit unique aspects of quantum science, such as superposition and entanglement, and integrate them into devices to achieve things that would otherwise be impossible.

"Our centre aims to bring together our amazing pool of quantum scientists at Kings with the even larger pool of researchers who have the potential to apply quantum technology in their work, bringing about innovations in the field," Dr Millen said.

Whether its quantum computers processing information so that we can design new drugs, or quantum sensors interacting with the environment so delicately that they can sense the gravity of objects underground, quantum technologies are widely recognised as transformative in every domain.

A key focus for the centre will be fostering collaboration between academics and industry to realise the technological revolution enabled by quantum.