QZabre

Name

QZabre

Legal name

QZabre AG

Website

https://qzabre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Quantum Sensing Instrumentation

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Quantum Magnetometry (SQUID/OPM/NV and related) (HDAGAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Quantum Sensor Components & Subsystems (Lasers, Vacuum, Photonics, Diamond/NV, MEMS) (HDAGAHAM), Quantum Sensing, Metrology & Imaging Research (HDAGAMAJ), Quantum Electric-Field / Electromagnetic Sensing (HDAGAHAE), Magnetic Field Control & Shielding (Coils, Mu-Metal, Active Cancellation) (HDAGABAK)

Keywords

• Quantum sensing instruments
• Scanning NV magnetometry
• Diamond quantum probes
• Cryogenic microscopy systems
• Nanoscale magnetic imaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Quantum Scanning Tips (QST) Sales: Sale of individually characterized diamond-based NV scanning probes. Each tip ships with full datasheet including contrast, brightness, count rate, NV orientation, T2, hyperfine structure, linewidth, and sensitivity specifications. Multiple sensitivity classes and configurations available.
2. Complete QSM Microscope Systems: Sale of turnkey Quantum Scanning Microscopes including QSM (room temperature) and attoNVM (cryogenic, co-developed with attocube). Systems include custom optics, integrated software, and vector magnetic field control.
3. Measurement Services: Expert NV magnetometry measurement services for research papers. Services include magnetic stray field maps, current density imaging, local hysteresis loops, spin dynamics, and vector field reconstruction. Contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications.
4. Quantum Edukit Sales and Rental: Sale and rental of educational quantum physics teaching kits for universities. Two modules available: Quantum Sensing Module and Qubit Manipulation Module. First unit in use at EPFL.
5. Quantum Diamond Membranes (QDM): Sale of diamond membranes with pillar arrays for color center research and quantum sensing applications. Configurable options for diamond cut, implantation depth, NV number, and coherence properties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

QZabre manufactures and sells quantum sensing instruments based on nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond, including complete scanning NV magnetometers (QSM, attoNVM), plug-and-play diamond scanning tips (QST), diamond membranes (QDM), confocal characterization microscopes (QCFM), control electronics (NV Core), and an educational kit (Quantum Edukit). The company also provides expert NV magnetometry measurement services for research customers who need magnetic field maps or current density images without purchasing their own instruments.

Product overview

QZabre develops and commercializes quantum sensing products based on nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center technology in diamond. The product portfolio is organized around a platform architecture: the QSM (Quantum Scanning Microscope) serves as the core room-temperature scanning NV magnetometer, while the attoNVM (co-developed with attocube systems AG) extends capability to cryogenic temperatures (2K–300K). Complementary products include QST (Quantum Scanning Tips) as modular diamond probes, QDM (Quantum Diamond Membranes) for ensemble measurements, QCFM (Quantum Confocal Microscope) for automated color center characterization, NV Core for signal generation and control electronics, and the Quantum Edukit for educational applications. The company also offers Service Measurements for research publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• attoNVM: Cryogenic scanning NV magnetometer (2K-300K), jointly developed with attocube systems AG
• QSM
• QST
• QDM
• QCFM
• Quantum Edukit
• NV Core

Products and services

• QSM (Quantum Scanning Microscope) Room-temperature turnkey scanning NV magnetometer optimized end-to-end for NV scanning, featuring custom optics, integrated software, megapixel ODMR imaging in hours, and vector magnetic field control up to 100 mT. Designed for research labs requiring complete plug-and-play systems for quantitative magnetic field mapping.
• QST (Quantum Scanning Tips) Fully integrated, plug-and-play diamond probe chips built around a single NV center at ~10nm depth, mounted on ceramic chip carriers with AFM-compatible tuning fork feedback. Individually characterized with full datasheets, offered in sensitivity classes Q2 to Q8 (<7 to <1.5 µT/√Hz). Compatible with QSM, attoNVM, and most AFM platforms via Akiyama probe footprint.
• QDM (Quantum Diamond Membranes) Diamond membranes with arrays of optical outcoupling structures (over 20,000 pillars) mounted on sapphire frames, designed to enhance photon collection efficiency by more than 10x compared to bulk diamond. Configurable for different diamond cuts, implantation depths, NV configurations, and coherence properties for quantum optics and ensemble sensing experiments.
• QCFM (Quantum Confocal Microscope) Turnkey characterization setup combining a high-performance confocal microscope with the QS3 software suite for automated overnight characterization of hundreds to thousands of NV color centers. Runs automated protocols including cw-ODMR, saturation curves, T1, T2, T2*, and Rabi measurements.
• attoNVM Cryogenic Scanning NV Magnetometer First commercial cryogenic scanning NV magnetometer integrated into a dry cryostat platform with ultra-low vibration engineering, operating at temperatures from 2K to 300K. Jointly developed with attocube systems AG, combining attocube's attoDRY2200 cryogenic SPM platform with QZabre's NV sensing technology for applications in superconductors, quantum devices, and low-temperature magnetic phases.
• Quantum Edukit Educational platform for teaching quantum physics through hands-on experiments using NV centers in diamond. Includes two modules: Quantum Sensing Module for fundamental quantum physics experiments and Qubit Manipulation Module for single-qubit manipulation including Rabi oscillations, Ramsey interferometry, and spin echo. Won the 2026 Red Dot Design Award.
• NV Core Electronics All-in-one signal generation and analysis solution for NV center experiments, featuring FPGA and RF DAC technology with 1 GS/s 16-bit I/Q arbitrary waveforms, 1 MHz to 5.5 GHz frequency range at 2W output, and integrated frequency tracking of ODMR resonances.
• NV Magnetometry Measurement Services Expert NV magnetometry measurement services for research papers, providing magnetic stray field maps, current density imaging, local hysteresis loops, spin dynamics measurements, and vector field reconstruction. Service measurements have contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Spatial resolution better than 30nm for magnetic field imaging
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AMSwitch ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025QZabre participates in the AMSwitch research project funded by the European Innovation Council (SEK 30 million). Project explores altermagnets for ultra-energy-efficient electronics, coordinated by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. QZabre's involvement focuses on quantum magnetic sensing applications.
• attocube systems AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development partnership for attoNVM, the first commercial cryogenic scanning NV magnetometer. attocube contributes ultra-low vibration cryostat engineering (attoDRY2200) while QZabre provides NV sensing technology and scanning tips. The integrated product combines attocube's cryogenic SPM platform with QZabre's quantum magnetic sensing expertise.
• ETH Zürich (Spin Physics Group of Prof. Christian Degen)coreTechnology or IntegrationOrigin of QZabre spin-off. QZabre was founded in 2018 based on technology developed at the Spin Physics Group. Company maintains close ties with ETH Zürich through ongoing collaborations, student projects, and course involvement.
• Harvard UniversitycoreTechnology or IntegrationLicensed U.S. Pat. No. 8,415,640 from Harvard University for double-pillar tip geometry used in QZabre's US-market scanning tips.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Bruker: Global scientific instruments incumbent with extensive magnetic measurement, AFM/SPM, and nano-analysis product lines. Competes in adjacent categories (AFM, MFM, nanoindentation) used by the same research customers that buy QZabre systems.
• Quantum Design: Incumbent supplier of physical property measurement systems (PPMS, MPMS) including cryogenic and magnetic measurement platforms used by nearly every condensed matter research lab. Competes for magnetic characterization budget with a broader, more established portfolio.
• Oxford Instruments NanoScience: Supplier of cryostats and low-temperature measurement systems serving quantum technology, condensed matter physics, and materials science customers that overlap with QZabre's attoNVM and QSM buyer base.

Regional players

• IMINA Technologies: Swiss-based provider of precision nanopositioning and sample manipulation solutions for SEM and probe stations; serves a partially overlapping European research instrumentation customer base as QZabre.

Direct peers

• Nanosurf: Swiss AFM and scanning probe microscope manufacturer. Shares the Akiyama-compatible probe footprint with QZabre's QSTs and sells complementary SPM platforms into the same academic and industrial research customers.
• Qnami: Swiss-based startup commercializing NV-center quantum sensing tools (Quantilever microscope, diamond scanning probes) for materials and life science research. Direct competitor in NV scanning magnetometry with overlapping product concept and customer base.
• Zurich Instruments: Swiss-based manufacturer of lock-in amplifiers, qubit control electronics, and quantum measurement instrumentation serving the same quantum research customers; overlaps with QZabre's NV Core signal generation and analysis product.
• Lake Shore Cryotronics: Provider of cryogenic temperature sensing, magnetic measurement, and material characterization systems. Overlaps with QZabre in cryogenic magnetic measurement workflows used in quantum device and condensed matter research.
• attocube systems AG: Cryogenic scanning probe microscopy and nanopositioning specialist and QZabre's joint development partner for the attoNVM. Comparable in serving low-temperature SPM and quantum device research customers; both share the cryogenic NV magnetometry roadmap.

Others

• Carl Zeiss AG (Zeiss Research Microscopy Solutions): Microscopy and optics incumbent and operator of the Zeiss Quantum Challenge award that QZabre won. Adjacent through confocal microscopy components used in QZabre's QCFM product and through shared end users in materials research.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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