ConScience
ConScience AB is a Swedish micro- and nanofabrication services firm that fabricates superconducting quantum devices, microfluidic systems, and custom nanostructures for academic research labs and quantum technology companies across Europe and North America.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2012
- HeadquartersGöteborg, Sweden
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What ConScience does
ConScience AB is a privately held Swedish micro- and nanofabrication services company founded in 2012 and headquartered in Göteborg, with a Danish subsidiary (ConScience ApS) at DTU Science Park in Kongens Lyngby. The company operates from a 12-person team (75% PhD holders) and provides contract fabrication of micro- and nanostructures for academic research institutions, quantum technology companies, and industrial R&D groups across Europe, North America, and Oceania.
The company runs four primary business lines. Its Quantum Foundry offers full-wafer custom fabrication of superconducting quantum devices (Al/AlOx/Al Josephson junctions with T1 up to 256 μs and Q > 2M), complemented by standardized reference products QiB0, QiB1, and QiB2 (Qubit-in-a-Box devices) and a newly launched Q-MPW shared-wafer program announced at APS Global Physics Summit 2026. Beyond quantum, ConScience produces custom microfluidic and nanofluidic systems (including Mother Machine chips with sub-30 nm channel accuracy), sub-10nm electron beam lithography up to 8-inch wafers, TEM membranes, superconducting single-photon detectors, OFETs, and AFM/KPFM calibration standards validated by the Danish National Metrology Institute. Custom multilayer metal coatings (Ti, Al, Cr, Au, Ge, Pd, Ni, Pt, Ag, Cu, V, Ta, Fe, Co) on silicon, fused silica, A3B5, and glass substrates round out the offering. Underlying infrastructure includes access to >10,000 m² of cleanroom and 2,000+ instruments across Sweden and Denmark.
ConScience monetizes through project-based custom fabrication services, transactional sales of standardized reference products via its webshop and through Quantum Microwave in North America, and recurring shared-wafer access fees via Q-MPW. Pricing is quote-based, go-to-market is sales-led with content marketing, scientific publications in Nature Communications, Science, ACS, and PNAS, and conference presence, and customer segments span university labs (Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, UC San Diego, Uppsala, KU Leuven), research institutes (RISE), and commercial customers (Insplorion). The company is founder-controlled with no disclosed external equity funding.
ConScience firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ConScience
- Legal name
- ConScience AB
- Website
- https://con-science.se
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2012
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- ConScience AB is a Swedish micro- and nanofabrication services firm that fabricates superconducting quantum devices, microfluidic systems, and custom nanostructures for academic research labs and quantum technology companies across Europe and North America.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ConScience industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Semiconductor Nanofabrication Services
- NAICS
- Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (33441)
- SIC
- Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674)
- akta.pro primary industry
- QPU Packaging, Interconnects & Chiplets (Quantum Processor Integration) (HDAGAAAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Cryogenic Packaging, Enclosures & Thermal Interfaces (Sample Holders, PCBs, Connectors) (HDAGABAO)
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Where ConScience is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Göteborg
- HQ country
- Sweden
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
ConScience business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Custom Nanofabrication Services: Project-based custom fabrication services for micro- and nanostructures for research and development teams in academia and industry. Services include electron beam lithography, thin film deposition, microfluidic chip fabrication, and complex multilayer device fabrication.
- Quantum Device Products: Sale of proprietary quantum computing devices including QiB0, QiB1, QiB2 (Qubit-in-a-Box) products - superconducting transmon qubit devices for testing and calibration.
- Quantum Foundry Services: Full-wafer custom fabrication services for superconducting quantum devices with dedicated wafer runs, custom process flexibility, and priority access for exclusive wafer ownership.
- Q-MPW Program: Shared-access multi-project wafer program for superconducting quantum fabrication following fixed quarterly schedules, providing cost-efficient prototyping access.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Custom Fabrication Services |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
ConScience product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ConScience provides custom nanofabrication and microfabrication services for research and development teams in academia and industry, using state-of-the-art cleanroom facilities spanning 10,000+ m² with 2,000+ instruments across Sweden and Denmark. The company designs and fabricates micro- and nanostructures including superconducting quantum devices (QiB0, QiB1, QiB2 qubit-in-a-box products, Q-MPW shared-wafer program, custom qubit fabrication), microfluidic systems, TEM membranes, superconducting single-photon detectors, OFETs, and multi-layer coatings. They serve over 30 customers globally, including leading universities and quantum technology companies.
Product overview
ConScience provides nanofabrication and microfabrication services through a portfolio of specialized products. The core offerings include the Quantum Foundry for superconducting quantum devices (QiB0, QiB1, QiB2 qubit-in-a-box products and custom qubit fabrication) and the Q-MPW shared wafer program. The company also offers custom complex nanofabrication including TEM membranes, superconducting single photon detectors, OFETs, and AFM/KPFM calibration standards. Micro/nano-fluidic products include custom and standard mother machine molds/chips and custom fluidic systems. E-beam lithography services cover both resolution-limit and large-area capabilities. Custom coatings include single and multi-layer metal coatings (Au, Cr, Si3N4, SiO2, Ti) on silicon wafers. Most products are developed specifically for clients, with a web shop offering examples of standard products.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- QiB0 (Qubit-in-a-Box 0): World-class superconducting qubit device with fixed frequency transmon qubits and hanging resonators, featuring T1 up to 224 μs and quality factor of approximately 1M.
- QiB1 (Qubit-in-a-Box v1)
- QiB2 (Qubit-in-a-Box 2)
- Q-MPW (Quantum Multi-Project Wafer)
- Quantum Foundry Services
Products and services
- QiB0 — Qubit-in-a-Box 0 World-class superconducting qubits coupled to resonators, bonded and packaged with SMA connectors, designed for quantum computing research and qubit benchmarking. Includes 4 fixed frequency transmon single qubits (3-5 GHz) and 2 hanging resonators (6-7 GHz), with T1 up to 224 μs and quality factor approximately 1M.
- QiB1 — Qubit-in-a-Box 1 Superconducting quantum device for comprehensive testing of single qubits, including isolated fixed frequency qubits, fixed frequency qubits with XY lines, and flux tunable qubits with XY lines. Features shunted and floating qubits for redundancy characterization. For quantum hardware R&D teams.
- QiB2 — Qubit-in-a-Box 2 Superconducting quantum device optimized for qubit coupling studies, featuring both fixed frequency and tunable qubits with fixed and tunable frequency couplers for testing two-qubit coupling types. Includes single qubit configurations for benchmarking. For quantum hardware research teams.
- Quantum Foundry Services (Custom Qubits) Full-wafer fabrication service for superconducting quantum devices with custom designs, providing exclusive wafer ownership, custom process flexibility, and priority access with faster turnaround than Q-MPW. Achieves T1 up to 256 μs, Q > 2M, and ±10% Josephson junction size precision with >90% yield over 4-inch wafer. For quantum hardware companies needing dedicated wafer runs.
- Q-MPW — Quantum Multi-Project Wafer Shared wafer access program for superconducting quantum fabrication. Provides predictable, cost-efficient path from layout to fabricated devices using ConScience's qualified aluminium-on-silicon process, following fixed quarterly schedules. For quantum hardware startups and academic groups needing cost-efficient prototyping.
- TEM Membranes Custom, high-precision TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy) membranes with designs tailored to meet client needs including specific materials and dimensions. For research and industrial microscopy applications.
- Superconducting Single-Photon Detectors Near-infrared and optical single-photon detectors based on current-biased superconducting nanowires for quantum information applications and imaging of infrared photoemission. For quantum optics and quantum information research teams.
- Complex Multi-layer Devices Fabrication Fabrication of complex multi-layer devices requiring rigorous clean working routines, enabling highly integrated devices with many different layers. For R&D teams requiring complex multilayer semiconductor or superconducting device fabrication.
- Organic Field-Effect Transistors (OFETs) Custom-designed Organic Field-Effect Transistors for advanced research, prototyping, and product development. Features sub-20nm precision, tailored dimensions, and advanced metallization options. For organic electronics and materials science research groups.
- AFM/KPFM Calibration Standards Calibration standards for Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM), featuring 3 metal work functions with validation from the Danish National Metrology Institute (DFM). For metrology and surface science research laboratories.
- Custom Mother Machine Molds Custom-designed microfluidic molds based on the mother machine concept, with tight tolerances including sub-100nm features and sub-100nm overlay precision of different layers. For single-cell biology and microbiology research teams.
- Ready-to-use Microfluidic Products (Standard MM Chips) Ready-to-use mother machine microfluidic devices for single cell studies in microbiology, offering channel accuracy of less than 30nm with multiple channel sizes possible. For single-cell biology and microbiology research groups.
- Custom Micro/Nano-fluidic Systems Custom-designed systems (FUEC system) to study fluids under sub-micrometer confinement, comprising framed nanofluidic chips, chip holders, and a pressurizing unit. For biological research groups requiring nanofluidic confinement studies.
- E-beam Lithography at Resolution Limit High-resolution electron beam lithography for sub-10nm features. State-of-the-art EBL systems combined with process control allow fabricating structures in the sub-10nm regime, including quasi-closed gold films with 6nm gaps. For research teams requiring extreme-resolution patterning.
- Large-area E-beam Lithography Large-area, high-precision EBL writing capability for up to 8-inch wafer sizes with high precision and resolution. For research and prototyping teams needing wafer-scale EBL.
- Au on Si (Gold Coating) Gold coated silicon with chromium adhesive layer. Ultrapure metals evaporated at high vacuum (base pressure 3x10-8 Torr), available in 2-6 inch wafer sizes at customer-specified thicknesses (2-100nm). For research and prototyping teams requiring high-quality gold films.
- Cr on Si (Chromium Coating) High-quality chromium deposition on silicon 100 or 111 orientation, available in 2-6 inch wafer sizes at customer-specified thicknesses (2-100nm). For research and prototyping teams requiring high-quality chromium films.
- Si3N4 on Si (Silicon Nitride Coating) High-quality silicon nitride deposition on silicon 100 or 111 orientation, available in 2-6 inch wafer sizes at customer-specified thicknesses. For research and prototyping teams requiring high-quality Si3N4 films.
- SiO2 on Si (Silicon Dioxide Coating) High-quality thermally oxidized SiO2 on silicon 100 or 111 orientation, available in 2-6 inch wafer sizes at customer-specified thicknesses. For research and prototyping teams requiring high-quality silicon dioxide films.
- Ti on Si (Titanium Coating) High-quality titanium deposition on silicon 100 or 111 orientation, available in 2-6 inch wafer sizes at customer-specified thicknesses (2-100nm). For research and prototyping teams requiring high-quality titanium films.
- Custom Multi-layer Metal Coatings Custom multilayer coatings on wafers (silicon, fused silica, A3B5, glass) using materials including Ti, Al, Cr, Au, Ge, Pd, Ni, Pt, Ag, Cu, V, Ta, Fe, and Co. For research and prototyping teams requiring complex multilayer thin-film stacks.
Quantifiable outcome
- T1 coherence times up to 256 μs with average >145 μs demonstrated in fabricated superconducting qubits
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Companies that use ConScience
Customer profileNamed customers12 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
ConScience technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
ConScience partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered regional, technical and administrative.
- Quantum MicrowaveregionalQuantum Microwave serves as North American distributor for ConScience's QiB2 quantum device products. North American customers contact Quantum Microwave for order inquiries.
- Danish National Metrology Institute (DFM)technicalDFM (Danish National Metrology Institute) provides validation support for ConScience's AFM/KPFM calibration standards, ensuring measurement accuracy and metrology quality.
- Fintegrity ABadministrativeFinancial services provided by Fintegrity AB including CFO as a Service and financial accounting for ConScience operations.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
ConScience competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Quantum Machines: Israel-based provider of quantum control systems and orchestration hardware (OPX+, QUA). Comparable as a specialized quantum hardware supplier serving the same research and commercial quantum customer base, though focused on control electronics rather than fabrication.
- IMEC: Belgium-based leading semiconductor R&D and innovation hub with significant quantum technology programs. Comparable as a high-end nanofabrication services provider for advanced semiconductor and quantum devices, though at much larger scale and broader scope than ConScience.
- Alice & Bob: French superconducting quantum computing company developing cat qubits. Comparable as a European superconducting quantum hardware company with overlapping customer/research ecosystem, though operating as a systems company rather than foundry.
- Bluefors: Finnish manufacturer of cryogenic dilution refrigerators and measurement systems for quantum computing and research. Comparable as a European supplier of mission-critical quantum infrastructure with broad customer overlap in the superconducting quantum hardware ecosystem.
- Oxford Instruments NanoScience: UK-based division of Oxford Instruments providing cryogenic systems and quantum technology tools. Comparable as an established supplier to the superconducting quantum hardware market with overlapping customer base of academic and industry quantum researchers.
- IQM Quantum Computers: European leader in superconducting quantum computers, headquartered in Finland/EU. Comparable as a European superconducting quantum hardware company — though operating at system level rather than foundry level, IQM is a key downstream customer for ConScience's qubit fabrication capabilities.
Direct peers
- Delft Circuits: Netherlands-based supplier of cryogenic interconnects and i/o components for superconducting quantum processors. Directly comparable as a European supplier of specialized quantum hardware components serving the same research and quantum hardware customer base as ConScience.
- Quantum Microwave: North American distributor and manufacturer of cryogenic microwave components for quantum computing. Direct commercial counterparty as ConScience's regional distributor for QiB2 products and comparable component manufacturer serving the same superconducting quantum customer segment.
- SeeQC: US-based superconducting quantum hardware company with foundry-like services for chip fabrication and integrated control electronics. Highly comparable to ConScience as a vertically integrated superconducting quantum hardware provider serving both R&D and industry customers.
Regional players
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland: Finnish state-owned R&D organization with significant quantum technology and nanofabrication capabilities serving European customers. Comparable as a regional nanofabrication services provider and quantum hardware developer with similar customer base, though primarily serving Finnish/Nordic markets.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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ConScience leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles17 records
ConScience subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
ConScience funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Frequently asked questions about ConScience
What does ConScience do?
ConScience provides custom nanofabrication and microfabrication services for research and development teams in academia and industry, using state-of-the-art cleanroom facilities spanning 10,000+ m² with 2,000+ instruments across Sweden and Denmark. The company designs and fabricates micro- and nanostructures including superconducting quantum devices (QiB0, QiB1, QiB2 qubit-in-a-box products, Q-MPW shared-wafer program, custom qubit fabrication), microfluidic systems, TEM membranes, superconducting single-photon detectors, OFETs, and multi-layer coatings. They serve over 30 customers globally, including leading universities and quantum technology companies.
Is ConScience a public or private company?
ConScience is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was ConScience founded?
ConScience was founded in 2012. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is ConScience based?
ConScience is headquartered in Göteborg, Sweden, in the Europe region.
How does ConScience make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Custom Nanofabrication Services are the primary driver. The others are quantum Device Products, quantum Foundry Services and Q-MPW Program.
Who are ConScience's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Quantum Machines, IMEC, Alice & Bob, Bluefors, Oxford Instruments NanoScience and IQM Quantum Computers. Direct peers are Delft Circuits, Quantum Microwave and SeeQC. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is listed as a regional player.
Does ConScience have an API?
No public API is recorded for ConScience.
What industry is ConScience in?
ConScience's product category is Semiconductor Nanofabrication Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAGAAAJ, QPU Packaging, Interconnects & Chiplets (Quantum Processor Integration), with a secondary code of HDAGABAO, Cryogenic Packaging, Enclosures & Thermal Interfaces (Sample Holders, PCBs, Connectors). Its NAICS code is 33441 and its SIC code is 3674.