Centre for Quantum Technologies

What Centre for Quantum Technologies does

The Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) is Singapore's flagship national research centre for quantum science and engineering, hosted at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and operating research nodes across Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Founded in December 2007 as Singapore's first Research Centre of Excellence, CQT was elevated in January 2025 into a flagship national centre under Singapore's National Quantum Strategy, with close to $300 million committed over five years through the RIE 2025 plan. As of December 2025 the Centre comprises roughly 200 staff, students, and affiliates, including 26 Principal Investigators and 85 PhD students.

CQT's research spans five domains: quantum communication and security (including quantum key distribution and post-quantum cryptography), quantum processors, computation and simulation, quantum sensing and metrology, advanced instruments, and basic quantum science. Its technical outputs include proprietary research software tools (Qsampling, SOMIM, and SeCQC), peer-reviewed publications, theses, and technology that has produced spin-offs such as SpeQtral in quantum key distribution. The Centre leads or contributes to four national platforms: the National Quantum-Safe Network (NQSN), the National Quantum Computing Hub (NQCH), the National Quantum Federated Foundry (NQFF), and the National Quantum Processor Initiative, and hosts the CNRS-NUS MajuLab joint facility.

CQT does not operate as a commercial vendor; its revenue is dominated by Singapore government funding channelled through the National Research Foundation, supplemented by a $25 million two-year bridging grant awarded in December 2022 and by income from industry collaborations and consulting with partners such as United Overseas Bank (derivatives valuation), Singtel (cyber security via the NUS-Singtel Cyber Security R&D Lab), and Qubit Pharmaceuticals (quantum algorithms for drug discovery). Its customers in the segment sense are the academic research community, industry partners commercialising quantum technologies, and students and trainees progressing through the quantum talent pipeline.

Name

Centre for Quantum Technologies

Legal name

Centre for Quantum Technologies

Website

https://cqt.sg

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Centre for Quantum Technologies is Singapore's flagship national research centre for quantum science and engineering, hosted at the National University of Singapore and funded primarily by the Singapore government to coordinate quantum research, talent development, and industry collaboration across the country.

Ownership category

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Product category

Quantum Technology Research

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Quantum Education, Workforce Development & Academic Centers (HDAGAMAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Quantum Standards, Testbeds & Open Research Infrastructure (HDAGAMAL), PQC Migration, Readiness Assessment & Crypto-Agility (HDAGAGAD), Quantum-Safe Cryptographic Algorithms & Protocols (PQC) (HDAGAGAC), Quantum Cloud Infrastructure & QPU Hosting (HDAGAIAA)

Keywords

• Quantum research
• Quantum computing
• Quantum communication
• Quantum cryptography
• Quantum sensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Research Funding: CQT receives government funding through Singapore's National Quantum Strategy with close to $300 million over five years from RIE 2025 plan, as well as a $25 million bridging grant from NRF. The centre also generates revenue through industry collaborations and consulting.
2. Industry Partnerships and Consulting: CQT collaborates with industry on quantum projects, provides consulting services, and develops spin-offs and startups from research outcomes.

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Core offering

CQT is a national research centre that conducts basic and applied research in quantum technologies, including quantum communication, quantum processors/computation, quantum sensing and metrology, and advanced quantum instruments. It also develops quantum software tools, trains graduate students, and collaborates with industry and government partners to translate quantum science into real-world applications.

Product overview

CQT is Singapore's flagship national research centre in quantum technologies. It operates as a research organization rather than a product company. CQT's activities span quantum communication & security, quantum processors/computation/simulation, quantum sensing & metrology, advanced instruments, and basic science. The centre offers research software tools (Qsampling, SOMIM, SeCQC) developed by its researchers, and coordinates national quantum programmes including the National Quantum-Safe Network (NQSN), National Quantum Computing Hub (NQCH), National Quantum Federated Foundry (NQFF), and National Quantum Processor Initiative. CQT is hosted at NUS with nodes at NTU, SUTD, and A*STAR.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Qsampling
• State-of-the-art Many-body Iterative Method (SOMIM)
• SeCQC
• Industry-funded research collaborations and consulting
• Quantum-safe communications testbed and network infrastructure
• PhD and Master's research training programme

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered secondary and core.

• Qubit PharmaceuticalssecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Collaboration to advance quantum algorithms for drug discovery using quantum computing techniques.
• National Quantum-Safe Network (NQSN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2024National platform conducting nationwide trials of quantum-safe communication technologies to enhance network security for critical infrastructure. Led by CQT researchers with public-private partnerships.
• National Quantum Processor InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Initiative to build local capabilities in the design and build of Singapore's own quantum processors, driven by CQT's Director.
• National Quantum Computing HubcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Joint initiative of CQT with A*STAR's Institute of High Performance Computing and the National Supercomputing Centre Singapore to develop quantum computing capabilities and explore applications through industry collaborations.
• National Quantum Federated FoundrycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Supporting microfabrication techniques for quantum devices and enabling technologies, hosted at A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering.
• National University of Singapore (NUS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution and primary partner university. CQT was originally established as a Research Centre of Excellence at NUS in December 2007.
• Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university with research groups and Principal Investigators co-appointed at NTU.
• Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university with research groups at SUTD.
• Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch agency partner hosting research groups and contributing to national quantum platforms including National Quantum Office (NQO).
• MajuLabsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational joint research laboratory under the CNRS-NUS partnership, conducting quantum research collaborations.
• United Overseas Bank (UOB)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to pioneer quantum computing applications in derivatives valuation for financial services.
• SpeQtralsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerStartup spin-off from CQT's quantum key distribution research, commercializing quantum communication technology.
• NUS-Singtel Cyber Security R&D LabsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate collaboration on quantum cryptography and security research.

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Emerging players

• SpeQtral: SpeQtral is a Singapore-based quantum key distribution startup spun out of CQT's research. It is closely tied to CQT commercially and exemplifies the spin-off pathway, while also being a potential commercialisation channel for CQT's QKD research outputs.
• PsiQuantum: PsiQuantum is a well-capitalised commercial company pursuing fault-tolerant photonic quantum computing. Its aggressive R&D hiring and global partnerships compete for the same quantum talent pool that CQT develops.
• Quantinuum: Quantinuum is a leading commercial quantum computing company built on H-series ion-trap hardware with strong academic ties. While commercial rather than research-focused, it competes with CQT-adjacent talent and represents the commercial translation path that CQT research may feed.

Direct peers

• QuTech: QuTech is a Dutch national quantum research centre jointly founded by TU Delft and TNO, coordinating Netherlands' quantum research and engineering. Like CQT, it is a government-funded national flagship with multiple research platforms and industry partnerships, making it a direct structural peer.
• Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC), University of Waterloo: IQC is a large Canadian quantum research institute with ~200 researchers conducting fundamental quantum research across computing, communication, and sensing. It mirrors CQT in mission, scale, and academic-industry collaboration model.
• Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics: MPQ is a leading German research institute dedicated to quantum optics and quantum information science. It mirrors CQT's research depth in quantum communication, computing, and fundamental science with comparable scale of researchers.
• UK National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC): NQCC is the UK's national quantum computing facility hosted at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, established to accelerate quantum computing capability. As a national coordinating centre with similar remit to CQT's national programmes, it is a direct structural peer.
• RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing: RIKEN's quantum computing centre is Japan's flagship national quantum research hub, conducting fundamental research and engineering across multiple quantum modalities. Comparable to CQT in its national coordination role and research breadth.

Broad incumbents

• Argonne National Laboratory Quantum Information Science: Argonne is a US Department of Energy national laboratory with significant quantum research programmes. As a government-funded multi-institutional research hub with quantum focus, it is comparable in scale and national coordination function.
• NIST Quantum Information Program: NIST operates a major US quantum information programme focused on standards, metrology, and foundational research. While part of a much larger agency (NIST), its quantum mission and national coordinating role parallel CQT's designated national functions.

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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