Scotland is home to a world leading cluster in the development and application of quantum technologies – welcome to Glentanglement®!

Glentanglement® represents Scotland’s collective strength in quantum technologies, leveraging our rich heritage in photonics and our capabilities in adjacent critical technologies including semiconductors, connectivity and sensing.

In future the cluster will take a central role in the development and advancement of quantum technologies, integrating these technologies into viable, efficient and commercially attractive products.

Glentanglement®

  • Internationally recognised research base with multiple academic centres of excellence.

  • Vibrant industry cluster, leveraging our strengths across the critical technologies.

  • Coordination and cluster management through Technology Scotland.

  • World leading capabilities in quantum component/device development and manufacture.

  • Strengths in key commercial markets for quantum technologies e.g. space & defence, life sciences, and financial services.

  • Network of supporting assets to accelerate innovation and drive collaboration between industry and academia.

The quantum opportunity

Quantum technologies encompass a range of emerging technologies at the atomic scale, based around the principles of quantum mechanics.

These technologies are set to revolutionise communications, security, computing, sensing and imaging.

Medical imaging

Quantum enabled techniques allow imaging through human tissue, providing an opportunity for cheaper, more portable non-invasive diagnostics.

Object detection

Quantum sensors offer an opportunity to ‘see’ where we are currently unable, including underground surveying and poor weather navigation.

Cyber security

Quantum encryption will underpin our future cyber resilience, securing communication networks vital to our national security and critical infrastructure.

Drug discovery

Quantum computers will allow rapid modelling of biological systems and molecular interactions, greatly accelerating the development times of lifesaving medicines.

Timing

Quantum clocks will vastly improve timing accuracy, a vital consideration in applications such as financial transactions and navigation systems for autonomous vehicles.

Scotland’s strengths

Built on existing strengths across the critical technologies, Scotland has an ambition to create a billion-dollar quantum industry:

30 companies active in the development and application of quantum technologies.

2 of the 5 UK National Quantum Hubs are led from Scotland (Scottish institutions active in all 5).

World leading capabilities in quantum component/device development and manufacture.

Strengths in key commercial markets for quantum technologies e.g. space & defence, life sciences, financial services.

Over the last 10 years, Scottish institutions have been successful in securing over 30% of UK collaborative funding in commercialising quantum technologies.