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QFX Wins £6.8 Million Innovate UK Contract for Quantum Timing Hardware

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QFX, an Oxford University spinout, secured a £6.8 million Innovate UK contract for Phase II of its SrROCK programme to develop atomic and vacuum hardware for data centre timing and space applications. The programme aims to establish UK manufacturing capacity and intellectual property for advanced atomic systems while supporting QFX's distributed quantum computing platform. QFX raised £2 million in 2025 from Silicon Valley investors to accelerate technology development. CEO Dr Timothy Ballance confirmed the contract in October 2026.

Key points

• QFX secured a £6.8 million Innovate UK contract for Phase II of the SrROCK programme to develop atomic and vacuum hardware for data centre timing and space applications.
• QFX raised £2 million in 2025 from Silicon Valley investors led by Paul Graham to accelerate technology development.

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Evidence covers only the contract award and initial programme details; deployment requirements, commercial pathways, and space demonstration plans remain undefined. Specific testing results and customer adoption timelines are not provided.

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