Commercialization of Single-Photon Light Sources

Informazioni relative al progetto

QTOOL

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 736112

DOI

10.3030/736112

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 26 Luglio 2016

Data di avvio 1 Agosto 2016

Data di completamento 31 Gennaio 2017

Finanziato da

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Nanotechnologies

Costo totale

€ 71 429,00

Contributo UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinato da

SPARROW QUANTUM ApS
Denmark

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - QTOOL (Commercialization of Single-Photon Light Sources)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2016-08-01 al 2017-01-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

Single-photon light sources are a missing component for building photonic quantum technologies. End-goal applications of efficient single-photon sources include quantum networks, quantum cryptography, and quantum simulators, which are disruptive solutions to societal challenges within security and supercomputing. Single-photon sources of high efficiency, purity, and coherence are currently not commercially available and there is a substantial and growing market pull from R&D labs working on photonic quantum technology. The goal of the SME1 Phase-1 project QTOOL is to validate the business proposition and market strategy of Sparrow Quantum A/S, a spin-out from the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, which is developing single-photon sources of unprecedented quality and performance.

The SME Phase-1 feasiblity study confirmed the overall objectives of the QTOOL project and validated the business plan of Sparrow Quantum. Minor but very important insights were gained from the market analysis and business analysis.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

The tasks listed in the Phase-1 proposal were carried out as planned. A few additional tasks were added in response to the new findings as they emerged in the unfolding of the feasibility study. Specific actions in the feasibility study included detailed segmentation analysis, preparation of marketing material, and in-depth interviews with selected potential customers. The tasks were:
1. Market analysis.
2. Business analysis.
3. Freedom-to-operate analysis.
4. Business plan.
5. Plan of the innovation project.

The input from customers in our market analysis as well as the additional analyses confirmed the value proposition of SQ and the importance of all key goals of QTOOL. However, key new insights emerged in the course of the feasibility study, in particular the importance of cutting costs of our technology and the demand for systems integration, which were only partially anticipated in the Phase-1 proposal

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

The feasibility study was focused on business development in the broadest sense but did not include technical work. The potential impact of quantum technologies is very large within areas such secure communication and quantum computing.

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