Industries We Work With
Quantum technologies are changing two things at once:
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how organisations build new capabilities – in optimisation, sensing, simulation, communications and data analysis; and
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how they must defend what already exists – cryptography, infrastructure, products, and the data that will still matter in ten or twenty years.
Applied Quantum works with organisations that:
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are already experimenting with quantum and quantum‑inspired techniques – optimisation and annealing, quantum sensing, simulation, new network architectures;
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need to prepare for universal and large‑scale quantum computing arriving on realistic time horizons;
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must modernise cryptography, key management and architectures to stay secure in the face of quantum threats; and
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are beginning to ask how to secure quantum systems themselves, and how AI and automation change the risk surface.
Financial Services & Fintech
Banks, insurers, market infrastructures, payment providers and fintechs sit at a unique junction: they are both some of the earliest adopters of advanced optimisation, analytics and automation – and among the most exposed to cryptographic and systemic risk.
Build with quantum and quantum‑inspired methods
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Exploring quantum and hybrid optimisation for routing, portfolio construction, collateral, liquidity and capital allocation.
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Using quantum‑inspired classical algorithms and annealing platforms to squeeze improvements out of existing infrastructure today.
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Assessing the role of quantum simulation in pricing complex instruments or modelling tail risks.
Defend against quantum risk
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Preparing for PQC migration across cores, channels, HSMs, APIs and interbank connectivity.
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Managing “harvest now, decrypt later” exposure for long‑lived transactional and customer data.
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Evaluating and validating “quantum‑safe” products – key management, VPNs, HSMs, secure messaging – without relying on vendor hype.
How we typically help
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Quantum opportunity scanning and use‑case evaluation for risk, pricing, optimisation, etc.
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Design and delivery of PQC and cryptographic‑modernisation programmes, from CBOM and crypto inventory through to migration roadmaps and transformation management.
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Interbank and FMI quantum‑risk assessments.
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Independent technical and commercial due diligence.
Government & Defense
For governments, defence and national security communities, quantum is simultaneously a strategic capability, industrial policy lever and long‑term security threat.
Build with quantum
- Designing national quantum strategies that combine research, ecosystem building, industrial policy and adoption in defence and public services.
- Supporting pilots and testbeds in quantum communications, sensing and computing – from secure links to space and defence systems through to public‑sector optimisation projects.
- Developing skills and workforce programmes so that civil service, defence and regulators can make informed decisions, not just react to vendor narratives.
Defend against quantum
- Building national‑level quantum‑security and PQC strategies across critical sectors (energy, finance, healthcare, transport, telecoms, government IT).
- Creating regulatory expectations and standards around crypto‑agility, PQC, CBOM and long‑term data protection.
- Beginning to ask how to secure quantum systems themselves – from satellite links and quantum networks to classical control planes – and how AI‑driven tooling does or doesn’t help.
How we typically help
- National quantum‑security and PQC strategies, including sector prioritisation and high‑level roadmaps.
- Reference architectures and playbooks for critical infrastructure, government IT and secure communications.
- Ecosystem and industrial‑strategy support – mapping and strengthening local quantum vendors, integrators and research.
- Workforce, awareness and education programmes – from ministerial briefings to regulator and operator training.
- Advisory on securing quantum projects themselves (e.g. classical–quantum interface risk, key management, integration with existing classified networks).
Technology, Research & Telecoms
Cloud providers, telecom operators, quantum and deep tech vendors, universities and research institutes live closest to the technology. They are both building quantum platforms and expected to secure everyone else’s traffic and workloads.
Build with quantum
- Designing and operating quantum computing platforms, developer tools and APIs.
- Running quantum and quantum‑inspired experiments on real workloads – optimisation, ML, simulation, networking.
- Deploying quantum sensing in areas like timing, navigation, RF detection, materials and metrology.
- Telecoms and connectivity providers planning and deploying quantum‑secure networking (PQC, QRNG, QKD) and, in some cases, early quantum network segments.
Defend against quantum & AI driven risk
- Ensuring core platforms, telco networks and cloud services are quantum‑safe for customers.
- Securing classical–quantum interfaces in cloud services, data pipelines and control systems – where APIs, key management and orchestration platforms can become the weakest link.
- Integrating quantum‑safe measures into AI‑rich environments (e.g. AI‑driven security tooling, automated deployment, autonomous networking) without creating new vulnerabilities.
How we typically help
- Quantum strategy, product and roadmap advisory for vendors, cloud providers and telecoms.
- Quantum‑secure network blueprints, including PQC rollout, QRNG integration and informed QKD adoption where it makes sense.
- R&D and engineering support for PoCs and pilots in optimisation, simulation, sensing and networking – including quantum‑inspired approaches when they’re the right answer today.
- Commercialisation and TTO support for quantum IP in universities and corporate research labs.
- Security architecture and code‑level review of quantum and “quantum‑safe” products – especially at the classical–quantum and AI‑integration boundaries.
Critical Infrastructure & Industrial
Energy, utilities, transport, manufacturing, logistics and other industrial sectors are where physical systems, OT/ICS, IT and national level risk meet. The same organisations that must harden their infrastructure against quantum threats are often also exploring quantum enabled sensing, optimisation and analytics to improve performance.
Build with quantum and sensing
- Evaluating and piloting quantum sensing for asset monitoring, anomaly detection, navigation and environmental measurement.
- Testing quantum and quantum‑inspired optimisation for network flows, maintenance scheduling, workforce deployment and supply chains.
- Exploring hybrid architectures where classical control systems benefit from quantum‑enhanced analytics running in the background.
Defend against quantum
- Assessing quantum risk across OT/ICS, SCADA and supporting IT, including long‑lived protocols and devices that cannot be rapidly replaced.
- Planning and executing PQC and crypto‑modernisation for control centre–to–field communications, telemetry, VPNs and management interfaces.
- Integrating quantum and AI‑enabled systems into safety‑critical environments in ways that regulators, engineers and operators are comfortable with.
How we typically help
- Quantum‑risk assessments and readiness baselines for OT/ICS and converged IT/OT estates.
- Cryptographic and architectural roadmaps for PQC and crypto‑agility in industrial and critical‑infrastructure settings.
- Pilot design for quantum sensing and optimisation, including clear value metrics and integration plans.
- Programme and governance design for cross‑site, multi‑year quantum‑readiness and transformation programmes.
Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech
Healthcare systems, hospitals, pharma companies and biotech organisations work with sensitive human data and heavy R&D. They are natural early adopters of high end computation and sensing – and natural targets for long term data exploitation.
Build with quantum
- Investigating quantum algorithms and quantum‑inspired methods for molecular simulation, docking, protein folding and reaction pathways.
- Exploring quantum‑enhanced optimisation in trial design, patient stratification and clinical logistics.
- Piloting quantum sensing and imaging for ultra‑sensitive measurements, diagnostics and monitoring.
Defend against quantum & AI driven risk
- Protecting long‑lived clinical and genomic data against future decryption – in EHRs, research repositories, collaborations and cloud environments.
- Building PQC and crypto‑agility plans for clinical systems, research platforms and cross‑border collaborations.
- Securing quantum‑enabled pilots and AI‑rich analysis pipelines so they don’t introduce new attack surfaces around high‑value data.
How we typically help
- Opportunity mapping for quantum and quantum‑inspired techniques across discovery, development and clinical operations.
- Experiment and partnership roadmaps with quantum hardware providers, cloud platforms and academic partners – including well‑defined PoCs.
- Quantum‑security and PQC guidance for clinical, research and genomic data flows and storage.
- Data classification and encryption strategies aligned with quantum risk horizons and regulatory regimes.
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