This press release was issued by Universal Quantum (UQ).

London / Singapore, 9th September 2026:

• Universal Quantum's new Singapore centre will anchor the company's Asia-Pacific R&D activities, drawing on the country's outstanding capabilities from chip development to quantum algorithms
• Universal Quantum is making a significant long-term investment in people, facilities and services in Singapore, supported by EDB and backed by investment from EDBI
• The centre establishes a strategic base from which to draw on the region's unique technology capabilities and strengthen Universal Quantum's global ecosystem

Universal Quantum, the pioneering UK company building large-scale quantum computing systems for real-world use, today announced a major expansion of its presence in Singapore. The move builds on Universal Quantum’s close partnership with Singapore’s National Quantum Office (NQO), the body responsible for implementing the nation’s quantum strategy. The collaboration is supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and EDBI, the investment arm of SG Growth Capital, the investment platform jointly managed by EDB and Enterprise Singapore. As part of the announcement, EDBI has been unveiled as a strategic investor in Universal Quantum.

The announcement marks Singapore's emergence as a thriving quantum ecosystem and its role as Universal Quantum's hub for Asia-Pacific. It will see the establishment of a Universal Quantum R&D Competency Centre in the country, the Sussex-based company's first dedicated R&D presence outside Europe.

Advancing quantum hardware through Singapore’s semiconductor and engineering capabilities

At the centre of the announcement is a programme of advanced ion trap chip process development and integration, bringing together Universal Quantum's chip design expertise with Singapore's fabrication and packaging capabilities. The work will establish a world-class facility for microchip development, advancing progress towards fault-tolerant, scalable trapped-ion quantum computers.

The advance of ion trap chip technology is a critical step towards harnessing stable qubits at the scale requiredto deliver reliable quantum computing and to transform fields such as medicine, materials design and climate modelling. It forms part of Universal Quantum’s long-term roadmap to work with Singapore's local quantum ecosystem to explore fault tolerant quantum computing (FTQC), including advanced quantum microchip development to the development of FTQC algorithms for strategic industries in Singapore.

The development of new capabilities in advanced packaging design is central to Universal Quantum's long-term technical plans in Singapore, and will draw on collaboration with local research institutes whose capabilities in this field are unmatched. Together, this work will build the chip architectures required to support a fully scaled, million-qubit integrated quantum processing unit.

Singapore becomes Universal Quantum's regional hub

Boosted by this partnership, Universal Quantum will develop its Singapore office as the company’s inaugural hub for Asia-Pacific. Supported by the EDB, the move builds on the company's existing momentum in the region, connecting research, talent, industry and ecosystem development through a long-term presence in the country.

The Centre will launch with an initial team of 25, with plans to grow significantly as its work in Singapore expands.

Universal Quantum intends to explore applications of its technology in sectors where Singapore has establishedindustrial strength, and have become critical for the Singaporean competitiveness, allowing them to keep their advantage over the long term. In doing so, the company expects to become a significant contributor to the region’s quantum ecosystem, and to build partnerships with the organisations leading its development.

Universal Quantum also recognises the support of the British High Commission Singapore to date in helping the company build its presence in the region, and looks forward to continuing this relationship as it deepens its long-term commitment to Singapore and the wider Asia-Pacific ecosystem.

Universal Quantum's expansion aligns with Singapore's broader efforts to strengthen its quantum ecosystem and build capabilities across research, talent and industry development. The National Quantum Strategy is developed and implemented by NQO, which is hosted in the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), and funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF).