➀ The University of Birmingham and Paragraf have received £3.4 million in funding from Innovate UK and UKRI to advance graphene production and explore its potential in quantum computing. ➁ Graphene magnetic sensors could be a key technology for quantum computers. ➂ The research involves cryogenic testing of graphene devices and developing new 2D materials and electronic devices.

➀ The Innovate UK's £1.5 million MARCONI project demonstrates quantum key distribution (QKD) through high-fidelity, modular, and scalable receiver modules. ➁ The project introduces two new OEM QKD receivers with different technologies, ensuring a robust domestic supply chain for critical quantum networking technologies. ➂ The receivers will be showcased in entanglement-based discrete variable-QKD transmission across both metro and long-haul networks, highlighting the scalability and performance of the MARCONI receivers.

1. Quinas, a startup founded by IQE and universities of Lancaster and Cardiff, has received £1.1 million from Innovate UK for UltraRAM mass production. 2. UltraRAM, invented by Lancaster physics professor Manus Hayne, offers non-volatile memory with DRAM-like speed and efficiency. 3. The funding will help scale up UltraRAM wafer production from 3” to 6” using MOVPE technique at IQE.