Enabling Quantum from Discovery to Deployment
Quantum technology is moving rapidly from fundamental research towards practical, scalable systems. Along that journey, researchers need technologies that can support everything from understanding quantum materials and developing new devices, through to testing performance and scaling quantum systems.
At the UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2026, Quantum Design UK & Ireland and Quantum Design Oxford will demonstrate how our technologies support this journey across three connected stages:
01 — RESEARCH
Explore quantum materials & devices
OptiCool™ + Lake Shore
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02 — TEST & MEASUREMENT
Develop & characterise quantum devices
Proteox™ MX
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03 — SCALE-UP
Build towards scalable quantum computing
Proteox™ QX
From exploring quantum materials to developing quantum devices and building towards scalable quantum computing, our technologies are designed to help researchers progress from discovery to deployment.
Research: Exploring quantum materials and devices
The first stage of the quantum technology journey is understanding the materials, phenomena and devices that could underpin future technologies.
OptiCool™ provides a controlled cryogenic environment with optical access and vector magnetic fields, enabling researchers to investigate quantum materials and devices under precisely controlled combinations of temperature, magnetic field and optical excitation.
This makes OptiCool particularly suited to research into quantum magneto-optics, spin-related phenomena and the magnetic, electronic and optical properties of quantum materials.
For researchers developing and characterising devices at cryogenic temperatures, Lake Shore cryogenic probe stations provide precision electrical and optical measurement capabilities in a flexible low-temperature environment.
Together, these technologies provide the experimental platforms needed to explore new materials, phenomena and device concepts.
Test & Measurement: From research to working devices
As quantum research moves from fundamental investigation towards functional devices, the ability to test and measure those devices under the conditions in which they operate becomes increasingly important.
Quantum Design Oxford’s Proteox™ MX provides a high-performance dilution refrigerator platform for materials research, quantum device development and early-stage scale-up.
Operating at ultra-low temperatures, Proteox MX enables researchers to investigate emerging quantum devices and technologies under the demanding conditions required by many quantum applications.
It provides a bridge between laboratory research and the development of more advanced quantum systems — helping researchers move from demonstrating a concept to understanding how a device performs.
Modular Cryofree® Dilution Refrigerator
Proteox®MX
Scale-Up: Building towards practical quantum systems
For quantum technologies to move beyond individual experiments, they need infrastructure capable of supporting increasingly complex and scalable systems.
Proteox™ QX is designed to support this next stage, providing a scalable cryogenic platform for quantum computing and larger-scale quantum infrastructure.
Its architecture is intended to help address the challenges associated with moving from individual experimental systems towards more scalable quantum computing environments.
Cryofree® Dilution Refrigerator Platform for Large-Scale Quantum Computing
Proteox®QX
OptiCool + Lake Shore → Research
Explore materials, phenomena and devices.
Proteox MX → Test & Measurement
Develop and characterise emerging quantum devices.
Proteox QX → Scale-Up
Move towards larger-scale quantum computing systems.
Enabling quantum from discovery to deployment
Quantum technology encompasses a complex ecosystem of materials science, photonics, electronics, cryogenics, device development and computing.
Quantum Design brings together the expertise of Quantum Design UK & Ireland and Quantum Design Oxford to support researchers at different stages of that journey.
Whether you are investigating a new quantum material, developing a quantum device or planning the next stage of a scalable quantum computing system, we can help you identify the instrumentation and cryogenic technologies needed to move your research forward.
Let’s talk quantum
The UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase provides an opportunity to explore how these different technologies connect – and to have conversations about the measurement challenges that arise at each stage of the research journey. The event is specifically designed to bring together organisations across the quantum ecosystem and to encourage new partnerships, investment and collaboration.
Whether you’re developing a quantum material, characterising a single-photon source, investigating a quantum sensor, building a cryogenic photonics experiment or looking for ways to scale a quantum research platform, we’d be happy to discuss your requirements.
Come and meet Quantum Design UK & Ireland at the UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2026 and talk to our team about the instrumentation that could support your next experiment.
6 November 2026 | Business Design Centre, London
Come and have an informal chat about your quantum research and measurement challenges.
Introducing… Alex Melville, our new Territory Cryogenic Sales Manager. Email Alex with your queries about the Quantum Design Oxford products.
Get in touch with QDUKI’s Luke Nicholls to discuss the Quantum Design systems and other products in our extensive portfolio.
