Establishing the Need - Finding the future market for UK photon sources

一些独特的和颠覆性的量子技术正在从英国量子技术（QT）计划中心出现。这些设备的应用跨越了不同的领域，很难明确定义产品路线图，对于希望将QT商业化的大公司来说，很难看到初创企业、衍生企业、中小企业或大公司可能适合他们的供应链。Gooch和Housego （GH）与量子技术企业中心（QTEC）和米尔纳战略营销（MSM）希望对英国项目中目前使用或正在开发的光子源进行为期六个月的市场研究。QTEC将对中心学者开发的光子源进行分类，并与各自的业务开发团队进行协调。MSM将根据行业投入进行初步市场研究，GH将利用该研究建立清晰的产品路线图，并根据机会大小和时间表对机会进行分类。这种方法将告知英国项目成员如何以及何时建立光子源供应链。这种方法可以应用于QT程序的其他方面。

A number of unique and disruptive quantum based technologies are emerging from the UK Quantum Technologies (QT) Programme hubs. The applications for these devices span a diverse range of sectors making it difficult to clearly definine product roadmaps and it is difficult for large companies wishing to commercialise QT to see where a start-up, spin out, SME or large company may fit into their supply chain. Gooch and Housego (GH) with the Quantum Technology Enterprise Centre (QTEC) and Milner Strategic Marketing (MSM) would like to perform a six-month market research study for photon sources currently utilised or under development within the UK programme. QTEC will catalogue the photon sources developed by the hub academics and coordinate with respective business development teams. MSM will conduct the primary market research study with industry input which will be used by GH to establish clear product roadmaps and categorize opportunities with regard to opportunity size and timescale. This approach will inform members of the UK programme on how and when supply chains can be established for photon sources. This approach may be applied to other aspects of the QT programme.