Aquark Technologies Ltd

Aquark Technologies Ltd is a UK company focused on compact cold-atom quantum hardware. Its website says the business was established in 2021 in Southampton, UK, and builds miniaturised, deployable systems intended for sensing, timing, and spectroscopy outside laboratory settings. The company describes expertise spanning quantum physics, vacuum engineering, microfabrication, and photonics.

The company says its devices are designed to support applications in navigation, communications, security, and infrastructure. Aquark reports that its cold-atom hardware has been tested in operational environments across air, sea, and underwater settings, and it highlights products including the AQlock atomic clock, the AQurate spectroscopy module, and the AQuest miniaturised cold-atom system. Aquark also states that it has received investment or support from the NATO Innovation Fund, Innovate UK, EIFO, UKI2S managed by Future Planet Capital, and MBDA.