Global Business Innovation Programme in The Netherlands - Quantum Technology

The Global Business Innovation Programme is structured around three main stages and each business will have a designated Innovate UK Business Growth innovation and growth specialist to support them for at least the duration of the offering, including developing a work plan to capitalise on the opportunities identified.

The three main stages of the Global Business Innovation Programme are:

• Get Ready: A two-day workshop to build knowledge and understanding of the market and potential opportunities, including how to do business, cultural aspects, how to protect your IP, and training on how to better articulate your value proposition.
• Visit the Market: Explore the opportunities first-hand through meetings with key companies, research organisations, and potential collaborators and partners, through pre-arranged meetings and organised matchmaking.
• Exploit the Opportunity: An exploitation workshop and one-to-one support from an Innovate UK Business Growth innovation and growth specialist to help you follow up and maximise the opportunities identified through the programme.

The Global Business Innovation Programme operates on a competitive basis and businesses selected are required to participate in all three stages.

To apply you must:

• Be a business focused on developing innovation in quantum technology
• Be a UK-based innovation-led company with ambitions to grow and internationalise
• Be a company with fewer than 250 employees
• Be the CEO, founder or a senior decision maker in the business who is able to attend and complete all the programme activities

A business can only take part in two GBIPs in any rolling 12-month period (measured by the date of the Get Ready Workshop) unless there are exceptional circumstances.

The Netherlands has world-leading strengths and advanced facilities in quantum technologies, is the third in the world for scientific citations in quantum research, and is the second for investments in quantum technology per capita.

In 2023, the Netherlands and the UK signed a memorandum of understanding, pledging to further intensify cooperation in quantum technologies. Through its flagship programme Quantum Delta, the Netherlands is investing over €615m in the development of its quantum technologies ecosystem, ranging from strong research hubs to international active start and scale-ups.

Its complementary supply chain and research strengths in photonics, semiconductor and quantum tech are required for the growing quantum tech industry in the UK.

The programme will include a visit to the Quantum Meets 2025 Conference.

We are looking for businesses that focus on delivering quantum technology solutions including:

• Industrial products, processes or services to advance scalable solutions such as chip scale quantum, photonic and optoelectronic systems for applied quantum technologies
• Technologies (such as qubit processor, networking, switching or control systems) for scaling quantum computers
• Commercial hybrid quantum – classical software applications and services
• Quantum networking and communication solutions

Quantum technology is a ground-breaking technology that can offer disruptive solutions to a variety of unsolved problems.

The main cost to participate in the programme is the time commitment of a senior person from the business. The commitment includes working with an Innovate UK innovation and growth specialist, attending the Get Ready Workshop (2 days), Visiting the Market (1 week), and attending the Exploit the Opportunity Workshop (1 day).

Innovate UK will fund and organise flights, accommodation in the Netherland and one night for the Get Ready workshop in London, and any conference fees for successful applicants. Innovate UK will also pay for any reasonable adjustments throughout the initiative.

Only one representative from each company will be funded.

On acceptance, a commitment fee of £1,000 will be obtained from each delegate, which will be refunded on completion of the full activities and agreed action plan. Non-completion after formal acceptance may result in forfeiting some or all the commitment fees.

• Sunday 11^th May 2025: Depart the UK in the afternoon
• Monday 12^th – Friday 16^th May 2025: Opportunities for B2B meetings, site visits to several Quantum Hubs and networking, including attending the Quantum Meets 2025 conference
• Friday 16^th May 2025: Depart the Netherlands and arrive in the UK

Application form can be found here.

• Closing date for applications: Thursday 3^rd April 2025 at 09:00
• Get Ready Workshop: Thursday 24^th & Friday 25^th April 2025 (in-person, London)
• Visit the Market: Sunday 11^th to Friday 16^th May 2025
• Exploit the Opportunity Workshop: Thursday 10^th July 2025 (in-person, London)

If you have any questions, we are happy to help – please email us at event.enquiries1@iukbg.ukri.org.