ID Quantique

ID Quantique SA
Private (venture funded)
Industry Quantum Cryptography
Random Number Generation
Photon Counting
Founded Geneva, Switzerland
(2001 (2001))
Headquarters Geneva, GE, Switzerland
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Gregoire Ribordy
Products Quantum Hardware Random Number Generators
Quantum Key Generation
Quantum Key Distribution
Network Encryptors
Photon Counting
Website idquantique.com

ID Quantique (IDQ) is a Swiss company based in Geneva, Switzerland, which provides quantum key distribution (QKD) systems, quantum safe network encryption, single photon counters, and hardware random number generators to governments, universities and enterprises worldwide.

It was founded in 2001 as a spin-off of the Group of Applied Physics at the University of Geneva.

The company is structured in 3 business units :

Quantum Safe Cryptography Division

The Quantum Safe Cryptography division focuses on critical data protection for sensitive sectors, such as governments, banking institutions, data centers or commercial entreprises. The division provides :

Photon Counting Division

The Photon Counting division focuses on research application, laboratories and universities, and on commercial applications. The division works on optical intrumentation products such as :

Random Number Generation

The Random Number Generation focuses on developing quantum entropy source for the gaming industry, for cryptographic and security applications (quantum key generation) and research purposes (MonteCarlo simulations).

ID Quantique Achievements

The company has realized several world premieres in quantum technology innovation.

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Notes

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