French quantum microelectronics startup Quobly has announced a Research Collaboration Agreement (RCA) with Singapore’s National Quantum Federated Foundry (NQFF), one of the National-level Quantum Programmes (NQPs) led by the National Quantum Office (NQO). This announcement comes a month after the startup announced the incorporation of its Singapore office.
The agreement will see Quobly and NQFF develop a joint silicon spin qubit characterization platform in Singapore, which will help test and refine advanced quantum chips such as Quobly’s 300 mm FD-SOI qubit chips. It will also conduct benchmarking measurements at Quobly’s Grenoble facility, ultimately providing independent validation of device performance, a key requirement for manufacturable quantum hardware.
The RCA was formalized during the second French-Singapore Quantum Symposium (FSQS 2025) in Paris, where Singapore signed two other notable agreements, with neutral atom quantum computing startup Pasqal as well as with France’s Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS).
France and Singapore have had a long partnership in quantum technology, beginning 2014 with the creation of MajuLab, a joint research established by CNRS and Singapore universities. The collaboration was renewed in 2018, and the first French-Singapore Quantum Symposium was held in 2024.
