quantumbase.com

About Us

Quantum Base is a UK-headquartered quantum science company creating a new global standard in preventing counterfeiting and securing physical products. The company’s shares are listed in the United Kingdom (AIM:QUBE).

Quantum Base was founded in 2013 as a spin-out from the University of Lancaster. The company was established to commercialise Professor Robert Young’s discoveries in the field of quantum physics. Quantum Identities (Q-ID®s) are the first innovation to be commercialised and provide near unbreakable and non-replicable authenticity tags, read with standard smartphones for global level authentication and protection.

Q-IDs harness the inherent and unique imperfections that exist in materials at an atomic level. These imperfections can be measured when excited by light, such as with the flash of a smartphone, and captured, creating a database of unique fingerprint-like identifiers. This creates a secure tag that can be applied to a vast array of products at a low cost, to verify their authenticity using an everyday smartphone and Quantum Base’s software app. 

Quantum Base believes that the Q-ID technology has the potential to create a new global standard in authentication that will significantly mitigate global counterfeiting – a global problem that is estimated to cost businesses and tax authorities over $2.8 trillion in lost revenue per year.

Our Purpose

At Quantum Base, our purpose is to create a safer world through the application of groundbreaking science. We aim to create a new global standard in preventing counterfeiting and securing physical products, thus protecting global consumers, governments and brands. Counterfeiting is estimated to cause over one million deaths and cost businesses and tax authorities over $2.8 trillion in lost revenue per year. The Q-ID was created to end this global problem.

Collaborative research partners

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors comprises a distinguished group of leaders in quantum technology, business strategy, and innovative security solutions.

Tom joined the Board on 5 September 2024 after serving as Chief Commercial Officer since January 2024. He held various management roles at Made Tech Group plc, including Head of Sales and Central Government, working with clients like HMRC and the Ministry of Justice. Originally from New Zealand, Tom co-founded a ticketing agency and held software-related roles before joining Made Tech Group plc.

Tom Taylor

CEO

Robert joined the Board on 10 March 2020, having co-founded Quantum Base Limited on 15 August 2014. He holds a Master's in Physics from Oxford and a PhD from Cambridge. After working as a research scientist at Toshiba Research Europe and the Tyndall National Institute, he joined Lancaster University in 2009, becoming a Professor in 2017 and a director of the Lancaster Quantum Technology Centre.

Prof. Robert Young

Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer

Mark joined the Board on 13 February 2024. He has spent most of his career in the City of London, initially as an institutional fund manager and then for 14 years as the Head of UK Small and Mid Cap Companies at the London Stock Exchange. He has significant experience in floating companies on AIM and the FCA's official list and is a senior investment manager at the British Business Bank.

Mark Fahy

Non-Executive Chairman

David has held CEO, COO/CCO and CFO positions on PLC and bank boards for over 15 years with depth and breadth in banking, financial and professional services across international and domestic markets. He has a passion and ability for driving performance, thriving on responsibility and significant experience to successfully build and grow businesses across start-up, expansion, M&A, transformation and IPO. Comfortable dealing with complex situations, including regulators, crisis management and restructuring, with strong track record of delivering positive results.

David Broadbent

Chief Financial Officer

Lucy is a qualified chartered accountant (FCA) and an experienced senior finance professional with extensive UK and international IPO advisory and audit experience. She is passionate about working with ambitions, fast-growing companies to realise their potential, building strong teams and stakeholder relationships in the process. Lucy has a deep understanding of a business’s growth journey from start-up to scale-up and PLC.

Lucy Tarleton

Non-Executive Director

Adrian has worked in the fund management business for over 50 years, currently serving as a board member at Hargreaves Lansdown. Prior to HL, Adrian served as Executive Chairman at Liontrust Asset Management from 2009 to 2019. Adrian has extensive experience across fund management and adjacent sectors having held senior roles at Gartmore as Managing Director, Trustnet (as co-founder), Juniper, Bestinvest and Lazard Investors.

Adrian Collins

Non-Executive Director

Phillip co-founded Quantum Base alongside Professor Robert Young in 2013 and served as CEO and Director of the Company until October 2023. His extensive knowledge of Quantum Base's technology and market positions him uniquely to advise the Company while helping propel its global growth. Alongside this fundamental role in the foundation and expansion of Quantum Base, Phillip has substantial expertise in sales and marketing, new technology, business growth, and start-ups, which has been cultivated over a 30-year career. His previous roles include Head of Retail for NTL (now Virgin Media), Business Manager Enterprise Telephony for Stratus Technologies, and Founder and Managing Director of Kuiper Systems.

Phillip Speed

Non-Executive Director

Senior Management Team

Quantum Base’s senior management team is comprised of three Executive Directors from the Board and the following senior management.

David joined Quantum Base from BAE Systems, where he was a senior Engineering Manager responsible for improving engineering effectiveness and efficiency across Maritime Submarines. David is a Chartered Engineer with an MEng in Computer Systems, an MPhil, and an MSc in Systems Engineering. His expertise includes engineering project management, systems integration, and real-time signal processing.

David Howarth

Chief Technology Officer

Ben, an experimental physicist, specializes in advanced functional materials, surfaces, and interfaces. He holds a 50th anniversary lectureship in Physics and Functional Materials at Lancaster University. Ben is skilled in designing, synthesizing, and characterizing nanoscale materials and devices, including single molecule systems and 2D materials. Previously, he led nanoscale characterization projects under EU FP7 and completed a PhD at the University of Wales, earning the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Andrew N. C. Johnstone memorial prize.

Prof. Ben Robinson

Scientific Materials Advisor

Alan leads marketing solution thought leadership and brand positioning for Quantum Base, focusing on customer value creation and delivering quantum technology solutions to protect against counterfeiting. Before completing his PhD in Marketing (Lancaster), he had a decade-long career in B2B marketing, sales, and change management in the UK banking and telecommunications sectors, and co-founded a London-based start-up supplying IT professionals to the Finance and Automotive sectors.

Dr Alan Gilchrist

Marketing Advisor