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UCL hosts Danish ministerial visit as London Quantum Cluster launched

15 May 2025

UCL welcomed Danish Minister for Higher Education and Science, Christina Egelund, and University of Copenhagen Rector Professor David Dreyer Lassen as part of a delegation visit to its Bloomsbury campus.

Danish Minister for Higher Education and Science, Christina Egelund, led a delegation including University of Copenhagen Rector Professor David Dreyer Lassen to UCL's Bloomsbury campus this week

The visit, including a tour of the London Centre for Nanotechnology and Q-BIOMED (the UK Quantum Biomedical Sensing Research Hub), coincided with the launch of a new London Quantum Technology Cluster, including UCL as a lead partner, announced at this week's 2025 Commercialising Quantum Global 2025 conference.

The cluster is being seeded with a £500,000 investment from the Mayor of London, as part of the city’s long-term economic growth strategy, and aims to serve as a catalyst for regional and international collaboration. By fostering smart specialisation and pan-European supply chains, it aims to amplify the UK’s leadership in quantum and support the growth of similar ecosystems across the country and continent. 

The London Quantum Technology Cluster will lay the foundations for a dedicated incubator to take research in the quantum technology field from idea to market, accelerating the growth of these businesses. 

The Danish delegation visit highlighted the growing international interest in London’s quantum ambitions and the potential for deeper collaboration between the UK and Denmark across science, innovation, and education. 

It builds on a senior UCL delegation visit to Denmark earlier this year, including visits to the University of Copenhagen, the Lundbeck Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation and Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS.

Professor Geraint Rees, UCL Vice-Provost Research, Innovation and Global Engagement, said: “The launch of the London Quantum Technology Cluster is a landmark moment for UCL and our partners.  We have been inspired by the work of other clusters not only around us in London but across the world and see great potential for further international collaborations that drive forward scientific discovery, economic growth, and societal impact.” 

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  • UCL President & Provost Dr Michael Spence welcomed a delegation including Danish Minister for Higher Education and Science, Christina Egelund, and University of Copenhagen Rector Professor David Dreyer Lassen to UCL's Bloomsbury campus this week 

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