eleQtron is a German deep‑tech startup founded in 2020 as a spin‑out from the University of Siegen’s Department of Quantum Optics, focused on building scalable trapped‑ion quantum computers for industrial and scientific use. Unlike many trapped‑ion rivals that rely on complex laser systems, eleQtron’s core innovation is its MAGIC platform - Magnetic Gradient Induced Coupling which controls qubits using microwave/radio‑frequency fields instead of lasers, enabling simpler, more

Universal Quantum is a Brighton, UK–based quantum hardware startup founded in 2018 as a spin‑out from the University of Sussex’s Ion Quantum Technology Group, co‑founded by Professor Winfried Hensinger and Dr Sebastian Weidt. The company focuses on a modular trapped‑ion architecture that uses microwave control and ion transport between chips to scale toward utility‑scale, error‑corrected quantum computers.