Qsensato, a start-up specialising in the development of integrated vapour cells and quantum atomic sensors, an academic-accredited spin-off from the University of Bari and the Interuniversity Department of Physics (DIF), announces that it has obtained a €500,000 investment in a pre-seed round from LIFTT and Quantum Italia.
The capital raised will be used to research and develop new prototypes, to commercialise existing solutions, and to grow and expand the company’s operations in Europe and the US.
The company bases its technology on atomic-photonic chips, the core of advanced atomic sensors that exploit the properties of quantum mechanics to detect minute variations in electric and magnetic fields, making unprecedented accuracy in measurements possible. This innovation results in instruments that can be applied in several strategic sectors, including medical diagnostics, geophysical exploration, GPS-free navigation and critical infrastructure monitoring.
Qsensato is founded by Gianvito Lucivero, a lecturer and researcher specialising in quantum sensors, together with his departmental colleague Annalisa Volpe and technical advisor Domenico Tulli.
“Our goal is to make quantum sensing an accessible reality for numerous industrial sectors, offering unprecedented measurement tools,” says Gianvito Lucivero, CEO of Qsensato (pictured here with the founders and team) in a note. “Thanks to our technology, we can combine unprecedented precision and portability, with potential applications ranging from advanced magnetic resonance imaging to the detection of geomagnetic anomalies.
“We could not fail to be fascinated by the technology that this company has been able to develop so far,” adds Edoardo Bianchi, LIFTT’s project manager. “We are happy to support this company, both for the radical innovation it proposes and for the highly specialised expertise of its team. In line with LIFTT’s mission, we decided to support this company in their growth path not only because they are able to anticipate the future, but because they make it concretely possible’.
Christophe Jurczak, founding partner of Quantum Italia and managing partner of Quantonation, comments: “The investment in Qsensato underlines the commitment of Quantum Italia, the first Italian Quantum Studio, in supporting the transition of scientific research from the laboratory to the market, especially in an emerging sector such as quantum technologies. The fact that Qsensato was born as a spin-off of the University of Bari is a demonstration of the strategic value of keeping alive a connection between the worlds of academic research and entrepreneurship’.
Riccardo D’Alessandri, founding partner of Quantum Italia and managing partner of Scientifica Venture Capital, says: “The adoption of quantum sensors is transforming the way information is collected, processed and interpreted. This is why we are excited to contribute to the evolution of Quantum Sensing through our investment in Qsensato and the new generation of integrated quantum atomic sensors developed by the startup, this technology will help play a crucial role in the acquisition of empirical data in a timely and accurate manner for a wide range of industrial applications’.
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