Beijing Launches Program to Connect Quantum Companies With Industrial Customers

Insider Brief

• Beijing launched a program connecting quantum companies and research teams with prospective industrial and government customers across six application areas.
• The initiative includes proposed projects in transportation, energy, finance, materials research, underwater sensing and quantum-secured communications.
• The announced projects are early demonstrations and customer-matching efforts, with no evidence yet that they provide a quantum advantage over conventional systems.
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Beijing has launched a program to connect quantum technology companies with prospective customers in transportation, energy, finance and other industries, part of a broader effort to move the sector from laboratory research toward commercial applications.

The “Scenario Handshake Plan” will match quantum companies and university research teams with businesses and government bodies seeking solutions to defined technical problems, according to the Beijing municipal government, according to an English-language version of 36Kr’s conference report. The program was announced during the 2026 Industrial Future Conference, held Sept. 9-10 in Beijing’s Yizhuang development district.