Quantum Space · ESA BIC Poland
When today's encryption breaks, assumptions won't protect you — physics will. We build and verify Quantum Key Distribution for the organizations that cannot afford to be wrong.
01 — The mission
The problem
Harvest-now, decrypt-later is already happening. Classical key exchange collapses the day a cryptographically-relevant quantum computer exists — and the data captured today is exposed retroactively.
Our answer
Quantum Key Distribution secures the key with the laws of physics, not the difficulty of a calculation. Eavesdropping isn't merely hard — it changes the system, and it shows.
02 — Three pillars
We design and deliver the heart of quantum networks — high-efficiency entangled-photon sources and Optical Ground Stations with the specialized capability to receive quantum keys.
A European hub for the Verification & Validation of quantum hardware — ensuring that solutions are not just innovative, but objectively secure and certified.
We help governments, defense sectors and critical-infrastructure operators define and deploy quantum-safe architectures — from threat model to fielded system.
03 — Who we are
empiriQa is a deep-tech spin-off built to commercialize two decades of specialized QKD research from the SPALab at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń.
Backed by the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre Poland, we bridge world-class science and mission-critical commercial deployment.
20
years of research
3
integrated pillars
1
European V&V centre
The empiriQa difference
We eliminate the implementation flaws — the backdoors — that compromise quantum security in the real world. Academic rigor, industrial discipline, and a trusted foundation for Europe's quantum future.
Milestones, events and successes — straight from the lab.
Collaborate
Technology partnership, V&V engagement, or a quantum-resilience program — reach us directly and tell us what you're protecting.