Mumbai, India, 8 April 2026: Deloitte India today announced the launch of its Quantum Centre of Disruption for Enterprises (QCoDE) at the ASPIRE IIT-B Research Park Foundation, located on the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay campus. The centre represents a strategic industry-academia collaboration designed to accelerate quantum adoption, research, and enterprise use-cases for Indian businesses.
The new centre will bring together Deloitte’s global quantum network, IIT-B’s academic excellence, start-ups, technology partners, and industry innovators to help Indian enterprises de-risk quantum investments, develop use cases, build talent, and transition from experimentation to real-world deployment. Enterprises that begin building quantum capabilities today will be early beneficiaries as the technology matures.
“The launch of QCoDE is an important step towards strengthening India’s quantum ecosystem in alignment with the Government of India’s National Quantum Mission,” said Romal Shetty, CEO, Deloitte South Asia. “India has the opportunity to be not just a consumer of quantum technologies, but a global innovation hub. By embedding our centre within IIT-Bombay’s research ecosystem, we are bringing together industry, academia, start-ups and government to accelerate real-world quantum applications. Here our focus goes beyond technology, we want to help Indian enterprises build quantum strategies, develop talent and capture early economic value from quantum-enabled solutions.”
“From bits to qubits and from logic to possibility, every disruption rewrites the rules whereas quantum rewrites reality. QCoDE will ensure Indian enterprises move early, decisively, and at scale while bringing industry and academia together to accelerate practical quantum adoption for Indian enterprises, government and public sectors” said Dr. Jagdish Bhandarkar, Partner, Chief Disruption Officer , Deloitte South Asia.
The centre is part of Deloitte’s global ecosystem and will support organisations across their quantum journey, from strategy and use-case identification to proof-of-concept and scaled deployment. The centre will focus on key industry applications, including:
Accelerating new materials and drug discovery through hybrid quantum-AI algorithms
Transforming supply-chain and logistics optimisation using quantum-enhanced modelling
Strengthening cybersecurity through quantum-safe cryptography
Helping enterprises de-risk quantum investments through collaboration with research institutions, start-ups and academia
Supporting organisations in building quantum strategies and quantum-literate workforces
By leveraging IIT-Bombay’s research ecosystem and talent pipeline, the centre will help Indian enterprises move from experimentation to industrial-scale quantum applications.
“Quantum technologies are approaching a phase where early investments in capability-building can translate into disproportionate long-term advantage,” said Dr. Rajappa Tadepalli, CEO, ASPIRE IIT Bombay Research Park Foundation. “With QCoDE, the focus is on helping enterprises move beyond exploratory pilots towards clearly defined use cases, measurable outcomes, and scalable pathways to adoption. By combining industry context with academic depth, this platform enables organisations to evaluate where quantum can deliver tangible efficiency gains, optimisation improvements, and strategic differentiation. Such structured, data-driven engagement will be critical as India builds competitive strength in the global quantum landscape”, he added.
“Quantum technologies are moving from theory to real-world impact and Deloitte aims to help organisations begin their quantum journeys today rather than waiting for hardware maturity,” said Dr. Renata Jovanovic, Partner, Chief Scientific Officer, Deloitte South Asia, and Leader, Quantum Centre of Disruption for Enterprises. “We are committed to responsibly harnessing this disruption to create economic value for our clients. Our new centre will serve as a catalyst for collaboration, bringing together academia, start-ups and global quantum leaders to solve complex industrial challenges across materials science, drug discovery, logistics optimisation and cybersecurity.”
Strategic timing matters: Organisations that develop quantum strategies and build quantum-literate teams now will be best positioned to capture value when quantum technologies scale.
Industry use cases matter more than hardware: Most of the economic value from quantum computing will be captured by industry users solving real business problems such as materials discovery, drug development, logistics optimisation and cybersecurity.
Hybrid Quantum-AI will drive near-term value: Hybrid models combining quantum algorithms with classical AI can already improve optimisation and simulation problems today.
Collaboration reduces risk: Partnering with research institutions, start-ups and academic ecosystems helps organisations de-risk investments and accelerate innovation.
Quantum-Safe cybersecurity is critical: As quantum computing advances, current encryption methods may become vulnerable, making quantum-safe cybersecurity a strategic priority.
Quantum creates value through augmentation, not replacement: Quantum technologies will augment classical computing in areas where exponential performance improvements are possible.
Talent development is a core enabler: Building a quantum-literate workforce through training, research collaborations and university partnerships is essential for long-term success.
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The ASPIRE IIT Bombay Research Park Foundation, is an initiative designed to foster industry–academia collaboration and accelerate the translation of research into scalable technologies and enterprises. ASPIRE serves as a hub for deep-tech innovation, bringing together researchers, MSMEs, industry partners, and investors to co-create solutions across emerging domains. By providing access to world-class research, infrastructure, and talent, ASPIRE aims to drive innovation-led growth, support start-up ecosystems, and contribute to India’s technology leadership on a global stage.
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