Recently, we welcomed CryoQore, a company specialising in quantum cryogenic systems and nanotech cryogenic integration, to our QDNL Leiden hub.

We spoke with Dr Salim Erfanifam, CryoQore's founder and an experimental physicist specialising in condensed matter, cryogenic techniques, and nanotechnology, to learn about his entrepreneurial journey and his motivation to scale cryogenic components.


As quantum components grow more diverse, monitoring precise local temperature and cooling efficiently becomes increasingly complex. Traditional setups can be bulky and consume more energy for each test. Improved local thermal conditions and reduced temperature gradients could support better device performance, characterisation, and reliability.


“CryoQore provides compact, modular, and integrable platforms ranging from low-footprint thermometry to ultra-high vacuum (UHV)-compatible cryogenic components and readout electronics,” Salim remarks.


By making these core components compact and modular, CryoQore hopes to reduce setup complexity and lower a cooling system’s operational risk. Specifically, he is developing the technology for academic research centres and quantum companies working on cryogenic systems and testing performance and stability.


When asked about the motivation behind starting CryoQore, Salim emphasises that researchers and companies often face technical bottlenecks that hamper efficient experiments, especially as existing cryogenic components and temperature measurement systems are bulky, difficult to handle, or lack local precision.


He adds, “I founded CryoQore to bridge this gap by developing specialised enabling technologies that combine compact cooling solutions and ultra-precise temperature sensing and allow quantum researchers to scale and test their devices in an agile system without sacrificing measurement accuracy.”


While the relatively new company was just founded in late 2025, CryoQore already has multiple projects underway.


“We are actively supplying specialised sub-millikelvin thermometers, such as our LCMN models covering from a few hundred mK down to 0.55 mK, alongside custom multi-channel, ultra-low-noise readout electronics, and working on next-generation on-chip thermometry,” notes Salim proudly. “Further, we are developing a Portable & Compact ADR Module, with a prototype target of mid-2027 and T_min < 100 mK. This platform will make ultra-low temperature cooling significantly more accessible, hybrid, modular, and integrable.”