India’s First Quantum Computing Chip & NexCAR19

• 06 Nov 2025

Source: PIB 

Prime Minister of India unveiled three pathbreaking innovations at the ESTIC 2025: QSIP (Quantum Security Integrated Processor), India’s first 25-qubit Quantum Processing Unit, and NexCAR19.  

• Together, they mark a major leap in advanced computing and biotechnology. 
• QSIP Chip: It is India’s hardware-based quantum security solution developed with support of the Department of Science & Technology.  
• It uses quantum key distribution to secure data and protect critical networks from future quantum-enabled cyber threats. 

25-qubit QPU:  

• It is India’s first quantum computing chip, developed by the startup QpiAI.  
• Earlier, the company also introduced QpiAI-Indus, the country’s first full-stack quantum computer built with 25 superconducting qubits, integrating all layers of quantum technology. 

NexCAR19 

• NexCAR19, developed by ImmunoACT (a IIT Bombay spin-off), is India’s first indigenous CAR-T cell therapy and the world’s first humanised CAR-T therapy which is crucial for cancers like Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. 
  • The innovation, supported by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC). 
• CAR-T Cell Therapy: Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)- T Cell Therapy, is a type of treatment in which a patient's T cells (a type of immune system cell) are genetically engineered in the lab to add a CAR that helps them recognize and attack cancer cells.  
  • The modified cells are multiplied and infused back into the body. It is mainly used for blood cancers and is being studied for other cancers as well.

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