edQuanta Showcases Malta’s R&D Breakthrough Projects At Villa Bighi Conference

Maltese R&D company edQuanta has presented three research projects at Villa Bighi, highlighting the growing role of private-sector research in Malta’s innovation ecosystem.

The edQuanta 2026 Research Conference brought together stakeholders from research, technology, education and public innovation to showcase VeLoWave, Learning to Live Together project, and SPQRi, three projects being developed with the support of Xjenza Malta and the Malta Digital Innovation Authority.

The projects cover very different areas of applied research. VeLoWave focuses on resilient very-low-frequency communication and telemetry. Learning to Live Together explores values and perceived values in middle school students. SPQRi looks at post-quantum encryption, addressing the future cybersecurity challenges expected as quantum computing develops.

During the event, Mr Kenneth Brincat, CEO of MDIA, highlighted edQuanta as an example of cutting-edge research being carried out by a Maltese private company and of research being used as a driver for growth. He also noted that SPQRi in particular shows why it is important for Malta to have access to advanced tools such as the MDIA High Performance Computing infrastructure on home soil, allowing complex digital and cryptographic research to be supported locally.

Dr Melchior Cini, representing Xjenza Malta, described edQuanta as a success story and as an example of the valid and crucial work Xjenza Malta does to support industry growth and establish cutting-edge research in Malta.

Ms Elaine Cassar, Managing Director of edQuanta, said the company was proud to be developing such a varied research portfolio, with strong potential for industrial partnerships and market-deployable outcomes from smart agriculture to defence and dual use technologies.

edQuanta is now the largest R&D-only company in Malta, employing numerous doctorates and research specialists. The company also operates a full prototyping laboratory in Malta, allowing early-stage research to move closer to real-world products and applications.

Beyond the three projects presented, edQuanta is also working on privately driven R&D, including an automotive AI system with partners in China and non-mechanical water propulsion research with partners in Poland. The company has also been invited by the University of Florence to form part of a digital health project, further extending its European research presence.

The event positioned edQuanta as a company to watch for the future.

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