Chirality is an integral part of chemistry, being present in small molecules and biological macromolecules like proteins.[1] It is readily accessible by chiroptical spectroscopy techniques, like Circular Dichroism (CD) and Vibrational Circular Dichroism (VCD). Unlike CD, which relies on the presence of specific chromophores in the analyte, VCD operates in the infrared region, which is rich in bands characteristic for most organic molecules. Unfortunately, besides the broad applicability, VCD is also characterised by weak signal amplitudes (10-5 – 10-6 compared to classical absorbance), which can also easily be distorted by birefringence artifacts originating in the optical components of the instrument.[2] High quality VCD spectra therefore are collected over long measurement times (up to several hours) to achieve reasonable signal-to-noise ratios. Quantum Cascade lasers (QCLs) provide highly polarised light in the infrared region with a high spectral power density. These characteristics lend themselves well to VCD, possibly facilitating fast measurements while still obtaining low noise levels. Impressive results were already achieved for classical IR-spectroscopy, with QCL-based setups outperforming FT-IR spectrometer in terms of noise levels.[3] We aimed to achieve similar results also for VCD by augmenting a QCL based VCD setup by a balanced detection scheme. This allowed us to compensate for the noise present in QCLs, such as pulse to pulse fluctuations and thermal drifts.[3] We were able to acquire VCD spectra with measurement times below 10 minutes, while still outperforming FT-IR instruments in terms of noise levels by factors up to 6. Additionally, the properties of the used External Cavity -QCL (EC-QCL) would allow us to decrease the measurement time further, if a smaller spectral range is needed. We applied this improvement on an enantiomeric excess study of R/S-1,1′-Bi-2-naphthol in CHCl3 with measurement times below 5 minutes. We are confident that this scheme will enable improved applicability of VCD as a process analytical tool in chiral reactions and bioprocesses.