Insider Brief
- Quandela has signed an MoU with CMC Microsystems to join Canada’s Quantum Computing Sandbox as a cloud-based photonic quantum computing provider.
- The partnership will give participating SMEs, organizations and academic researchers access to Quandela’s Canada-based photonic quantum computing platform and other quantum computing options.
- Quandela and CMC Microsystems will also provide technical and practical support to selected projects participating in the Quantum Computing Sandbox.
PRESS RELEASE – Quandela, a leading player in photonic quantum computing technologies, has signed a memorandum of understanding with CMC Microsystems to join the Quantum Computing Sandbox as a provider of cloud-based computing services. Quandela’s expertise, based within the country, now joins forces with other providers to offer a comprehensive suite of quantum options made available to small and medium-sized enterprises, organizations, and academic researchers, with the aim of developing and accelerating the solutions that will be applied to a wide range of fields and needs.
“As data sovereignty in the digital realm becomes an increasingly important issue given the current global context, we are proud to be the first to include a Canada-based photonic quantum computer among the cloud computing options available to the participants of the QCS program”, stated physicist Valérian Giesz, Co-Founder and Director of Strategic Partnerships at Quandela. “This will allow their work and data to be entirely hosted on Canadian soil, without having to go through a structure located in another country.”
The Quantum Computing Sandbox (QCS) is supported by FABRiC, an organization funded by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), whose mission is to build an ecosystem which strengthens Canada’s semiconductor sector. QCS’ role, through technical support and research grants, is to foster the development of quantum applications for Canada’s various industrial sectors and fields of activity, including national and strategic projects. CMC Microsystems is the nonprofit organization responsible for managing FABrIC on behalf of the Government of Canada; its mandate is to facilitate affordable access to the tools required for the development of advanced technologies.
Multifaceted Support
The memorandum of understanding between Quandela and CMC Microsystems also includes a provision to provide support to companies and organizations whose high-potential projects have been selected, thus granting them access to the Quantum Computing Sandbox. This assistance, which may be both technical and practical in nature, will be oRered by Quandela in collaboration with CMC Microsystems. The latter is directly involved in selecting the companies eligible for a grant.
As Quandela and CMC Microsystems already have a well-established relationship, the framework of the QCS program will enable the two entities to further share their expertise and experience with companies, organizations, and universities which do not have teams or personnel suRiciently trained in the rules and requirements of quantum computing.
“Since the algorithms used in certain projects perform better on certain specific computing architectures, integrating Quandela as an additional tool further diversifies the options made available to the participants who have access to QCS, whether in terms of research, prototyping, or implementing solutions,” added Valérian Giesz. “This is what makes the QCS model even more attractive to companies looking to invest not only in the development of quantum solutions, but also in the development of quantum computing itself.”
