Quantum Industry Canada Announces Leadership Transition and Appointment of Sean Lee as Acting CEO
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Industry Canada (QIC) announced today that Lisa Lambert, the organization’s inaugural Chief Executive Officer (CEO), will conclude her tenure with QIC at the end of June to pursue a new career opportunity, and that Sean Lee of TRIUMF will step in as Acting CEO on an interim basis effective June 29, 2026. […]
IQM Names Craig Ciesla CTO and Appoints Inés de Vega as Chief Scientist
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — IQM Quantum Computers, the global leader in superconducting quantum computers, today announced the appointments of Dr. Craig Ciesla as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Dr. Inés de Vega as Chief Scientist, as she transitions from her role as Vice President of Quantum Solutions, deepening IQM´s leadership as the company prepares […]
Top Quantum Programming Languages and Frameworks in 2026
Insider Brief The majority of the conversations about quantum computing focus on hardware and the software side gets less attention, but it is where most people who work with quantum computers actually spend their time. Quantum programming is the practice of writing algorithms and applications for quantum computers or quantum simulators. It draws on quantum […]
Magnet-Free Structured Light Control Could Advance Quantum Communications
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Researchers from the Faculty of Physics at Vilnius University have developed a theoretical model that allows atoms to be “pre-programmed” by light alone to reshape laser beams that carry both a twist and a polarisation. The study by master’s student Dharma Prasetya Permana, alongside Dr Mažena Mackoit-Sinkevičienė, Dr Julius Ruseckas, […]
INNOSPACE Signs MOU With Norma For Space Quantum Computing Center, Joint R&D And Government Projects
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — INNOSPACE announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Norma, a Korean quantum computing technology company, to explore cooperation in space-based quantum computing technologies and related business development. Under the MOU, the two companies agreed to cooperate in three key areas: an in-orbit technology demonstration of […]
Boeing Lab Tests Mark Major Step Toward Space-Based Quantum Network
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that its Q4S quantum networking satellite system successfully demonstrated high-fidelity entanglement swapping during ground testing on a compact, space-qualified payload. This result marks a major step toward proving quantum networking in orbit. Based on Boeing’s analysis of peer-reviewed publications of comparable entanglement-swapping experiments, the payload […]
New Industry Study Finds Quantum Computing Has Entered a Capability Era, With Early Movers Building an Advantage Later Entrants Will Struggle to Close
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum computing has moved past the question of whether organizations can access a quantum system and onto whether they can build something useful around one. According to the State of Quantum 2026, the fourth annual industry study published today by IQM Quantum Computers, which is nearing its planned listing on […]
Former CIA Executive Eman Blair Joins QuSecure Federal Advisory Board
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QuSecure™, Inc., a leader in post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and cryptographic agility, today announced that Eman Blair, former CIA Senior Intelligence Service Officer, has joined its Federal Advisory Boar Blair joins QuSecure as federal agencies move from planning to execution on PQC migration initiatives. Following NIST’s standardization of post-quantum algorithms and the implementation […]
QTREX Develops Cryogenic Chip Carrier for Quantum Computing Applications
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QTREX Quantum Ltd. (Nasdaq: QTEX) (“QTREX” or the “Company”) a company focused on advancing Additively Manufactured Electronics (“AME”) for quantum computing infrastructure, today announced a major technical and strategic milestone: the Company has successfully produced a cryogenic chip carrier using its proprietary single-build AME process, based on a design supplied […]
Researchers Publish Peer-Reviewed Results on Quantinuum’s Helios Quantum Computer
Insider Brief A public-private partnership in the Mountain West announced today new results that mark steady progress toward the Department of Energy’s goal of fault-tolerant quantum computing, systems large and reliable enough to solve complex problems. Sandia National Laboratories, home to the DOE’s longest running quantum computing program, and tech company Quantinuum published a paper today in […]