EPB Partners with UTC to Expand Quantum Workforce Development and Economic impact
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The EPB Board of Directors today approved a resolution to provide new support to expand academic and research leadership at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and to create new pathways for quantum research commercialization. The partnership will strengthen Chattanooga’s growing quantum ecosystem by expanding workforce development, advancing applied quantum research, and accelerating efforts […]
Guest Post: Why IP Strategy Matters Early in Quantum Computing
Guest Post by Gemma Martynwood In quantum computing, intellectual property (IP) strategy is becoming increasingly important as businesses navigate rapid technological development, evolving commercial models and complex collaboration structures. As a result, IP considerations need to be addressed early and revisited regularly. Founders should understand what needs to be kept confidential from day one, to […]
Canada Opens $5.5 Million Quantum Networking Challenge to Advance Quantum Repeaters
Insider Brief Canada has launched a new quantum networking challenge aimed at pushing domestic researchers and companies toward building quantum repeaters capable of extending quantum communications across long distances — one of the field’s most difficult technical goals. According to the announcement from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), the federal government is seeking […]
Top 20 Quantum Computing Masters & Ph.D. Degree Programs in 2026
Insider Brief Quantum computing research has moved from a narrow academic specialty into one of the more actively funded areas in science and engineering. Governments, national laboratories, and private companies are all hiring – TQI’s analysis projects 250,000 new quantum sector jobs by 2030, and the talent pipeline has not kept pace with demand. For […]
Pasqal Demonstrates Logical Qubits Outperform Physical Qubits Solving Differential Equations
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Pasqal Holding SAS (“Pasqal”) today announced new research showing a more advanced approach to quantum computing that can deliver significantly better results on practical problems. For the first time, the company demonstrated that “logical qubits”—a method designed to reduce errors—outperform standard quantum computing techniques when solving differential equations on real […]
Alice & Bob Announces Investment From NVIDIA’s VC Arm in Series B Extension
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Alice & Bob, a leader in fault tolerant quantum computing, announces investment from NVentures, NVIDIA’s venture capital arm, that expands its €100 million Series B round. The investment supports Alice & Bob’s development of an architecture towards fault-tolerant quantum computing. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. “We’ve been […]
Quantum Dynamics Advance Overturns Claim of ‘Quantum Supremacy,’ Opens New Research Directions
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Using a conventional computer and cutting-edge mathematical tools and code, physicists at the Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ) at the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute and collaborators at Boston University have cracked a daunting quantum physics problem previously claimed to be solvable only by quantum computers. The technique is so groundbreaking in […]
SBQuantum Secures $3 Million in Canadian Defence Contracts
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — SBQuantum, the first company delivering quantum diamond magnetometers capable of providing accurate and timely data for applications in public safety, navigation, and defence, today announces two new contracts totaling $3 million CAD. Supported through Government of Canada innovation programming and aligned with the Department of National Defence (DND) priorities, this […]
Illinois Report Highlights Growth in Quantum Workforce Development
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Today, the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition (ISTC), Illinois Economic Development Corporation (Illinois EDC), Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) and Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) released a first-of-its-kind report tracking Illinois’ growing quantum talent pipeline and reinforcing the state’s position as a national leader in quantum workforce development. The report, Mapping […]
Xanadu Develops More Efficient Quantum Read-Only Memory Method
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited (“Xanadu“) (Nasdaq: XNDU) (TSX: XNDU) today announced an algorithmic breakthrough in Quantum Read-Only Memory (QROM), a vital component for executing advanced quantum applications. This new implementation is expected to reduce the number of expensive quantum operations by approximately twofold, directly overcoming a significant hardware bottleneck that challenges near-term, utility-scale […]