VTT Appoints Jani Kivioja to Lead Quantum Technologies Research
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — “Finland already has strong scientific expertise in quantum technologies. What is still needed is determined R&D, piloting and innovation to accelerate commercialisation,” says Jani Kivioja, who has been appointed Vice President of VTT’s Quantum Technologies research area from 1 November 2026. Kivioja brings experience in both quantum technology research and […]
QuantWare Appoints Bart Filius as Chief Financial Officer
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QuantWare, the industrial quantum processor company, today announced that Bart Filius will join the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 12 October 2026. Filius will also join the Board of Directors of QuantWare, as the company scales the industrial production of VIO™quantum processors and expands its commercial footprint worldwide. […]
Netherlands’s Quantum Strategy Sets 2035 Goals, Links Industry Growth to Cybersecurity
Insider Brief The Netherlands plans to turn its quantum research strengths into commercial products while preparing government systems for computers that could defeat widely used encryption. A new governmentwide quantum strategy sets a 2035 goal for technological leadership, greater independence from suppliers outside the European Union and resilience against quantum-related security threats. It combines support […]
University of Illinois Researchers Store Quantum Information on a Chip for Over a Microsecond
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — For highly fragile quantum information systems, the ability to store quantum information is vital — but also challenging. Quantum information is transported in particles of light called photons, which often must be temporarily paused (or “stored”) while other, slower quantum operations catch up. This storage must be performed on microchips […]
Quantum Systems Never Quite Forget Where They Came From
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Even the most chaotic quantum systems keep a permanent mark of their own past – a “quantum birthmark” – that never fades. Researchers from Tampere University, Harvard University, and TU Dresden discovered the feature in their recent study. Their findings shed new light on the elusive relationship between classical and […]
planqc and LOGIQC Selected for Germany’s Quantum Computing Competition
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — planqc and the LOGIQC consortium have been selected as one of six consortia to compete in Germany’s Quantum Computing Competition (QCC). The QCC is a major initiative of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) to advance error-corrected quantum computing in Germany. With up to €640 million in […]
The AI Lab Launches Post-Quantum TIP Protocol for Content Verification
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Journalists, authors, filmmakers, and other creators can now prove that their work is theirs, and that it has not been changed, with a tag built for the post-quantum era and recorded on an immutable, decentralized distributed ledger. The AI Lab (theailab.org) today made the Trust Identity Protocol (TIP) available to […]
AIDAQ 2026: AI is Now a staple of The Quantum story
The Quantum Insider joined more than 2,500 participants in Berlin for Bitkom’s AI, Data & Quantum Summit, where AI kept turning up inside quantum. Berlin became the meeting point for Europe’s AI and quantum communities on 22 and 23 September, when Bitkom’s AI, Data & Quantum Summit (AIDAQ) returned to the bcc Berlin Congress Center. […]
D-Wave and University of Arkansas Launch Quantum Supply Chain Initiative
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS) (“D-Wave”), the only dual-platform quantum computing company providing annealing and gate-model systems, software and services, and the Supply Chain Management Research Center in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas (SCMRC) today announced a collaboration to explore quantum computing’s impact […]
Quantum Renaissance to Convene Global Quantum Leaders in Florence in April 2027
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum technology leaders from research, industry, government and finance will gather at Palazzo Vecchio in Florence on April 1-2, 2027, for Quantum Renaissance, a two-day event examining the development and wider implications of quantum technology. The event is organized by Resonance and The Quantum Insider in partnership with the Comune […]