The Netherlands Announces the First Quantum Childcare Pilot Program
This year’s Q2B conference had many exciting announcements. One of these announcements was the launching of a Quantum Childcare Pilot Program on January 1, 2022. This pilot program resulted from a collaboration between the Dutch quantum umbrella organization Quantum Delta NL, and Women In Quantum Development (WIQD) a Dutch network for quantum technology lovers. This […]
Odyssey Therapeutics Acquires Quantum Drug Discovery Startup Rahko
In another cross-the-pond deal, US-based Odyssey Therapeutics acquired London-based Rahko, according to reports from The Telegraph. Rahko is developing quantum computer software designed for drug discovery. Odyssey is based in Boston. The amount of the acquisition was not made. According to the reports, Odyssey acquired a majority stake in the startup that is using quantum […]
Female-founded Indian Startup Getting Ready For Quantum Advantage
Image by BedexpStock from Pixabay National Quantum Mission With a huge population and an unlimited workforce that is educated and motivated, India is on the up as far as the future goes. This is also the case in Deep Tech, where we can already witness several initiatives in this sector. This summer, for instance, the Indian government […]
Taiwan Sets Aside Millions in Budget to Promote Quantum Technology Workforce
Taiwan will invest heavily in quantum computing, Taiwan News is reporting and the premier is a believer in the promise of the technology. The country will invest about NT$8 billion (US$288 million) for the development of quantum computing technology and building a quantum computing workforce, Premier Su Tseng-chan said recently. Su said he believes quantum computing, […]
PASQAL Announces Quantum Computing Collaboration With NVIDIA
PRESS RELEASE — PASQAL announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to build a Quantum Computing Center of Excellence, featuring a cluster of 10 NVIDIA DGX A100 systems with NVIDIA InfiniBand networking to enhance its portfolio of solutions. PASQAL, a member of the NVIDIA Inception program which nurtures cutting-edge startups, will offer powerful quantum computing tools, supercharged by NVIDIA accelerated computing, to […]
Qu&Co, 1QBit and NTT, QC Ware Among Winners of BMW Group Quantum Computing Challenge
PRESS RELEASE — The winners of the BMW Group Quantum Computing Challenge were announced at Q2B 2021 and include some high-profile quantum computing startups. The BMW Group, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), invoked the Crowd Innovation Initiative: in July of this year, they called on the global quantum computing community to develop innovative quantum […]
112 Hardware Heroes Changing Quantum Tech — Part 6: Specialists 71–84
In this week’s edition, we have hardware specialists from Quantum Motion Technologies, QauntWare, QuiX, Rigetti Computing, and Riverlane. Not far from the century now, the end is in sight. Here are entries 71–84. *All data correct as of late September 2021 71. Stanley Toncich: Senior RF Engineer, Quantum Circuits A Senior RF Engineer at […]
Cybersecurity Experts Say Quantum, Advanced Technology Will Break Standard Encryption Within Two Years
A global research survey of information security professionals released today found that most believe advancing technologies will break longstanding encryption standards within the next two years, according to a survey conducted in October 2021 by Dimensional Research for Cambridge Quantum. The report also suggested that most organizations are not ready to defend against encryption attacks […]
Crucial Leap in Error Mitigation for Quantum Computers
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Advanced Quantum Testbed (AQT) demonstrated that an experimental method known as randomized compiling (RC) can dramatically reduce error rates in quantum algorithms and lead to more accurate and stable quantum computations. No longer just a theoretical concept for quantum computing, the multidisciplinary team’s breakthrough experimental results are published in […]
Researchers: The Quest For Quantum Advantage Could Collaborate — Not Compete — With Classical Approaches to Benefit Medical Research
Widespread quantum advantage, if it’s achieved, would dramatically benefit certain medical and biological investigations, according to a team of researchers from Oregon Health and Sciences University and Intel (TQI: Intel). They added that one of the advantages of the quest for superior quantum algorithms is the development of better classical and hybrid quantum-classical algorithms. In […]