Arq Raises $1.4 Million Pre-Seed Round to Lay The Foundations For The Quantum Internet
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum technology startup Arq has raised a $1.4 million pre-seed round led by Ground State Ventures, joined by Big Sur Ventures, to accelerate the development of the quantum internet. Quantum computing is advancing rapidly, promising a new age of supercomputers that can solve highly complex problems quickly and efficiently. But the impact […]
Researchers Create Room-Temperature Quantum Material That Filters Light by Its Quantum Statistics
Insider Brief A Louisiana State University-led team of researchers have demonstrated what they describe as a new class of room-temperature quantum materials that can distinguish between different types of quantum light, a capability that could eventually aid the development of photonic quantum computers, quantum communications systems and more efficient energy technologies. The study, published in […]
What Does it Mean to be ‘Quantum’? A Physicist Explains The Basics Behind Einstein’s Spooky Actions at a Distance
By Aldo Romero, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, West Virginia University The Conversation Imagine shining a flashlight across a dark room. You can predict exactly what the light will do: travel in a straight line from one point to another. That seems obvious, because in the world we see around us, light appears to follow […]
Mind Success Unveils Quantum Materials Discovery Platform, Digital Twin Software for Hardware Development
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Mind Success, a startup focused on predictive modeling for quantum technologies, has launched two software platforms aimed at accelerating quantum hardware development by helping researchers identify new materials and reduce environmental noise that affects qubit performance. The company, based in Saudi Arabia and the United States, said the offerings include […]
QED-C Brings Quantum Industry to Capitol Hill for 2026 Technology Showcase
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Following a landmark year for U.S. quantum policy and innovation, the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C®) brought together senior government officials, bipartisan members of Congress, federal agency leaders and leading quantum companies Tuesday for the 2026 Quantum Technology Showcase on the Hill. Held just weeks after President Donald Trump signed Executive Orders advancing U.S. […]
QuSecure Lists QuProtect R3 on AWS Marketplace for U.S. Intelligence Community
Insider Brief Press release – QuSecure, Inc., a post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and cryptographic-agility company helping organizations manage cryptographic risk and prepare for quantum-resilient security, today announced that it listed QuProtect R3™ in the AWS Marketplace for the U.S. Intelligence Community (ICMP). ICMP is a curated digital catalog from Amazon Web Services (AWS) that makes it easy to discover, […]
Aqarios Lists on Düsseldorf Exchange, Says It Is Germany’s First Pure-Play Public Quantum Computing Company
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Aqarios Quantum Technologies AG has begun trading on the Düsseldorf Stock Exchange following the completion of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) transaction, a move the company says makes it Germany’s first publicly listed pure-play quantum computing company. The Munich-based quantum software developer announced in a company blog post that […]
High Q Technologies Expands Quantum Protein Analysis Platform For Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery
Insider Brief An Ontario startup is deploying quantum sensing technology to help pharmaceutical researchers better understand how proteins move, something the company says could shorten drug discovery timelines for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. High Q Technologies has developed a quantum-enabled electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy platform called Fathom that measures the motion of […]
Pasqal Appoints Former HPE Executive Mark Armstrong as Commercial Chief
Insider Brief Press release – Pasqal, a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, today announced the appointment of Mark Armstrong as Chief Commercial Officer for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and the Asia-Pacific region (APAC). Armstrong, a former Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) executive who led HPE’s High Performance Computing and AI business across […]
SES and Airbus to Build Optical Ground Station for EAGLE-1 Quantum Satellite
Insider Brief Press release – SES, a space solutions company, jointly with Airbus Netherlands B.V. signed a ground lease agreement with the Dutch municipality of Noordwijk for a plot at the NL Space Campus, next to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) technical center ESTeC. The facility will host a dedicated optical ground station (OGS) to […]