Canada’s photonic Chief Quantum Officer Receives Top Award

PHOTONIC CHIEF QUANTUM OFFICER SELECTED AS CANADA’S 2020 TOP 40 UNDER 40 Photonic – the company designing the world’s first large-scale universal quantum processor in silicon – is pleased to announce that Dr. Stephanie Simmons, Chief Quantum Officer, has been named a Recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40® for 2020. Canada’s Top 40 Under 40® is an annual recognition […]

Honeywell Releases Next Generation of Quantum Computer: System Model H1

Honeywell Releases Next Generation Of Quantum Computer Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced a breakthrough in the early era of quantum computing with the introduction of its next-generation quantum computer, the System Model H1. The H1 generation of computer features Honeywell’s differentiated quantum charge-coupled device1 (QCCD) trapped-ion technology and is strategically designed to be rapidly upgraded throughout its lifetime. […]

Challenges Facing Workforce Development for Quantum Computing

Quantum Workforce Training Aiming at Fast-Moving Target Key points… +  What points to a much faster maturity cycle for QIS versus classical computing, Frantz [Terrill Frantz, Professor of eBusiness and Cybersecurity at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology] said, is all of the “serial” development that was required for the latter – including the laborious […]

VentureIsrael’s First Fund Investment: Quantum Secure Communications System

  VentureIsrael Launches New Venture Capital Fund VentureIsrael announced today [October 27, 2020] the launch of a new venture capital fund, which will invest in Israel based, early stage deep-tech start-ups. The fund investment strategy focuses on the companies with clear-cut technological advantages, an experienced management team and a flexible business strategy. “The Israeli innovation […]

Archer Materials’ CEO Dr. Mohammad Choucair Commentary: The US National Quantum Initiative

CEO Commentary: The US National Quantum Initiative The US National Quantum Initiative   Good morning,   The US Government has recently launched a new information resource dedicated to quantum technology as a result of The National Quantum Initiative Act that was signed into US law on December 21, 2018. We encourage shareholders and investors to visit the newly […]

PhotonHub Europe Sets Sights High at €1B Revenue by 2025

Through photonics training, PhotonHub Europe sets out to generate €1 billion in new EU revenue by 2025 Read More… +  PhotonHub Europe, a new photonics digital innovation hub based at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, has just won a €19 million investment from the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme. “Photonics is essential to the functioning of new […]

Are You in an IT Leadership Role? Get an Edge Through Quantum Computing Know How

Quantum computing challenges and opportunities Selected notes ~ +  “Quantum will change the landscape with respects to computer security, leaving many of the traditional algorithms used for encryption and digital signatures nearly useless,” said Chris Hickman, chief security officer at digital identity security vendor Keyfactor. “IT leaders need to [build] a strategy to protect their […]

Luck of the Irish or Quantum Technology Prowess?

Ireland: A superpower in quantum technology? Points to note… +  We are now standing on the threshold of what is being called the quantum revolution and Ireland is well placed to lead it, according to Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) deputy director Ciarán Seoighe. This revolution will see the full power of quantum technology harnessed to […]

IBM and Maastricht U. to Collaborate on Quantum Computing for the Einstein Telescope (ET) Gravitational Wave Detector

Maastricht University to enter quantum computing collaboration with IBM  Maastricht University will become the first Dutch university to enter the IBM Q Network, a community of Fortune 500 companies, academic institutions, startups and national research labs working with IBM to advance quantum computing. The IBM-UM academic collaboration will focus on addressing the computational needs of […]

Inside Quantum Technology Europe Virtual Conference Looks to the Future of Quantum Computing, Networking, Sensors and Cryptography, October 26-30, 2020

Inside Quantum Technology Europe Virtual Conference Looks to the Future of Quantum Computing, Networking, Sensors and Cryptography, October 26-30, 2020 3DR Holdings today announced details regarding the second annual edition of  Inside Quantum Technology Europe, the premier conference dedicated to the business of quantum computing, quantum networking, quantum sensors, and quantum technology. Following its 2019 […]