The Quantum Insider

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — This week, at ITF World, imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in advanced semiconductor technologies, presents a world first: a quantum dot qubit device fabricated using High NA EUV lithography. This achievement marks a milestone toward the industrial scaling of more reliable qubits, the basic computational units of quantum […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — LFI, the world’s first industrial quantum management firm, today announced the appointment of The Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO to its Board of Advisors, effective May 19, 2026. The appointment brings to LFI one of the most experienced figures in Australia’s modern diplomatic, economic, and innovation policy history, and one whose […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The research group, including Professor Tsai Hanshen, Special Assistant Professor Matsuda Takuya (at the time of the study), and Professor Nakatsuji Tomo of the Graduate School of Science at the University of Tokyo, is comprised of Professor Arita Ryotaro of the Graduate School of Science (and Team Director of the […]

Guest Post by Dr. David Gunnarsson After more than four decades of development, quantum computing is on the brink of its public and business breakthrough. We also see an increase in public interest, with quantum computing discussed across society. While many call for scale in manufacturing and progress in innovation, there is one big obstacle […]

Insider Brief Thales Alenia Space and its partners said they have completed a long-distance quantum communications test between two Canary Islands, according to a statement from the company. The announcement marks a key moment in Spain’s effort to build what could become Europe’s first geostationary quantum key distribution system. The experiment, conducted under Spain’s GEO […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Western Digital Corporation (Nasdaq: WDC), the storage foundation of the AI-driven data economy, today announced a significant step in next-generation infrastructure security with the integration of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) into its newest high-capacity Ultrastar® UltraSMR hard disk drives. As AI infrastructure evolves from compute-centric deployments to data …

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Aramco, one of the world’s leading energy and chemicals companies, in partnership with Pasqal, a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, today officially inaugurated the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s first quantum computer.   Aramco and Pasqal also unveiled the first commercial Quantum Computing as a Service (QCaaS) platform in the Middle […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Sitehop has launched the world’s smallest post-quantum encryption device, purpose-built to protect operational technology networks in energy, utilities and critical national infrastructure. SAFEcore Edge attracted significant interest from energy and utilities firms at CYBERUK, the government’s flagship cybersecurity event, where it was demonstrated last month. From …

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — NSW Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, the Hon. Anoulack Chanthivong MP will today announce the Sydney Quantum Academy (SQA) Industry Experience Program as part of his closing address at the Quantum Future Talent 2026 Careers Fair – Australia’s  largest quantum careers event.   The program aims to tackle one of […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Illinois Wesleyan University today announced the creation of the Fisher Center for Interdisciplinary Quantum Science & Engineering, a first-of-its-kind undergraduate program that brings together multiple areas of study to better prepare students for careers in this emerging field.  The Fisher Quantum Center will make Illinois Wesleyan the first undergraduate liberal …

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The Quantum Volume (QV) test is an internationally applied benchmark originally proposed by IBM. The benchmark rigorously assesses and describes the computational power of a quantum computer with a single number. The QV metric describes how many “good” qubits a quantum information processor contains. In the procedure, random quantum circuits (according to […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) President Oh Sang-rok announced that it will participate in the SelectUSA Investment Summit 2026 as part of a Korean delegation, together with quantum technology startups supported by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups under the Deeptech Project (DIPS). The initiative, supported by South Korea’s Ministry […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QuantWare, the leading industrial quantum processor company, today announced a $178 million (€152 million) Series B round following the announcement of VIO-40K™, a quantum processor architecture for 10,000 qubits, 100x larger than the state of the art today. The company is building KiloFab, the world’s largest dedicated quantum open architecture […]

Insider Brief Horizon Quantum Holdings Ltd. reported wider losses and outlined a hardware-and-software integration strategy following its public listing, according to a company statement. The Singapore-based company, which began trading on Nasdaq in March and is positioned as a developer platform for emerging quantum applications, posted a first-quarter operating loss of $6.5 million, up from […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantinuum and BMW Group have formally expanded their ongoing collaboration into a multi-year partnership with a mission to unlock future mobility by applying quantum computing toward advanced materials science. Since 2021, Quantinuum and BMW Group have been collaborating on joint research focused on tackling complex challenges in industrial chemistry to […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Clemson University is launching the South Carolina Quantum Sentinel (SC-Q-Sentinel), a ~$100,000 initiative focused on protecting smart city and Internet-of-Things (IoT) infrastructure, through cybersecurity research and workforce development. Led by Dr. Mashrur “Ronnie” Chowdhury, the initiative will develop next-generation cybersecurity tools that integrate artific…

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Art, an Israeli trapped-ion quantum computing company providing full-stack solutions, today announced the results of a joint project with a leading Israeli governmental research and development agency. The project focuses on developing quantum algorithms for modeling electromagnetic wave propagation and demonstrates the potential of quantum computing to addre…

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Machines (QM), the leading provider of hybrid quantum-classical control solutions, today announced the acquisition of TU Delft spin-off QHarbor and the opening of a new office in Delft, the Netherlands. The move establishes a local base in one of Europe’s leading quantum ecosystems and supports the continued expansion of […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Deep-tech company eleQtron, a developer of trapped-ion quantum computers, has successfully closed a €57million Series A funding round. This funding round marks a significant step towards the industrial scaling of eleQtron’s technology and underscores the growing momentum in the global race to commercialise quantum computing. It ranks among the largest […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Scientists at Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have used IBM quantum computers and two of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to simulate protein complexes spanning up to 12,635 atoms. These are the largest-known simulations of biologically meaningful molecules performed with quantum hardware yet, and signal that quantum computers […]