READING, UK – 28 July 2025 – Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) today confirmed the appointment of Gerald Mullally as chief executive officer. Mullally has served as interim CEO since June 2024 and now assumes the role permanently, following approval by the Board of Directors. The company said Mullally’s appointment follows a period of growth under […]
HPE and Quantum: The Quest for an Integrated Classical-Quantum Infrastructure
July 18, 2025 by
Last year at SC24, when we first heard about HPE’s quantum strategy – which could be summed up as “when the quantum community delivers something useful, we’ll be there with ….
Q.ANT Raises €62M for Photonic Processing
July 18, 2025 by
Stuttgart, Germany – July 17, 2025 – Photonic processing company Q.ANT announced a €62 million Series A financing round to accelerate the commercialization of its energy-efficient photonic processors for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC). The round is co-led by Cherry Ventures, UVC Partners and imec.xpand with participation from additional deep tech investors, including […]
Q-CTRL’s Maritime Quantum Navigation Undergoes GPS-Denial Trials at Sea
July 16, 2025 by
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 16 July 2025 – Quantum infrastructure software company Q-CTRL today announced updates regarding its software-ruggedized quantum sensing for navigation based on a field trial with Australian Defence on board the Royal Australian Navy’s Multi-role Aviation Training Vessel (MATV), MV Sycamore. GPS denial has become one of the most pressing strategic challenges in both […]
IonQ Acquires Capella for Space-Based Quantum Communications
July 15, 2025 by
COLLEGE PARK, MD – July 15, 2025 – IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a quantum computing and networking company, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Capella Space Corporation, an American space tech company with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and satellite solutions for government and commercial applications. The closing marks a step in IonQ’s mission to […]
QuiX Quantum Secures $17M for Photonic Quantum
July 15, 2025 by
ENSCHEDE, Netherlands — QuiX Quantum, a Dutch photonic quantum computing company, recently announced it has secured over $17 million (USD) in Series A funding to deliver a single-photon-based universal quantum computer in 2026. The round was co-led by Invest-NL and EIC Fund, with participation from existing investors PhotonVentures, Oost NL, and FORWARD.one. The Series A was preceded with […]
Quantum: QuEra, Harvard and MIT Researchers Demonstrate Logical-Level Magic State Distillation
July 14, 2025 by
BOSTON, July 14, 2025 — A team of scientists from QuEra Computing, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has reported the experimental demonstration of magic state distillation carried out on logical qubits. The study, “Experimental Demonstration of Logical Magic State Distillation,” is now available as Accelerated Article Preview on the Nature website. Quantum computers use qubits and quantum […]
Canadian Scientists Use D-Wave in Quantum-AI Simulations
July 10, 2025 by
A team of scientists from Canadian particle accelerator center TRIUMF and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics have unveiled a “transformative research that merges quantum techniques with advanced AI ….”
European Investment Fund Invests €30M in French Early-Stage Quantum Venture Fund
July 1, 2025 by
The Luxembourg-based European Investment Fund recently announced an investment of €30 million in Quantonation II, a French early-stage venture capital fund. The funding aims at accelerating the growth of companies operating in the fields of quantum technology and deep physics, and is intended to address a gap in the early-stage financing landscape. The fund aims […]
Inauguration of PIAST-Q European Quantum Computing in Poland
June 26, 2025 by
The EuroHPC JU has inaugurated PIAST-Q in Poznań, Poland. PIAST-Q is a laser-based trapped-ion quantum computer, hosted and operated by PCSS and supplied by AQT, in Innsbruck, Austria. PIAST-Q will offer a performance of 20 physical qubits along with several features for European users. This is the first EuroHPC infrastructure located in Poland. The inauguration ceremony […]
