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A delegation from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) attended the Quantum World Congress (QWC) 2026, fostering international partnerships and U.S. market entry for Korean quantum startups. KIST secured collaborations with entities like D-Wave Systems and Microsoft, aiming to bolster the quantum indust
DigiCert has launched Quantum Central, an enterprise management suite within its DigiCert ONE platform, to help organizations manage their transition to quantum-safe encryption. This tool consolidates cryptographic assets, tracks policy compliance, and automates remediation workflows, addressing the gap where most ente
Mphasis and Copa Airlines partnered on a global Quantum Computing Challenge, bringing together academic teams to develop quantum optimization solutions for airline passenger re-accommodation during disruptions. The hackathon leveraged quantum algorithms and real operational data to improve efficiency in reassigning pas
CGI and D-Wave have partnered to bring quantum optimization solutions to enterprises, integrating D-Wave's quantum hardware into CGI's IT services. This collaboration aims to develop quantum-powered applications for complex challenges in transportation, logistics, and retail, leveraging CGI's global reach and D-Wave's
QuEra Computing has opened an office in Maryland's Discovery District, joining the Capital of Quantum initiative. This expansion includes a partnership with UMD's QLab, providing cloud access to QuEra's 256-qubit Aquila neutral-atom quantum computer. The post QuEra Computing Joins Maryland’s Capital of Quantum Initiati
Quandela is establishing South Korea as its Asian hub for photonic QPU manufacturing and R&D, aiming to partner with South Korean semiconductor foundries and optoelectronic integrators. This initiative will focus on scaling mass production of photonic control chips and optical component packaging, with collaborations i
Pasqal, a neutral-atom quantum hardware developer, has restructured its collaboration with French authorities to focus on civil, commercial-led fault-tolerant quantum computing, moving away from defense initiatives. This strategic shift follows its Nasdaq debut and aims to accelerate commercial deployments. Additionall
A research team from the University of Vienna and VCQ has successfully demonstrated the first in-orbit operation of a programmable quantum photonic processor on a nanosatellite. This achievement transitions spaceborne quantum hardware from communication to active, on-board edge quantum processing. The system performed
The Horizon Europe Q-VERSE consortium, funded with €5 million, is developing an open, hardware-agnostic quantum software stack. This initiative aims to unify quantum application development by decoupling it from low-level QPU architectures, utilizing the Eclipse Qrisp framework and standardized intermediate representat
Messe Stuttgart announced the winners of the Quantum Effects Award 2026 across four categories: C12 & Thales for Quantum Computing Hardware, Fraunhofer FOKUS for Quantum Computing Software, QSENSATO SRL for Quantum Sensing, and PicoQuant GmbH for Quantum Communication. These awards recognize application-oriented techni
Guest contributor Areeha Tunio describes how quantum is fundamentally different from all previous computing frameworks and mentions some of the engineering activities taking place to move the field from demonstration to disciplined systems engineering. The post The Two-Century Path That Made Quantum Computing Inevitabl
Bernard Gavgani joins D-Wave Quantum's board, bringing fintech and cybersecurity expertise. Simon Phillips is now CPO at Oxford Quantum Circuits, focusing on commercializing Quantum-AI platforms, and Doug Campbell is the new CEO of Bifrost Electronics, leading the commercialization of their Heimdall Amplifier. The post
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