Mohamed Abdel-Kareem

Classiq, a quantum software company, has announced a partnership with QUCAN to support QC101, a two-month introductory quantum computing training program. The program is designed to bridge academia and industry by providing professionals with essential, practical skills. As a partner, Classiq will provide participants with access to its platform and host live, interactive labs. The Classiq platform is designed to transform high-level models into optimized circuits, enabling users to prototype, design, and execute quantum algorithms at scale. QC101 blends weekly live lectures and labs with flexible self-paced learning and concludes with a recognized certification. The collaboration is intended to address the [...]

Alice & Bob, a quantum computing company, and PLASSYS-BESTEK, a supplier of vacuum deposition systems, have announced the delivery of the SQUID-6 UHV deposition system to Alice & Bob’s new advanced quantum lab in Paris. This delivery is part of the ULTRACAT project, which is supported by France’s Defense Innovation Agency (AID). The SQUID-6 UHV is a new, fully automated, ultra-high vacuum (UHV) deposition system designed to enable next-generation quantum chip nanofabrication. It employs a modular cluster architecture working around a central UHV distribution chamber, allowing for the serial processing of multiple wafers up to 8 inches in diameter. This design [...]

Quandela, GENCI, and CEA have announced the delivery of Lucy, a 12-qubit universal digital photonic quantum computer, to the Très Grand Centre de calcul (TGCC) of CEA in France. The system, which is the most powerful photonic quantum computer deployed in a European computing center, was procured by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (JU) in the context of the EuroQCS-France consortium. The Lucy system will be hosted and operated at CEA’s TGCC, where it will be coupled to the Joliot-Curie supercomputer. This integration is a step in enabling hybrid HPC–quantum workflows and makes Lucy the second QPU integrated into the TGCC supercomputing [...]

Rydberg Technologies Inc., a U.S.-based company specializing in quantum sensing, has announced the launch of Rydberg Photonics GmbH in Berlin, Germany. The new company is a spin-off from the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) and is dedicated to delivering micro-integrated photonic engines designed to power the global quantum technology ecosystem. Rydberg Photonics will combine micro-integrated photonics innovation from the FBH with advanced quantum system development from Rydberg Technologies. The company's initial offerings will include compact and turnkey optical frequency references and hybrid integrated narrow-linewidth, high-power lasers. These components are essential building blocks for quantum sensors, clocks, communications, and computing networks. The company is building [...]

Google Quantum AI has announced a major algorithmic breakthrough, demonstrating the first-ever verifiable quantum advantage on hardware using the out-of-time-order correlator (OTOC) algorithm, which it terms Quantum Echoes. The experiment, published in Nature, ran on the Willow superconducting quantum processor and achieved a speed advantage of 13,000× over the fastest classical supercomputers for this task. The Quantum Echoes algorithm uses a time-reversal protocol to send a signal into a quantum system, perturb one qubit, and then precisely reverse the signal's evolution to listen for an "echo" amplified by constructive interference. This technique enables access to complex correlations that are otherwise scrambled [...]

Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech has announced the release of QiliSDK, an open-source Python framework designed to unify digital, analog, and hybrid quantum algorithm design. The modular software development kit (SDK) reinforces Qilimanjaro’s commitment to providing full-stack tools for practical quantum computing, accelerating the path from theory to simulation and hardware. The QiliSDK serves as the entry point to Qilimanjaro’s multimodal quantum data center, which tightly integrates superconducting digital QPUs, analog QPUs, and classical HPC accelerators. The SDK enables researchers and developers to execute and optimize quantum workflows across simulation and real hardware, from CPUs and GPUs to Qilimanjaro’s own superconducting QPUs via [...]

Quantum Elements, a Los Angeles-based quantum software start-up, has emerged from stealth and announced the launch of its Constellation platform, which is built with AI integration at its core. The company has secured funding from QDNL Participations and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. The Constellation platform uses agentic AI and natural language prompts to help develop large-scale simulation-driven machine learning models, generate code, and run quantum applications. Its proprietary simulation back-end also supports what the company claims is the largest and most advanced noisy-qubit simulator to date, allowing users to prototype quantum systems prior to purchasing hardware access. The platform's [...]

SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) has announced the pricing of a combined $200.0 million equity offering, which consists of a $94.8 million Registered Offering and a $105.2 million concurrent Private Offering. The offerings were led by Heights Capital Management, Inc. and were priced approximately $26.5% above market under Nasdaq rules. The Registered Offering consists of 12,640,000 ordinary shares priced at $7.50 per share. The Private Offering consists of pre-funded warrants and Class D warrants (exercisable at $9.25 per share) for a combined offering price of $7.50. Maxim Group LLC is acting as the sole placement agent. Carlos Moreira, President and CEO of [...]

SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) has announced an integrated strategy for IC'Alps, the French ASIC design house recently acquired by SEALSQ. This strategic integration positions SEALSQ to deliver a unified offering of secure hardware, including Catalog ICs, Custom ICs, and Security IP, to meet the growing demand for quantum-resistant solutions. The QASIC (Quantum ASIC) initiative will form the cornerstone of SEALSQ's roadmap for Post-Quantum Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) and secure microcontrollers used in critical infrastructures and IoT devices. The roadmap is structured in three phases: Short-term: Commercialization of the company's first PQC standard chip. Mid-term: Development of custom IC solutions, the QASIC, [...]

The Alchemist Accelerator and the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation have announced the launch of the inaugural Alchemist Chicago deep-tech cohort. The program selected 27 science-driven startups from a pool of nearly 400 applicants, with a core focus on advancing new technologies across deep-tech verticals, including Quantum Computing. The selected quantum-related companies span the full quantum stack. AnharmoniQ joins the cohort focusing on quantum hardware infrastructure. Software and algorithms are represented by Quantum Research Sciences, QodeX Quantum (quantum-native AI models), Qoro Quantum (network stack for distributed quantum computing), and quasi ai (accelerating CFD simulations). The program also [...]