Mohamed Abdel-Kareem

The European Union has allocated €25 million ($29.5 million USD) to the SUPREME consortium, with an equivalent amount provided by national funding agencies for a total investment of €50 million ($59 million USD). Coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the initiative is designed to industrialize superconducting quantum technologies over a three-and-a-half-year phase beginning in early 2026. The project is aligned with the European Quantum and European Chips Act objectives to establish domestic fabrication capabilities and technological sovereignty. The technical roadmap focuses on advancing superconducting quantum devices toward Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 and Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) 6. Research [...]

EPB (Chattanooga, Tennessee) has launched a Quantum Computing Fellowship program supported by a $4 million grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The initiative is designed to provide technical training and operational experience to an initial cohort of eight fellows. The program’s primary objective is the development of quantum-based solutions for local utility infrastructure and the establishment of a specialized regional workforce. The fellowship curriculum was developed in partnership with IonQ, utilizing its expertise in trapped-ion quantum computing. This collaboration involves a quantum executive education program and the identification of specific application use cases for utility and community-scale [...]

QuEra Computing and Roadrunner Venture Studios have entered a $4 million strategic partnership to deploy a neutral-atom quantum testbed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The initiative, situated at the Roadrunner Quantum Lab (RQL), is a component of New Mexico’s $300 million state investment into its quantum economy. As part of the agreement, QuEra will establish a physical operations center in Albuquerque’s Innovation District and hire full-time personnel to manage on-site infrastructure and workforce training. The partnership involves the launch of two primary facilities intended to facilitate hardware validation and commercial development. The Photonics and Optics Testing Center (POTC) will serve as a [...]

Quobly, the Grenoble-based developer of silicon-based quantum processors, has officially opened a Canadian subsidiary in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The expansion is designed to integrate Quobly into the North American quantum ecosystem, specifically targeting collaborations in silicon spin qubit research, advanced packaging, and cryogenic infrastructure. This move follows the company's established R&D operations in France and Singapore, aligning with its 2032 industrial roadmap to deliver a fault-tolerant universal quantum computer. The Sherbrooke facility will leverage the region's existing microelectronics and quantum engineering infrastructure. Quobly has joined DistriQ, the Quebec quantum innovation hub, and will utilize the technological platforms of the C2MI (Centre de [...]

Nu Quantum has announced that the Spanish Government, through the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), has invested €9.75 million ($11.6 million USD) as part of the company's $60 million (€51 million) Series A funding round. The investment is a strategic component of Spain’s PERTE Chip and the National Strategy for Quantum Technologies, aimed at securing a leading position in the European quantum ecosystem. As part of the agreement, Nu Quantum will open a Spanish subsidiary in Madrid focused on the industrialization of quantum networking and photonic infrastructure for Distributed Quantum Computing (DQC). Technical Focus: Industrializing the Quantum Networking Unit (QNU) [...]

Researchers at Stanford University, led by physicists Jon Simon and Adam Shaw, have developed a cavity-array microscope that enables the fast, parallel readout of individual neutral-atom qubits. The system utilizes a free-space optical cavity architecture with intra-cavity lenses to create a two-dimensional array of over 40 optical modes, each strongly coupled to a single atom. This approach eliminates the previous bottleneck of interfacing entire atom arrays with a single global cavity mode, allowing for site-resolved data extraction without the need for nanophotonic elements. The technical architecture involves a macro-scale resonator (approximately 34 cm) incorporating a microlens array (MLA) to stabilize beam [...]

Numana has officially commissioned the third site of its Kirq quantum communication testbed in Quebec City, completing a regional network loop that includes Montreal and Sherbrooke. Hosted at the Centre for Optics, Photonics and Lasers (COPL-ULaval) and the National Optics Institute (INO), the infrastructure provides a collaborative laboratory for testing and validating quantum and post-quantum communication technologies. The expansion is supported by $6.5 million from the Quebec government and additional investment from Canada Economic Development (CED). The Quebec City site leverages specialized instrumentation to support technology demonstrations under real-world conditions. INO serves as a co-designer and technological facilitator, focusing on quantum [...]

Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech has announced the release of EduQit, a modular, "build-your-own" quantum computing kit designed to provide universities and research institutions with on-site, hands-on access to physical quantum hardware. Unlike traditional educational models that rely on simulators or remote cloud access, EduQit is a deployable system that allows students and researchers to engage directly with the complete physical stack of a quantum computer. This includes direct interaction with cryogenic platforms, control electronics, and calibration processes essential for understanding the operational realities of superconducting quantum systems. The hardware package covers the full technical requirement for an operational quantum computer. It includes [...]

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Seed Innovations, a Colorado-based software and technology R&D firm specializing in machine learning (ML) and cloud architecture. The acquisition, scheduled to close on January 30, 2026, aims to integrate Seed’s technical expertise into IonQ’s Quantum Infrastructure division to optimize system performance and automate the scaling of enterprise-ready quantum solutions. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Seed Innovations team will join IonQ under the leadership of Frank Backes, President of IonQ Quantum Infrastructure. Seed’s founder, Marlu Oswald, will report directly to Backes. The integration focuses on deploying Seed’s [...]

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) has finalized its acquisition of Skyloom Global Corp., a specialist in lightwave-optics technology for high-performance, space-based communications. The transaction, which reached a definitive agreement in November 2025, closed on January 28, 2026. The integration of Skyloom’s optical communication terminals (OCTs) and free-space optical expertise is intended to provide the hardware foundation for distributed quantum entanglement and the deployment of a scalable quantum internet. The acquisition adds critical technical layers to IonQ’s Quantum Infrastructure division, specifically in photonic systems engineering and secure data transmission. Skyloom’s SDA-qualified (Space Development Agency) terminals, such as the V’ger and Scotty models, enable high-bandwidth, [...]