Mohamed Abdel-Kareem

QuantWare, a provider of superconducting quantum processors, and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), India’s R&D organization of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI). This collaboration aims to explore the co-development of hybrid quantum computing technologies to support government laboratories and academics pursuing quantum computing R&D in India. The partnership aims to co-develop indigenous cryogenic electronics and superconducting quantum hardware, and secure access to advanced processor fabrication. QuantWare will contribute its expertise in superconducting quantum processors, including its VIO 3D scaling architecture. C-DAC is the nodal agency for India's ChipIN initiative, [...]

The Unitary Foundation has launched its 2025 Quantum Open Source Software (QOSS) Survey, an annual initiative designed to collect information on the quantum open-source software community. The survey includes questions on demographics, research, tools, and platforms, with the goal of providing an informative and representative snapshot of the community and field. The survey will remain open through Friday, October 3, 2025. All anonymized results will be analyzed by the Unitary Foundation and shared publicly to serve as a resource for the field’s tools, research, and resources. The 2024 survey received 1,100 respondents, and the foundation is aiming to grow its response [...]

qBraid, a platform for quantum software and cloud solutions, has been awarded a $300,000 Phase I grant from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) program. The funding is intended to support the growth of the qBraid-SDK, a hardware-agnostic, open-source runtime and middleware framework that aims to unify how developers interact with quantum hardware. The qBraid-SDK is designed to formalize governance structures and community practices to sustain long-term growth. The project will expand the contributor base, building on its current interoperability across over 25 devices and more than 20 frameworks, including Qiskit, Cirq, and PyQuil, as well [...]

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing $16 million in four teams to design high-tech infrastructure for the NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL). Each team will receive a $4 million grant over two years to lay the groundwork for a shared national resource for quantum science and technology development. The NQVL initiative is an effort to accelerate the development of useful quantum technologies by providing researchers anywhere in the U.S. with access to specialized resources. The NQVL design projects include two focused on quantum computing hardware platforms. The Quantum Advantage-Class Trapped Ions System (QACTI) project, led by Duke University, [...]

The Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) has announced that Belden, a provider of network infrastructure and connection solutions, and Photon Queue, a quantum hardware startup, have joined as corporate partners. This move highlights the growing collaboration between industry and academia within the Midwest’s quantum ecosystem. Photon Queue, a spinout from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and an alum of the Duality quantum accelerator, develops quantum memories by storing single photons in free-space loops. This approach is intended to provide low-cost storage for photonic qubits, with potential applications in quantum communication, computing, and metrology. Nathan Arnold, CEO of Photon Queue, commented that [...]

The Business Software Alliance (BSA), a global trade association of the enterprise software industry, has released its inaugural policy agenda on quantum computing. The agenda presents a strategic roadmap designed to help governments accelerate the development, deployment, and secure adoption of quantum technologies. The policy agenda identifies six priority actions to guide national and international leadership on quantum readiness. These include investing in quantum infrastructure and software, conducting a strategic government review to identify industries best positioned for adoption, and establishing workforce initiatives for skills development in quantum hardware, software, and algorithms. The agenda also calls for adopting a national quantum [...]

BTQ Technologies Corp. (BTQ) has announced that its Quantum Secure Stablecoin Network (QSSN) has been highlighted by the U.S. Post-Quantum Financial Infrastructure Framework (PQFIF) as a model for quantum-secure tokenized deposits. Concurrently, the Quantum Industrial Standard Association (QuINSA) has unanimously advanced QSSN as a global standard initiative, placing it on the ITU / ISO / ETSI / IEEE track. QSSN is a framework that upgrades privileged issuer controls with post-quantum signatures. It is designed to protect stablecoins and deposit tokens against quantum threats without disrupting user workflows. The approach involves co-signing privileged actions with both today’s standard keys and a post-quantum [...]

Qunnect, a company pioneering quantum infrastructure, has announced the deployment of its Carina product suite at Montana State University (MSU). The installation establishes a quantum entanglement network in the Northwestern United States and is intended to support real-world research and applications on campus-scale telecommunications fiber. The Carina product suite integrates atom-based, entangled-photon generators, single photon counting detectors, and adaptive polarization compensation into a single rack-mount unit. The system is designed to generate high-rate entangled photon pairs at telecom wavelengths for fiber spans up to 100 km, with features for real-time polarization stabilization. It also provides a modular interface for integration with [...]

PsiQuantum has announced that it has raised $1 billion in Series E funding, which values the company at $7 billion. The funding round was led by funds and accounts managed by affiliates of BlackRock, along with Temasek and Baillie Gifford. New investors include Macquarie Capital, Ribbit Capital, NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm), Adage Capital Management, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Type One Ventures, Counterpoint Global (Morgan Stanley), 1789 Capital, and S Ventures (SentinelOne). Existing investors, including Blackbird, Third Point Ventures, and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., also participated. The funding will be used to build utility-scale quantum computing sites in Brisbane and [...]

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a quantum computing and networking company, has announced the formation of IonQ Federal, an organization dedicated to integrating IonQ’s technologies for the U.S. government and its allies. The new organization is intended to unify the company’s government-facing quantum networking and quantum computing initiatives to provide value at speed and scale. Robert Cardillo, who has served on IonQ’s Board of Directors since 2024, has been appointed as Executive Chairman of IonQ Federal. In this role, he will lead strategic operations and partnerships to enhance the use of IonQ’s applications for government agencies. Cardillo previously served as the Director of [...]