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The Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center (SQMS), led by the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, is one of five elite National Quantum Initiative centers funded by the U.S. Department of Energy to research various areas of Quantum Information Science (QIS). The program places undergraduate sophomore and junior physics and engineering majors in a paid 10-week summer period from June 18 – August 26, 2023 with SQMS Center scientists and engineers on QIS projects. Interns would be paid $600 per week and students will have the opportunity to work at one of the twenty SQMS partner institutions, including Fermilab, Rigetti Computing, Northwestern [...]

The BQPhy™ program is a quantum-powered computer-aided engineering (CAE) software suite that accelerates various computer aided simulations commonly used by engineers. BosonQ Psi will be providing access to the alpha version of this product to a limited set of customers starting in early January for pilot testing. The initial alpha release will include a quantum-ready design optimization solver and GPU-optimized structural mechanics and thermal analysis solvers. Future versions are expected to include additional simulations models for electromagnetics analysis, electrochemistry analysis, acoustics analysis, fluid mechanics, multiphysics simulation, and digital twin. Two global automobile manufacturers have already tested the software to do proof-of-concept [...]

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) and Boston Limited has signed a Memorandum of Agreement  to offer Quantum Computing-as-a-Service (QCaaS), training, and expertise in quantum computing technologies to their customers. OQC is a quantum hardware startup based in the UK working on superconducting quantum processors and Boston Limited is a UK headquartered company that provides consulting and training services in Machine Learning, AI, Security, and Storage, across several different industries. They are planning host an OQC certified training course on quantum computing. Additional information is available in a news release posted on the OQC website here. December 16, 2022

Global Quantum Intelligence (GQI), a market and business intelligence firm steeped in quantum technology experience and solely dedicated to this sector, has just launched and already is serving major vendors and users, as well as governments and investors keen on gathering authoritative intelligence to guide business, policy and strategic decisions. The new firm unites four well-respected businesses in the quantum industry, with 22 years of quantum experience among them: Co-founders André König, Chief Executive Officer; Doug Finke, Chief Content Officer; and David Shaw, Chief Analyst; along with Terrill Frantz, Chief Product and Technology Officer. The company provides its clients an annual [...]

The uptownBasel Group has opened QuantumBasel, a Center of Competence for Quantum and Artificial Intelligence. It will provide organizations with access to quantum computers along with training, workshops, and support for utilizing them. It will provide Quantum as a Service with access to some of the latest quantum processors including the IBM Osprey 433 qubit superconducting processor and the D-Wave AdvantageTM annealing quantum computer which will be accessed via the LeapTM real-time quantum cloud service. The uptownBasel Group is building up a 70,000 square meter research and production site located in Arlesheim near Basel that they intend on becoming an international competence center [...]

Bleximo, a superconducting quantum hardware startup developing application specific quantum processors located in Berkeley, California will be expanding its R&D operations to include a new group at the Albany Nanotech Complex in upstate New York. The company also announced it will partner with NY CREATES, a non-profit that operates an advanced publicly-owned semiconductor research center. Facilities at the Nanotech Complex are used by several commercial companies including IBM, Tokyo Electron and others because they allow companies to prototype semiconductor processes using the most advanced tools. Previously, Bleximo had been using share university clean rooms for its processing that contain older manufacturing [...]

IQM and Keysight have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to research how quantum computing can be implemented on-premise for high-performance computing (HPC) applications. Most quantum computer today is performed on the cloud at specific facilities set up for hosting quantum computers. This is for several reasons including the size of the computers, various environmental and infrastructure requirements, close availability of the design engineers to debug any problems, and operational considerations such as service engineers availability and spare parts logistics. Partnering with Keysight may allow IQM to miniaturize their control electronics and make it more robust to lessen maintenance requirements. Unlike [...]

Q-CTRL, a quantum startup focusing on quantum control software, has made their latest Fire Opal software available at no charge on IBM quantum devices. And additional quantum providers will also be supported soon. The software has been able to improve algorithm accuracy by over 1000 times by taking a user's program and running it through an efficient front-end compiler followed by an error-suppressing back-end compiler which uses a two-stage process for reducing errors at the circuit level, and implementing a new algorithm to improve the readout of the quantum algorithm’s results. The software uses AI based algorithms to implement these steps [...]

PASQAL is a Paris based quantum hardware startup founded in 2019 to develop quantum processors based upon ordered neutral atoms in 2D and 3D arrays. They will work with Professor Hannes Bernien at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago to develop new techniques for enabling high-fidelity qubit control. The aim will be to achieve superior scalability and the superior performance of PASQAL's neutral atom quantum processors. Although the original technology used by PASQAL was based upon work done by the Quantum Optics – Atoms group within the Laboratoire Charles Fabry at the Institut d’Optique, this will [...]

The statement was signed on November 30, 2022 and is similar to other statements the U.S. has signed with the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Switzerland. The agreement was signed by Dr. Arati Prabhakar, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Chief Science Advisor to President Biden and Dr. Sylvie Retailleau, French Minister for Higher Education and Research. As a next step, the participants are hoping to conduct a joint workshop to explore potential scientific collaborations that could be formed between researchers in both countries. Additional information about this statement of cooperation [...]