News Brief

The AWS Center for Quantum Computing, located on the Caltech campus in Pasadena, California, will be funding research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem aimed at finding ways of designing quantum gates to improve gate fidelity. This problem is one of the most significant challenges facing the industry in order to reach quantum advantage and this problem is being investigated by many groups worldwide. The effort will be led by Professor Alex Retzker of the AWS Center for Quantum Computing and also The Racah Institute of Physics at the Hebrew University. As a second effort Amazon also announced that it is supporting independent [...]

We previously reported on the announcement of Quantum Computing Inc's (QCI) Qatalyst constrained optimization software last February. It is now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering. The Qatalyst software allows an end user to describe their problem at a high level as a constrained optimization problem and not worry about the complexities of learning how to program a quantum computer. Another advantage of the software is that it provides users with a broad choice of hardware platforms for running their problem to see which one gives them the best result. The Qatalyst software [...]

Qiskit, an open source quantum programming platform developed by IBM, now has an IonQ backend that will allow users to run Qiskit programs on an IonQ ion trap quantum computer. Qiskit is one of the world's most widely used quantum programming platforms with over 320,000 registered users. So these users will now be able to run many of their existing Qiskit programs with minimal modification greatly extending IonQ's potential user base. Currently, this capability is available for use on IonQ's 11 qubit system directly through IonQ's cloud platform. It is not available for those trying to access the IonQ machine through [...]

Delft Circuits, a supplier of Cri/oFlex® cabling solutions for use in routing coaxial signals in cryogenic environments used in many quantum computers has received a late seed round venture investment from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Scholt Group, and QuVest Capital for an undisclosed amount. Delft Circuits was formed in 2017 and now has over 50 customers worldwide. For additional information, you can view the news release located on the Delft Circuits website here. April 14, 2021

The award was provided by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy's National Growth Fund to Quantum Delta NL, a public-private partnership of tech companies, government agencies, and all major quantum research centers in the Netherlands. The goals for this award will be to train 2,000 researchers and engineers in quantum technology, scale 100 quantum startups and establish three major corporate R&D centers in the Netherlands by 2027. The Netherlands had previously released a National Agenda for Quantum Technology in October 2019 with an objective of having the country become a major player in the quantum industry. This award [...]

We previously reported on Fujitsu's intent to partner with Riken to research superconducting quantum computers and this week they have announced the formal launch of the project. The project is now called the RIKEN RQC - Fujitsu Collaboration Center and is located within the RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing in Wako, Saitama, Japan. The project will have a goal of producing a 1000 qubit superconducting quantum computer and it officially began on April 1, 2021 with expectations of finishing by March 31, 2025. The project will include research on both quantum hardware as well as quantum software including error mitigation technologies. [...]

The Creative Destruction Lab (CDL-Toronto) located at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto has spawned a large number of successful startup companies in the quantum industry. Examples of companies that have gone through this program include Xanadu, Entropica Labs, Boxcat, Menten, ProteinQure and many others. The Quantum Stream CDL Quantum Stream involves an intensive 4-week technical and business quantum bootcamp instructed by industry and academic leaders in quantum technologies and machine learning, followed by five objective-setting sessions between October and June. As part of the program, participants will gain access to quantum systems provided by CDL's technology [...]

With a new interim CEO recently announced, ColdQuanta is adding to its team by naming Rushton McGarr as Chief Financial Officer and that it has retained the services of PJ Solomon to guide the company in an upcoming capital raise. ColdQuanta is a little different from other quantum companies because they develop a wide variety of quantum related products including quantum computers, quantum clocks, quantum positioning systems, and quantum RF sensors. Their current quantum computer development, codenamed Hilbert, is planned to be a 100 qubit processor with high connectivity and fidelity. The machine is expected to be completed in the third [...]

We reported on Quix announcement of its 12 mode processor last December and now they have announced their first sale of the device to a UK-based company, Qontrol, which makes control electronics and supporting infrastructure for multi-channel photonic integrated circuits. The device is a low-loss, 12-mode fully tunable linear interferometer with all-to-all coupling based on stoichiometric silicon nitride waveguides. It is arranged in a 12×12 configuration and can be programmed using the thermo-optic effect that employs heat to steer the path of light. The device is compatible with all photon sources. For more on Quix' announcement, you can view a news [...]

The partnership with the Cleveland Clinic includes a broad array of advanced computing technologies including hybrid cloud, high performance Computing, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing technologies for use by the newly launched Cleveland Clinic Global Center for Pathogen Research & Human Health. The Cleveland Clinic will have use of IBM's cloud-based quantum computers, but, most significantly, will include installation of IBM's planned 1121 qubit quantum computer, codenamed Condor, on the Cleveland Clinic campus in 2023. To our knowledge this would be the first on-premise installation of an IBM quantum computer outside of an IBM facility. These on-premise quantum installations are quite [...]