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Pasqal has inaugurated its first North American quantum processor factory in Sherbrooke, Québec, and completed the sale of a 100-qubit neutral-atom quantum processing unit (QPU) to Distriq, Quantum Innovation Zone. The factory and system sale mark major steps in Pasqal’s global industrialization strategy and strengthen Québec’s position as a key player in the international quantum computing landscape. The new facility, located in the 50,000-square-foot Espace Quantique 1 building, will manufacture next-generation QPUs and serve growing North American demand. Pasqal first announced its Canadian expansion in 2023, backed by a $15 million loan from Investissement Québec. With this opening, Pasqal becomes one [...]

QuantWare has announced a $4.5 million extension to its Series A round, bringing the total raised to $27 million. The Delft-based quantum hardware company is commercializing VIO, a proprietary scaling technology aimed at enabling superconducting quantum processors with more than one million qubits. The additional funding will be directed toward expanding QuantWare’s chip fabrication capabilities and growing its team. This aligns with the company’s broader strategy to support large-scale quantum processor development and deliver high-performance quantum hardware to customers globally. The funding round was oversubscribed, reflecting growing investor confidence in QuantWare’s roadmap and its role in the broader quantum ecosystem. VIO [...]

We had reported in December 2023 that Infleqtion had been chosen by Japan’s Science and Technology Agency for the Quantum Moonshot program as the sole foreign quantum computing partner in the program. Since then they have been hard at work with researchers from Japan's Institute for Molecular Science (IMS) and others to design the system. Infleqtion has just completed constructing the unit at their facility in Boulder, Colorado and has now shipped it to IMS in Okazaki, Japan. The next step will be to complete the integration, assembly, and testing of the system at IMS. When this is complete the system is expected to [...]

NanoQT and VeriQloud have launched an international collaboration to develop a scalable, hardware-integrated architecture for Blind Quantum Computing (BQC), supported under the EUREKA Globalstars-Japan Round 3 program. The project brings together NanoQT’s nanofiber cavity quantum hardware and VeriQloud’s expertise in quantum network protocols to advance privacy-preserving quantum computing via neutral-atom platforms. The initiative aims to create a BQC-compatible architecture that enables secure delegated computation on networked quantum processors. The system will integrate a nanofiber-based quantum network interface with neutral-atom QPUs and implement cryptographic protocols to ensure client-side data privacy. This hardware-software co-design approach addresses scalability and practical deployment challenges for secure [...]

Norma has entered a three-party strategic agreement with Rigetti Computing and defense AI company Funzin to co-develop hybrid quantum-classical technologies for next-generation battlefield applications. The collaboration will focus on integrating quantum machine learning, optimization, and AI algorithms into military decision-support systems. The effort aims to produce hybrid AI architectures capable of rapid situational awareness, electromagnetic spectrum analysis, and real-time threat detection using both classical and quantum computing resources. The partners will also engage in research commercialization (R&BD) and infrastructure sharing to accelerate readiness and deployment. Funzin, known for AI-enabled defense platforms, intends to incorporate quantum-enhanced models into its command and reconnaissance [...]

Norma has launched a research collaboration with Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) to apply quantum algorithms to large-scale genome data analysis. The joint project, formalized under a memorandum of understanding, aims to accelerate the identification of genetic mutations using quantum-enhanced combinatorial optimization. The team will focus on improving the speed and precision of medical data processing, leveraging quantum computing to analyze billions of genomic base pairs more efficiently than current classical methods. Use cases include precision diagnostics, personalized treatment planning, and genetic risk prediction for conditions such as cancer and neurological disorders. Led by Professor Yoo Hyeong-won at SNUBH, the [...]

Norma, a Korean quantum computing company, has partnered with Rigetti Computing, Hallym University, and the Gangwon Technopark (TP) to build a quantum ecosystem focused on national defense in South Korea. Under a newly signed memorandum of understanding, the consortium will introduce an 84-qubit superconducting quantum computer and create an associated cloud access environment via Rigetti’s Q Platform. This initiative marks one of Asia’s first quantum deployments dedicated to defense applications. Norma, Rigetti’s official Korean partner, will lead deployment and user access, while Hallym University will oversee quantum workforce development and applied research. Gangwon TP will support infrastructure and regional engagement, with [...]

Researchers at the University of Sussex have developed a quantum sensor capable of detecting electric fields with unprecedented sensitivity, surpassing the previous global benchmark by two orders of magnitude. The work, led by Professor Winfried Hensinger and Falk Bonus at the Sussex Centre for Quantum Technologies, was published in Nature Physics and showcases a novel application of trapped-ion quantum systems for ultra-sensitive measurement tasks. The system uses a single charged ion in a vacuum held in quantum superposition to detect low-frequency electric fields. Originally developed to identify and mitigate noise sources in trapped-ion quantum computers, the new technique represents a powerful [...]

Quobly has introduced a new quantum circuit emulator developed in partnership with QPerfect, marking an early milestone in the company’s industrialization roadmap. The “perfect” emulator, which models quantum circuits without physical errors, is already deployed on OVHcloud and supports industry-standard languages compatible with Cirq and Qiskit. This software tool allows researchers and developers to begin prototyping quantum algorithms in anticipation of Quobly’s forthcoming silicon-based quantum processor. The platform is positioned as a training and validation environment for applications in sectors such as logistics, quantum chemistry, finance, defense, and bioinformatics. The initial version supports 27–31 logical qubits with no noise or decoherence, [...]

German quantum hardware company eleQtron has announced a long-term collaboration with Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD) to industrialize scalable ion-trap quantum processors. The effort aims to transition eleQtron’s lab-developed MAGIC© (Magnetic Gradient Induced Coupling) architecture into production-ready chips using FMD’s advanced micro- and nanofabrication infrastructure. The partnership leverages capabilities from key FMD member institutes including Fraunhofer ENAS and Fraunhofer ISIT. Initial work focuses on MEMS- and CMOS-compatible process development, heterogeneous integration, and novel packaging techniques tailored to the unique demands of ion-trap hardware. Wafer-level fabrication and evaluation began in May 2025, with ENAS providing core fabrication expertise in precision ion-trap components. [...]