New QBN member: kiutra
We warmly welcome our new member, kiutra, to QBN! The spin-off of the Technical University of Munich, Germany designs, develops and manufactures cryogen-free cryostats, which in particular enable industrial applications of quantum technologies, shorter hardware development cycles and simpler scientific research. The cryogen-free magnetic cooling systems also provide continuous cooling at sub-Kelvin temperatures. Being inherently […]
German Federal Ministry of Research launches first projects from future package for quantum technologies
To combat the economic consequences of the Corona crisis, the German government is putting into place an assistance package of historic proportions. A part of this is a package for the future of innovation, which also includes investments in quantum technologies. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is now starting with initial […]
Element Six selected as finalist of SPIE Prism Award in category QUANTUM
Congratulations to Daniel Twitchen and team! Element Six’s DNV-B1™ diamond quantum grade has been selected as finalist in the category ‘quantum’ of the SPIE Prism Award. The Prism Awards of SPIE and Photonics Media is an annual international competition and honors the best new photonics innovations on the market. DNV-B1™ is an ideal starting material […]
Diamond technology: taking big science to the tabletop – A case study by Element Six and Qnami
An innovative, diamond-enabled microscope is turning quantum metrology into a portable reality, opening up new opportunities in energy-efficient electronics. “Element Six has worked with this technology back when it was still basic science in Harvard over ten years ago. Today it is incredibly exciting to see this ground-breaking science coming to fruition and we are […]
European Quantum Leadership – Session 1: Quantum Computing
The raw of sessions on European Quantum Leadership (EQL) successfully kicked off to show the world, how Europe paves its way to a technological and industrial quantum leadership – watch it on demand and save the date for the next session.
ColdQuanta and ParityQC aim at Quantum Advantage with Optimization problems
Solving industry-relevant problems using a quantum algorithm faster than any classical computer is considered the grand challenge of quantum computing. ColdQuanta, a leading developer of cold atom quantum technology, has joined forces with ParityQC to build a quantum optimization device that can demonstrate quantum advantage on optimization problems.
RTO proposition for a competitive European quantum technology industry
Leading RTOs in Europe just wrote a white paper about the need of a stronger focus on the development of globally competitive, European ecosystems and Europe-centered value chains based on quantum technologies. “Europe’s Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) are one of the cornerstones of Europe in taking the next steps towards a competitive European quantum […]
New QBN member: Element Six
We warmly welcome our new member, Element Six, to QBN! As a pioneer in the development and production of single crystal diamond, Element Six (E6) focuses on engineering the defects and properties of this material to unlock innovative applications and improved performance in ultra-precision machining, drilling, thermal management, optics, wastewater management and quantum-enabled sensing. Decades […]
EUROPE IS ON ITS WAY TO QUANTUM LEADERSHIP: IQM RAISES €39 M IN SERIES A FUNDING
IQM Quantum Computers (IQM), the European leader in building superconducting quantum computers, today announced that it has raised €39 M in Series A funding, bringing the total amount of funding raised to date to €71 M.
New QBN member: Orange Quantum Systems
The QuTech spin-off based in Delft is a systems integrator providing quantum systems engineering, integration and support services to the quantum computing R&D market. Orange Quantum Systems was co-founded by part of the team who developed Quantum Inspire, Europe’s first quantum computer in the cloud.
