RIKEN and IBM Demonstrate Quantum-Centric Supercomputing at Scale
RIKEN and IBM have executed a closed‑loop hybrid workflow that couples the full capacity of Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer with an on‑premises IBM Quantum Heron processor. The integration enabled the largest and most accurate quantum chemistry simulation to date, targeting a complex iron‑sulfur molecule. Using the Sample‑based Quantum Diagonalization algorithm, the quantum processor sampled electron configurations while Fugaku performed the final diagonalization. The team demonstrated continuous, low‑latency coordination, paving the way for scalable quantum‑centric supercomputing.
JIJ Europe Collaborates with ORCA Computing, Bp, and NQCC on Energy Optimization
JIJ Europe Ltd., together with ORCA Computing, bp and the National Quantum Computing Centre, has launched a SparQ‑funded project to validate a quantum‑classical hybrid workflow for the Unit Commitment problem in power generation scheduling. The approach decomposes large mixed‑integer linear...
IQM Deploys 20-Qubit Quantum Computer at Aalto University
IQM Quantum Computers has installed its fourth 20‑qubit superconducting system, named Aalto Q20, at Aalto University in Finland. The on‑premises machine follows IQM’s full‑stack model, giving researchers direct control over data and hardware. Aalto University is linking the quantum processor...
Eros Innovation and enQase Launch Sovereign Quantum-Safe Trust Layer
Eros Innovation and enQase have launched a strategic joint venture to build the Eros Sovereign Trust Layer, a quantum‑safe security architecture for cultural data, digital identity, and AI assets. The platform merges enQase’s full‑stack quantum‑resilient hardware and software with Eros’s...
PQShield Releases 5KB RAM Post-Quantum Cryptography Implementation
PQShield unveiled its PQMicroLib‑Core library, delivering post‑quantum cryptography within a sub‑5 KB RAM footprint suitable for embedded devices. The implementation supports NIST‑standard ML‑KEM and ML‑DSA, integrates side‑channel countermeasures, and offers a drop‑in TLS solution via the PSA Crypto API. Targeting the...
China Open-Sources “Origin Pilot”: The First Domestically Developed Quantum OS
China’s Origin Quantum Computing Technology Co. has open‑sourced Origin Pilot, the nation’s first domestically developed quantum operating system, making it publicly downloadable. The OS runs on the third‑generation OriginQ Wukong superconducting quantum computer, which boasts 72 functional qubits and has...
QVLS-iLabs Secures €15M ($17.4M USD) Second Phase Funding for German Quantum Transfer
QVLS‑iLabs has secured €15 million in second‑phase funding from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space Travel, covering a three‑year program to move trapped‑ion quantum computing and quantum metrology from labs to industry. The first phase delivered QUDORA Technologies’ NFQC‑based...
UKRI Launches £76 Million ($102 Million USD) National Compute Resource Initiative
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has committed £76 million to launch four National Compute Resources across the United Kingdom, marking the first operational step of the UK Compute Roadmap. The hubs—Cambridge’s GPU‑rich Dawn, Birmingham’s water‑cooled Baskerville, UCL’s CPU‑heavy Charger, and Edinburgh’s...
Shor, QLDPC Codes, and the Compression of RSA-2048 Resource Estimates (Part I)
The new Pinnacle Architecture employing Quantum Low‑Density Parity‑Check (QLDPC) codes slashes the physical‑qubit requirement for Shor’s RSA‑2048 factorisation from under one million to roughly 100,000, an order‑of‑magnitude reduction. This efficiency hinges on non‑local qubit connectivity and ultra‑fast classical decoding, which...
Kvantify Secures €7M ($8.1M USD) Total Funding to Scale Quantum Drug Discovery Platform
Kvantify announced the second close of its financing round, bringing total capital to €7 million ($8.1 million). The round was led by the European Innovation Council Fund and Denmark’s Delphinus Venture Capital. The money will accelerate the commercial rollout of Kvantify’s hybrid...
Kvantify and Danish Universities Launch DKK 17.4M ($2.7M USD) Quantum Software Project
Denmark’s Innovation Fund has granted DKK 17.4 million to the Optimal Design Automation towards a Performant Quantum Software Stack (ODAQS) project, uniting Kvantify with Aarhus and Aalborg universities. Running from 2026 to 2029, the consortium will build a hardware‑agnostic quantum software stack...
QCi Finalizes $5 Million Acquisition of NuCrypt to Expand Quantum Communications Portfolio
Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) completed a $5 million cash‑and‑stock acquisition of NuCrypt, a quantum communications specialist. The deal makes quantum communications a core vertical of QCi’s hardware roadmap, merging NuCrypt’s photonic signal‑processing patents with QCi’s thin‑film lithium niobate (TFLN) platform. The...
Classiq and SKKU’s QCenter Launch Quantum Software Education Initiative in Korea
Classiq and Sungkyunkwan University’s Quantum Information Research Support Center (QCenter) signed an MOU to launch a quantum software education program in South Korea. The partnership hosted Korea’s first public training on Classiq’s Qmod platform, drawing 50 participants from industry, academia,...
QED-C and NIST Finalize Research to Compact and Optimize Quantum Control Electronics
The Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED‑C) and NIST have completed a $1.4 million government‑matched research program to shrink and improve the efficiency of quantum control and readout electronics. Partner firms Amphenol RF, Maybell Quantum Industries, Rigetti Computing and XMA delivered hardware that reduces the physical...
QUDORA and ParityQC Partner to Optimize Trapped-Ion Quantum Algorithms
QUDORA and ParityQC have formed a strategic partnership to boost the performance of trapped‑ion quantum computers. The collaboration combines QUDORA’s Near‑Field Quantum Control hardware with ParityQC’s Parity Twine software, a topology‑aware method that reshapes algorithms for ion‑trap constraints. By cutting gate...
Xanadu and Lockheed Martin Launch Joint Research Initiative for Quantum Machine Learning
Xanadu and Lockheed Martin have announced a joint research initiative to advance quantum machine learning, concentrating on generative modeling with photonic hardware. The collaboration will explore Fourier‑based operations that are infeasible for classical computers, aiming to create quantum primitives that excel...
IonQ Deploys Romania’s National Quantum Communication Infrastructure (RoNaQCI)
IonQ has rolled out Romania’s National Quantum Communication Infrastructure (RoNaQCI), creating a 1,500‑kilometer quantum‑key‑distribution (QKD) network that links six major cities. The system comprises 36 quantum‑secured links, accounting for more than 20% of Europe’s terrestrial quantum communications capacity. Leveraging wavelength‑division...
Quobly and Entropica Labs Form Strategic Alliance to Advance Silicon-Based Fault Tolerance
Quobly, a French silicon‑based quantum computing pioneer, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore’s Entropica Labs to co‑design fault‑tolerant quantum systems. The alliance integrates Entropica’s compiler and optimization stack directly with Quobly’s silicon spin‑qubit architecture, targeting early‑stage hardware‑software co‑design....
Keeper Security Integrates Kyber to Provide Quantum-Resistant Identity Protection
Keeper Security announced integration of the Kyber key encapsulation mechanism across its platform to deliver quantum‑resistant identity protection. The hybrid approach layers lattice‑based Kyber on existing elliptic‑curve primitives, securing backend APIs, Keeper Commander, and upcoming mobile apps. This rollout aligns...
Quantcore Secures £2.5M ($3.4M USD) to Establish Sovereign Niobium-Based Quantum Hardware Manufacturing
Quantcore, a University of Glasgow spin‑out, closed a £2.5 million seed round led by PXN Ventures, Blackfinch Ventures and Scottish Enterprise. The funding will be used to build a sovereign niobium‑based quantum hardware manufacturing line at the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre,...
IonQ Selected for Missile Defense Agency SHIELD IDIQ Contract
IonQ has been named an eligible contractor for the Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD IDIQ contract, a multi‑year procurement vehicle with a $151 billion ceiling. The selection positions IonQ among more than 2,400 firms competing for future task orders that support rapid,...
NQFF and Qolab Collaborate on Wafer-Scale Cryogenic Filters for Quantum Scaling
National Quantum Federated Foundry (NQFF) and Qolab have launched a research partnership to create integrated cryogenic low‑pass filters on silicon wafers for superconducting and spin‑qubit processors. By moving from discrete, bulky filters to wafer‑scale fabrication, the collaboration aims to shrink...
Quantum Elements Secures Additional Funding for AI-Driven Development Platform
Quantum Elements, a Los Angeles quantum‑software startup, announced a new SAFE financing round that includes QDNL Participations, Quantacet, R‑Squared Ventures and Firgun Ventures. The capital will accelerate development of Constellation, an AI‑driven platform that creates digital twins of quantum circuits...
Tectonic Labs Releases PQ Wallet and Post-Quantum Audit Services for EVM Chains
Tectonic Labs unveiled PQ Wallet, a browser‑based EVM extension that supports Falcon‑512 quantum‑resistant signatures, available for Chrome, Firefox, and via a command‑line interface for developers. The wallet offers two operating modes: a “Quantum‑secure” mode that signs transactions with post‑quantum keys...
MerLin: Framework for Differentiable Photonic Quantum Machine Learning
MerLin 0.3, an open‑source framework from Quandela, brings photonic and hybrid quantum machine learning into standard AI pipelines. Built on the Perceval SDK, it uses Strong Linear Optical Simulation to compute exact quantum states inside a PyTorch‑native environment via a QuantumLayer...
Quantum and Games: The Shift Developers Can’t Afford to Ignore
Quantum computing is poised to reshape game development by tackling the most complex design problems, not by running games in real time. Developers are already leveraging quantum algorithms for procedural generation, rule‑validation across massive worlds, and hard‑to‑find bug elimination, feeding...
SEALSQ Increases Strategic Investment in EeroQ to Advance “Quantum Made in USA” Strategy
SEALSQ Corp has finalized a second strategic investment in U.S. quantum‑hardware firm EeroQ, deepening its “Quantum Made in USA” agenda. EeroQ’s electron‑on‑superfluid‑helium (eHe) platform, highlighted by the Wonder Lake chip, can control up to one million qubits using fewer than...
Tower Semiconductor and Xanadu Industrialize Silicon Photonic Quantum Stack
Tower Semiconductor and quantum‑computing startup Xanadu have broadened their partnership to industrialize a silicon‑photonic quantum stack. Leveraging Tower’s PH18 200 mm silicon photonics platform, the joint effort will transition Xanadu’s low‑loss SiN waveguide and integrated photodiode designs from prototype to high‑volume...
Quantum eMotion to Transition Trading Operations to NYSE American Exchange
Quantum eMotion Corp. received approval to list its common shares on NYSE American under the ticker QNC, with trading slated to start around February 24, 2026. The move will see the company exit the OTCQB market while retaining listings on the TSX Venture...
AQT Integrates IBEX Q1 Trapped-Ion QPU Into Scaleway Sovereign Cloud
Alpine Quantum Technologies and Scaleway have integrated AQT’s IBEX Q1 trapped‑ion quantum processor into Scaleway’s sovereign Quantum‑as‑a‑Service platform. The QPU, featuring all‑to‑all qubit connectivity and high gate fidelity, is accessible via open‑source frameworks without reservation during set time windows. Hosted...
MicroAlign Secures €2.5M ($3M USD) EIC Funding for Industrialization of Quantum Fiber Arrays
MicroAlign has secured a €2.5 million Accelerator Grant from the European Innovation Council to industrialize its high‑precision quantum fiber arrays. The funding will shift production from pilot‑scale to high‑volume manufacturing, addressing a critical bottleneck in photonic quantum computing supply chains. Its...
IBM Ventures Invests in SQK and QodeX Quantum for Specialized Software Development
IBM Ventures announced strategic investments in two Alchemist Chicago accelerator graduates, SQK and QodeX Quantum, to accelerate quantum software development. SQK is creating hybrid quantum‑classical algorithms for faster, more accurate medical image reconstruction, while QodeX Quantum is building a platform...
Palm Beach County Receives $1M Federal Funding to Expand Quantum Ecosystem
The Business Development Board of Palm Beach County secured a $1,031,000 federal grant to coordinate regional quantum technology initiatives and workforce training. Palm Beach State College also received over $2 million to launch a Quantum Innovation Center that will serve as...
An Italian Court Annuls a Previous €47 Million ($55.6M USD) Award to IBM for Providing a Quantum Computer at the...
In December 2024 the Campania region launched a €62.1 million tender for a quantum computer at the University of Salerno. After extending the deadline by one week, IBM submitted a late bid and was awarded the contract in September 2025 for...
Pasqal Delivers Italy’s First Neutral Atom Quantum Computer
Pasqal has delivered a 140‑qubit neutral‑atom quantum computer to Italy’s CINECA supercomputing centre, marking the nation’s first on‑site neutral‑atom system. The QPU is tightly coupled with Leonardo, one of the world’s most powerful pre‑exascale supercomputers, creating a hybrid HPC‑quantum architecture....
Kipu Quantum Launches Rimay for Industrial Quantum-Enhanced Machine Learning
Kipu Quantum announced the general availability of Rimay, a quantum‑enhanced feature extraction service that plugs into existing classical machine‑learning pipelines. The platform leverages digitized counterdiabatic driving on IBM’s 156‑qubit processors to capture higher‑order data correlations inaccessible to classical algorithms. Early...
Comcast, Classiq, and AMD Demonstrate Quantum-Optimized Internet Resilience
Comcast, Classiq, and AMD completed a technical trial that used quantum algorithms to improve global internet routing resilience. The experiment tackled the NP‑hard problem of finding vertex‑disjoint backup paths by applying the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) in a hybrid...
Delta Gold Technologies and Penn State Partner on Scalable Gold-Based Quantum Materials Research
Delta Gold Technologies has entered a three‑year research sponsorship and exclusive licensing deal with Penn State University to develop gold‑nanocluster quantum materials. The collaboration, also involving the University of Toronto, demonstrates tunable spin polarization ranging from 7 % to 40 % and...
C12 Demonstrates Tunable Metal–Insulator Transition in Ultra-Clean Carbon Nanotubes
C12 and collaborators published a Nature Communications study showing an electrically controlled metal‑insulator transition in ultra‑clean, suspended carbon nanotubes. Using a 15‑gate “keyboard” architecture, they tuned an energy gap from 200 µeV to 30 meV, demonstrating a synthetic charge‑density wave that mimics...
Singapore Budget 2026: S$37 Billion (US$29.3 Billion) RIE 2030 Plan Anchors Quantum as a Strategic Pillar
Singapore’s 2026 Budget unveiled a S$37 billion Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2030 plan, a 32% increase that keeps R&D spending at roughly 1% of GDP. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong highlighted quantum technology as a strategic growth pillar, announcing the country will...
Nu Quantum Opens Trapped-Ion Networking Laboratory in Cambridge
Nu Quantum has opened a dedicated trapped‑ion networking laboratory in Cambridge, the first industrial R&D facility of its kind in Europe. The lab doubles the company’s research capacity and serves as the primary testbed for its Entanglement Fabric roadmap, moving...
QuEra 2026 Survey: 62% of Organizations Face Classical Limits as Production Deployment Stalls
QuEra Computing released the first part of its 2026 Quantum Readiness Survey, revealing a pronounced "quantum execution gap" between experimentation and production. While 62% of surveyed firms report hitting moderate to critical classical computing limits, only 13% have moved quantum...
QUICHE Project: UK–Germany Consortium to Integrate Quantum Workflows Into ORCA Software
The QUICHE project, a UK‑Germany partnership funded by Innovate UK and Germany’s ZIM programme, aims to embed quantum chemistry workflows into the widely used ORCA software. The consortium—Quantum Motion, FACCTs, and Riverlane—will develop automated translation of chemical systems into optimized quantum...
Quantum Motion Establishes European Subsidiary in San Sebastian
Quantum Motion has opened a European subsidiary in San Sebastian, Spain, occupying a 1,500 m² facility in the nanoGUNE Quantum Tower. The new site will develop silicon‑spin qubits and monolithic quantum‑classical chips using 300 mm CMOS wafer lines, emphasizing cryogenic control electronics to...
Infleqtion Advances to Phase 3 of Wellcome Leap Q4Bio Challenge for Precision Oncology
Infleqtion, together with the University of Chicago and MIT, has entered Phase 3 of the Wellcome Leap Q4Bio Challenge, securing $2 million for a 12‑month validation of quantum‑enabled biomarker discovery. The effort focuses on using the hybrid HRQAOA algorithm to select predictive...
Who’s News: Leadership Updates at IQM, IonQ, Q.ANT, Haiqu, and More
Quantum‑technology firms announced a wave of leadership changes in early February 2026. IQM moved to a single‑CEO model with co‑founder Jan Goetz taking the helm and added COO Søren Hein to steer global expansion. IonQ bolstered its senior team by hiring Domenico Di Mola...
Quantum Machines to Establish R&D Hub at Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park
Quantum Machines has signed an agreement with the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park to launch a flagship R&D hub in Chicago. Operating from a 2,000‑square‑foot on‑ramp lab, the center will deploy the OPX1000 modular control platform to co‑design hardware and...
SQC Launches Quantum Twins Simulator and Reports 15,000-Qubit Register Fabrication
Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) unveiled Quantum Twins™, an analogue quantum simulator built on a 15,000‑qubit silicon quantum‑dot array fabricated with 0.13 nm precision. The platform demonstrates controllable on‑site interaction (U) and tunnel coupling (t) across a 100 × 150 lattice, achieving U/t ratios...
QT Sense Secures €4M ($4.7M USD) for Nanodiamond-Based Cellular Sensing Platform
QT Sense, a Dutch biotech startup, closed a €4 million seed round led by Cottonwood Technology Fund, supplemented by an ONCO‑Q grant and the Quantum Forward Challenge. The capital will accelerate development of Quantum Nuova, a nanodiamond‑based quantum‑sensing platform that provides real‑time,...
Welinq Releases Commercial Entangled Photon Pair Source Following First Sale
Welinq has launched its first commercial rack‑mounted Entangled Photon Pair Source, delivering the initial unit to a leading European research institution. The device operates at room temperature, fits a standard 19‑inch rack, and emits dual‑wavelength photons—telecom C‑band for low‑loss fiber...