Insider Brief SemiQon has appointed Dr. Antti Vasara, former CEO of Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre, as Chair of its Board to lead international expansion and commercialization efforts. Vasara brings decades of experience in tech leadership and EU innovation policy, with past roles at VTT, Nokia, and as President of Read more…
Insider Brief ORCA Computing has appointed technology investor Erik Langaker as Chairman of the Board to help guide its next phase of global growth and commercial scale-up. Langaker brings over 30 years of experience scaling applied technology companies, including leadership roles at CMR Surgical and Pragmatic Semiconductor. ORCA has gained Read more…
Insider Brief The Quantum Europe Strategy is a coordinated plan to turn scientific leadership in quantum technologies into industrial strength by investing in infrastructure, talent, and commercialization across computing, communication, and sensing. The strategy outlines five focus areas: research and innovation, quantum infrastructure, ecosystem development, dual-use applications in space and Read more…
Insider Brief: The global quantum ecosystem faces a growing talent crisis not from a lack of ability, but from fractured infrastructure, inaccessible pathways, and a narrow definition of who belongs in the field. Initiatives like FLIQ, Qiskit Summer School, and programs in Singapore, Taiwan, and Korea are expanding access through Read more…
Insider Brief The European Commission has launched the Quantum Strategy to establish Europe as a global quantum leader by 2030 through investments in research, infrastructure, and industrialisation. The Strategy outlines actions including a joint R&I initiative, pilot lines for chip production, a quantum internet testbed, and a new European Quantum Read more…
Insider Brief MegazoneCloud and Classiq Technologies signed an MOU at Quantum Korea 2025 to accelerate commercialization of quantum computing through education, pilot projects, and hybrid cloud integrations. The partnership combines MegazoneCloud’s AWS-based quantum services and regional cloud infrastructure with Classiq’s model-first development tools for scalable quantum algorithm design. Joint efforts Read more…
Insider Brief A new study finds that while large language models like ChatGPT can reliably generate simple quantum code for IBM simulators, they falter on real hardware and struggle with photonic systems like Xanadu’s. The researchers’ model performed well using Qiskit to write circuits for entangled states and teleportation on Read more…
Insider Brief ORCA Computing has appointed technology investor Erik Langaker as Chairman of the Board to help guide its next phase of global growth and commercial scale-up. Langaker brings over 30 years of experience scaling applied technology companies, including leadership roles at CMR Surgical and Pragmatic Semiconductor. ORCA has gained Read more…
Insider Brief Omnes Capital has raised €112 million for the first close of its second deeptech fund, Omnes Real Tech 2, aimed at scaling early-growth European tech companies. The fund will target foundational sectors such as defense, AI, quantum, and new space, and is the first in Europe to benefit Read more…
Insider Brief Harper Court Ventures Fund I has launched with $25 million to back deep tech startups emerging from the University of Chicago ecosystem. The fund targets pre-seed and seed-stage ventures in quantum, AI, life sciences, and energy, embedding directly in the university to support commercialization from lab to launch. Read more…