Nord Quantique Receives $16 Million in Non-Dilutive Funding Through Canadian Quantum Champions Program

Insider Brief Nord Quantique has been selected for Phase 1 of Canada’s Quantum Champions Program, receiving up to $16M USD (CA $23M) in non-dilutive federal funding to advance scalable quantum computing. The funding supports technical validation and benchmarking by the National Research Council of Canada, focusing on Nord Quantique’s superconducting Read more…

Anyon Systems Receives $23M CAD to Advance Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing

Insider Brief Anyon Systems received $23 million CAD from Canada’s Quantum Champions Program to advance fault-tolerant superconducting quantum computing. The funding supports Anyon’s vertically integrated roadmap, spanning in-house qubit processors, cryogenics, and control electronics. The investment reinforces Canada’s domestic quantum hardware capability, with implications for research access, national security, and Read more…

Atomic Josephson Junctions: How Bose-Einstein Condensates Replicate Shapiro Steps

Insider Brief Researchers at RPTU used Bose–Einstein condensates to simulate a Josephson junction and observed Shapiro steps, demonstrating a quantum simulation of a key superconducting effect. The experiment reproduced quantized voltage plateaus by separating two condensates with a moving optical barrier, analogous to microwave-driven superconducting junctions. The results confirm the Read more…

Quantinuum Collaboration Aims at Using AI to Write Quantum Algorithms

Insider Brief New research from Quantinuum and Hiverge shows that large language model–driven systems can automatically generate quantum chemistry algorithms that match or outperform leading human-designed methods while using far fewer quantum resources. Using Hiverge’s Hive platform, researchers evolved a near-term quantum algorithm from minimal input, achieving chemical precision for Read more…

QD Plans €152 Million Investment in Next-Gen Quantum-Based Chip Inspection Facility in Munich, Germany

Insider Brief QuantumDiamonds GmbH announced a €152 million (about $178 million US) plan to build the world’s first production facility for quantum-based semiconductor inspection systems, positioning the company and Germany as strategic players in advanced chip manufacturing. The Munich facility is expected to receive tens of millions of euros in Read more…