Latest Quantum Industry & Ecosystem News

  • Oct- 2022 -
    27 October
    Industry & Ecosystem News Switzerland United States Quantum

    Switzerland and United States Forge Quantum Cooperation

    In October 2022, Switzerland and the U.S. signed a Joint Statement on Cooperation in Quantum Information Science and Technology, pledging to deepen collaboration between the countries’ researchers and institutions. The agreement, signed in Washington D.C. by Switzerland’s State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation and a U.S. State Department official, outlines plans for joint research projects, exchanges, and sharing of…

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  • May- 2022 -
    31 May
    Industry & Ecosystem News Switzerland Quantum Initiative

    Swiss Government Unveils CHF 80 Million Quantum Initiative

    The Swiss Federal Council approved a National Quantum Initiative in 2022, committing roughly CHF 80 million to quantum science and technology over 2023-2028. This marked Switzerland’s first centralized quantum tech program, aiming to unify and amplify efforts across research institutions and industry. The funds will support new R&D projects, professorships, and infrastructure in areas like quantum computing, communications (quantum cryptography),…

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  • Apr- 2022 -
    29 April
    Industry & Ecosystem News Micius Quantum Communication

    Record-Breaking Quantum Transmission Via Micius

    A team of Chinese physicists has achieved a landmark advance in quantum communication, successfully teleporting quantum states between two ground stations 1,200 kilometers apart via Micius satellite​. The experiment, led by Pan Jianwei of the University of Science and Technology of China, marks the longest-distance quantum teleportation ever demonstrated, shattering previous records that were limited to tens or hundreds of kilometers.…

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  • Jan- 2022 -
    25 January
    Industry & Ecosystem News Terra Quantum Funding

    Swiss Startup Terra Quantum Lands $60 Million Funding

    Zurich-based startup Terra Quantum raised a hefty $60 million in Series A financing to build out its “quantum-as-a-service” platform. Announced in January 2022, this was one of Europe’s largest quantum tech funding rounds at the time. Terra Quantum offers a hybrid quantum computing platform - combining classical computing power with quantum algorithms - and is even developing its own quantum hardware. The…

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  • Nov- 2021 -
    30 November
    Industry & Ecosystem News IBM Eagle Quantum Processor

    IBM Eagle: The First 100+ Qubit Quantum Processor

    IBM has announced Eagle, a 127-qubit superconducting quantum processor – the world’s first quantum chip to surpass 100 qubits​. Unveiled at the IBM Quantum Summit in late 2021, Eagle marks a major milestone in quantum computing, nearly doubling the qubit count of IBM’s previous 65-qubit “Hummingbird” processor and overtaking the scale of rival devices like Google’s 53-qubit Sycamore​​. IBM’s researchers…

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  • Jul- 2021 -
    9 July
    Industry & Ecosystem News Rohde Schwarz

    Zurich Instruments Acquired to Boost Quantum Industry

    A major corporate development in July 2021 saw German tech group Rohde & Schwarz acquire Zurich Instruments, a Swiss test & measurement firm known for its quantum control electronics. Zurich Instruments, a spin-off from ETH Zurich, had become a leader in specialized instrumentation for quantum labs (like quantum computer control systems). The deal, completed on July 1, 2021, makes Zurich Instruments…

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  • Jun- 2021 -
    30 June
    Industry & Ecosystem News Zuchongzhi 2.0

    Zuchongzhi 2.0: China’s Superconducting Quantum Leap

    A team of Chinese physicists has unveiled Zuchongzhi 2.0, a cutting-edge 66-qubit superconducting quantum computing prototype that pushes the frontiers of computational power. Announced by the CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information, this new quantum machine builds on its predecessor (Zuchongzhi 1.0) with more qubits and higher fidelity, achieving a milestone known as quantum computational advantage (or “quantum supremacy”)…

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  • May- 2021 -
    30 May
    Industry & Ecosystem News Zuchongzhi 2.0

    Zuchongzhi 1.0: China’s New Superconducting Processor

    In May 2021, scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) unveiled Zuchongzhi 1.0, a 62-qubit programmable superconducting quantum computer that set a new benchmark in the quantum computing race. Named after a 5th-century Chinese mathematician, Zuchongzhi 1.0 contains the largest number of superconducting qubits ever assembled in a single processor so far​.

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  • 11 May
    Industry & Ecosystem News ETH Zurich Quantum Computing Hub

    ETH Zurich and PSI Launch Joint Quantum Computing Hub

    May 2021 - ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) opened a new joint Quantum Computing Hub dedicated to developing next-generation quantum computers. Backed by CHF 32 million from ETH, the center in canton Aargau brings together about 30 researchers under one roof. Uniquely, it houses two leading quantum hardware approaches side by side: superconducting circuits and trapped-ion technologies.…

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  • Dec- 2020 -
    8 December
    Industry & Ecosystem NewsJiuzhang Quantum Processor

    China’s Jiuzhang Achieves Photonic Quantum Advantage

    A team of Chinese scientists has announced a breakthrough in quantum computing with the development of Jiuzhang, a photonic quantum processor that achieved a major computational milestone. In experiments reported on December 3, 2020, Jiuzhang completed in 200 seconds a mathematical problem that researchers estimate would take a classical supercomputer on the order of 2.5 billion years to solve​.

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  • Feb- 2020 -
    1 February
    Industry & Ecosystem News Switzerland Quantum Strategy

    Switzerland Maps Out a National Quantum Strategy

    The Swiss Science Council released a landmark white paper on quantum technologies, outlining a national strategy to capitalize on Switzerland’s strengths in quantum computing, communication, sensing, and cryptography. This roadmap calls for greater coordination and investment across government, academia, and industry to ensure the country remains at the forefront of the “second quantum revolution.” Key focus areas include scaling up…

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  • Oct- 2019 -
    26 October
    Industry & Ecosystem News Google Sycamore

    Google’s Sycamore Achieves Quantum Supremacy

    Google announced that its 53-qubit quantum processor, Sycamore, has achieved a long-anticipated milestone known as “quantum supremacy.” In a paper published in Nature, the Google AI Quantum team reported that Sycamore performed a specific computation in approximately 200 seconds – a task they estimated would take the world’s fastest classical supercomputer at least 10,000 years to complete​.

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  • Dec- 2018 -
    29 December
    Policy, Standards & Regulation News US National Quantum Initiative Act

    U.S. National Quantum Initiative Act

    On December 21, 2018, the United States solidified its commitment to quantum technology advancement by enacting the H.R.6227 – National Quantum Initiative Act. Passed with near-unanimous support from both houses of Congress, this landmark legislation outlines a comprehensive 10-year plan aimed at maintaining and enhancing U.S. leadership in quantum technologies. Key Provisions of the National Quantum Initiative Act: Establishment of…

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  • Nov- 2018 -
    1 November
    Policy, Standards & Regulation News EU Quantum Technologies Flagship

    EU Launches Quantum Technologies Flagship

    On October 29, 2018, following the Quantum Manifesto published in 2016, the European Commission officially kicked off its ambitious Quantum Technologies Flagship initiative, marking a significant step in Europe’s commitment to quantum technology development. The initiative, backed by the European Commission, allocates over €1 billion in funding to support more than 5,000 of Europe’s leading quantum technology researchers over the…

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  • Feb- 2018 -
    9 February
    Industry & Ecosystem News Argument Against Quantum Computers

    The Argument Against Quantum Computers

    And now for something different from our regular programming. Quanta Magazine just published an interesting article, “The Argument Against Quantum Computers,” by Katia Moskvitch. The article discusses Gil Kalai’s skepticism about the feasibility of quantum computers. Kalai, a mathematician, argues that quantum computers will struggle with noise and error correction, making them impractical. He believes that the inherent noise in…

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