UKRI Maps £38.6 Billion R&D Budget, Commits £1 Billion to Quantum
Insider Brief UK Research and Innovation has outlined how it will deploy a record £38.6 billion government settlement over four years, aligning funding to a single mission focused on advancing knowledge, improving lives, and driving UK economic growth. UKRI’s targeted investment explicitly labeled for “Digital and Technologies: Quantum Technologies” totals £1.013 billion over the spending […]
Photonic Inc. Selected for Canadian Quantum Champions Program
Insider Brief Photonic Inc. has been selected for Phase 1 of Canada’s Quantum Champions Program, receiving up to $23 million CAD to advance its distributed quantum computing systems. The funding supports the development of fault-tolerant quantum computers and aims to anchor high-value talent, IP, and jobs in Canada. The initiative is led by Innovation, Science […]
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 bosonic qubit architecture and hardware-efficient […]
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 universality of Shapiro steps and […]
Xanadu Selected for Canada’s Quantum Champions Program
Insider Brief Xanadu has been selected for Canada’s new Canadian Quantum Champions Program and will receive up to CAD $23 million in Phase 1 funding to support development toward fault-tolerant quantum computing. The program is led by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, with technical validation and benchmarking conducted by the National Research Council of […]
Kyndryl Launches Quantum Safe Assessment for Enterprise Cryptography
Insider Brief Kyndryl has launched a Quantum Safe Assessment service to help enterprises identify cryptographic risks and plan a transition to post-quantum cryptography. The service evaluates encryption usage across enterprise IT systems, prioritizes risks, and delivers a phased roadmap toward quantum-safe security. Kyndryl positions the offering as a response to growing quantum threats and low […]
UK And Germany Deepen Science And Tech Ties With £14 Million to Unlock Quantum’s Vast Potential
Insider Brief The UK and Germany announced new joint initiatives to expand quantum technology collaboration, including shared funding, research standards, and support for commercialisation efforts. The countries will launch a £6 million joint quantum R&D call in 2026, invest £8 million in Fraunhofer UK’s applied photonics centre, and sign an agreement between national metrology institutes […]
Google Opens Its Advanced Willow Chip to UK Researchers in Search For Practical Uses
Insider Brief Google and the UK government will give researchers access to the company’s Willow quantum chip to identify potential real-world applications, according to the BBC. Scientists can submit proposals and work with Google and the National Quantum Computing Centre to design and run experiments on the hardware. The partnership comes as global competition in […]
Quantum Computers Get a Boost from a Tiny Material Tweak
Insider Brief Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories, the University of Arkansas, and Dartmouth College report that adding tiny amounts of tin and silicon to the barriers of a germanium-based quantum well unexpectedly boosted electrical mobility, improving how efficiently the device can transmit information. The findings, published in Advanced Electronic Materials, suggest that atomic short-range ordering—how […]
India’s Quantum Roadmap Targets 10 Globally Competitive Startups by 2035 in Bid to Become a Top-Three Power
Insider Brief India has released a national roadmap to become a top-three global quantum power by 2035, outlining plans to scale domestic hardware, dominate quantum software markets, and deploy the technology across strategic and civilian sectors. The report sets targets including at least 10 globally competitive quantum startups generating over $100 million each, the capture […]