NSF Invests $290M in Eight Quantum Research Institutes
Insider Brief The U.S. National Science Foundation is providing more than $290 million to eight Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes focused on advancing quantum computing, sensing, networking and related technologies. The eight institutes will each receive roughly $28 million to $37 million over five years and cover areas including fault-tolerant computing, quantum error correction, quantum networking, […]
Princeton to Lead $27.9M NSF Institute for Quantum Processor Manufacturing
Insider Brief Princeton University will lead MARQUIS, a new NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute receiving $27.9 million over five years to address manufacturing challenges in superconducting quantum processors. The institute will bring together researchers in materials science, quantum devices and semiconductor processing from nine institutions to develop new fabrication methods for superconducting qubit components. MARQUIS […]
IonQ Appoints Eric Ball and Timothy Baxter to Board
Insider Brief IonQ has appointed Dr. Eric Ball and Timothy Baxter to its board of directors as the company prepares for further expansion in quantum computing manufacturing and platform integration. Ball brings nearly 40 years of senior financial experience, including leadership roles at Oracle, AT&T, Cisco and Flextronics. Baxter, the former chairman of SkyWater Technology, […]
NSF Extends Quantum Sensing Program With Five-Year $37.5M Award
Insider Brief The U.S. National Science Foundation has renewed the Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Quantum Sensing for Biophysics and Bioengineering with $37.5 million over five years to advance quantum sensing for biological research. Led by the University of Chicago, NSF QuBBE will develop quantum nanoprobes, protein-based quantum sensors, entanglement-based sensing methods and in vivo […]
Pasqal Welcomes Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministerial Delegation to French Headquarters
Insider Brief Pasqal hosted a senior Saudi Arabian delegation at its French headquarters and quantum computer production site to demonstrate its neutral-atom quantum computing technology. The delegation observed Pasqal’s quantum processing unit, a live atom-by-atom rearrangement demonstration, and the company’s manufacturing and testing operations. The visit follows Pasqal’s recent initiatives in Saudi Arabia, including the […]
U.S. Treasury Announces the Quantum-Readiness Task Force
Insider Brief The U.S. Treasury launched a Quantum-Readiness Task Force to coordinate the financial sector’s transition to post-quantum cryptography and prepare for future quantum-related cybersecurity risks. The public-private initiative will focus on sector-wide PQC transition, third-party and vendor readiness, and risks involving digital assets and emerging technologies. The task force will bring together government, financial […]
Infleqtion Helps Launch Japan’s First Operational Neutral-Atom Quantum Computer
Insider Brief Infleqtion has contributed its quantum processing unit to Japan’s first operational neutral-atom full-stack quantum computer, developed with Professor Kenji Ohmori’s team at the Institute for Molecular Science. The system, named “Shunkai,” is expected to initially operate with about 50 qubits, with plans to scale to around 500 qubits as development progresses. The next […]
EuroHPC Opens €119M in Funding Calls for Quantum Technologies
Insider Brief The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking has launched six calls totaling €119 million to advance quantum computing, quantum communications, testing infrastructure and experimental production capabilities in Europe. The calls will fund projects covering trapped-ion, superconducting and neutral-atom quantum platforms, next-generation QKD systems, quantum testing infrastructure and experimental pilot lines. All six calls opened on August […]
Guest Post: How One of Europe’s Smallest Countries Became NATO’s Precision Photonics Capital
Guest Post by Aktyvus Photonics Lithuania is becoming NATO’s precision photonics capital because it has what almost no one else does: 60 years of laser science, and companies fast enough to move at the speed the technology demands. Lithuania is NATO’s most exposed border, where precision photonics is a defence need for the country, not […]
Nations at the Quantum Table
Who’s Playing, Who’s Ahead, and What It Means Insider Brief Since mid-2025, the US, UK, Japan, and Canada have moved quantum computing from research funding into binding policy — including roughly $2 billion in US CHIPS Act financing, a further £2 billion added to the UK’s National Quantum Strategy, Japan’s ¥1.05 trillion “first year of […]