QuantumBasel’s Post

Fantastic to be on stage for a panel on Quantum Careers earlier this week during the Quantum Industry Day in Switzerland. For those who weren't there I wanted to bring out some points that emerged during the interactive discussion with the audience and Philipp Kammerlander Mathieu Munsch and Fabio Scafirimuto, PhD. A question we were asked, in a few variations, was "do I need a Masters/PhD/postdoc to work in the quantum industry". the short answer is, if you want a purely technical role, probably yes,yes,maybe. if you want to branch out into partly technical or not so technical roles, maybe,maybe,definitely not. there are lots of roles in the quantum industry, from marketing, to biz dev, to product, to management. the key is that YOU find out what you are good at+what you love and combine that into YOUR dream role. remember, life is short and your life is your life only, you get to decide, and if it means changing direction 100 times, so be it! Other questions touched on the topic of staying in one field vs exploring multiple topics - my view will always be explore as much as possible (unless you want to become a prof or highly technical in industry). what you'll gain from seeing different things/topics/angles/disciplines is invaluable for a career in and/or outside of tech. given the growing startups ecosystem, some asked what it takes to be a founder/why doing it given scientists as typically ill-equipped as founders. the founder path is not for everyone, but you get to build from your vision. it is an all-absorbing, extremely multidisciplinary journey (especially for a CEO) and the learning curve is massive. if you want to walk this path, expose yourself to entrepreneurial experiences, surround yourself with the right mentors and advisors and dive into the finance/business world. I do wish tech-oriented unis offered more entrepreneurship courses targeted to deep tech and scientists. if you are a scientist and don't quite know how to transition out of pure science and into the real world, get in touch! I've coached many by now and can probably help out :) #career #science #quantum #entrepreneurship #coaching #startup #founder

Great talks yesterday at Superposition Life Science in Basel by Jan Mikolon and Julien Baglio, Ph.D., who talked about the future interdependent collaborations between classical and quantum computers, and how quantum approaches can already address some of today's challenges. CGC Genomics's AI-driven cancer genomics solution constantly evolves as the underlying technology evolves. Today's complex cancer genomics testing results will become increasingly complex as epigenomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics and immunomics are added. This will further widen the "comprehensibility gap" between complex lab reports and practicing oncologists, increase the demand for solutions like ours that make complex results useful for healthcare practitioners. In the classical approach, each time we obtain a new batch of training data we would repeat the unsupervised learning to improve the performance of our services. This is energy-intensive and costly, especially as we envision increasing complexity and acceleration of data accumulation. Jan Mikolon talked about LiQuid networks' ability to dynamically adjust their architecture to help models adapt new types of genomic data or features in real time, reducing the need for retraining. Similarly, the sparse activation patterns in LiQuid networks can reduce computational costs compared to traditional deep learning approaches, supporting our sustainability goals. Julien Baglio, Ph.D. also talked about evolving the expressivity of our models using qGANs to augment training sets and impute missing data to make our models more generalisable. This is particularly exciting as it reduces the demand on our cancer genomics experts to generate more training data, which is cost-intensive. We'll be adopting this hybrid approach to leverage emerging quantum technologies while still benefiting from the maturity and scalability of classical systems.

The date for the upcoming Quantum Industry Day in Switzerland is set. We await you in Basel for accelerating the development of Quantum Technologies! #QIDiS2024

🔬The Quantum.Tech Europe was nothing but a platform for discussing the potential and challenges of quantum technology, presenting groundbreaking solutions that promise to drive future innovation through the application of powerful quantum systems. The most exciting milestones by far, include advancements in error correction due to a significant reduction in the number of qubits required, both of which are poised to be game-changers in the field. Alice & Bob 🚀 Also, the upcoming launch of a quantum satellite🇬🇧, which we are indeed looking forward to next year, is expected to revolutionize secure communication.🛰️ Innovation is full of unknowns though, and things don't always go as planned. Like with any new technology, there are risks, and setbacks are just part of the journey. Tap the link 🔗 to learn more. https://lnkd.in/eYwckyFx #engineering #quantumresearch #quantumtechnologies #biotech #physicalscience #airesearch #machinelearning

The first hybrid #quantumcomputer has been installed at the LRZ and works on the basis of superconducting #circuits. Last week, Q-Exa was presented to the public. If you want to dive deeper into the topic, we recommend the #scientificpaper on the integration of #quantumprocessors into #supercomputing and the ability of both technologies to work together: https://lnkd.in/dv3JE_DD #HPC, #HPC4Germany, #HPCplusQuantum, #IT4Science, #integratedSupercomputing, #QuantumHPC, #discoverLRZ TUM, IQM Quantum Computers, Jan Goetz, Martin Schulz, Laura Schulz, HQS Quantum Simulations, Eviden, Munich Quantum Valley, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU), Barcelona Supercomputing Center, IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center, CINECA, CERN, Gauss Centre for Supercomputing, Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center / Poznańskie Centrum Superkomputerowo-Sieciowe (PCSS), GENCI, Quantum - the open journal for quantum science, Quantum Computing, Quantum Computing

~ 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁: 𝗠𝗣𝗤 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗾𝗰 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝟭,𝟮𝟬𝟬-𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 ~ A Munich Quantum Valley (MQV) research team led by planqc co-founder Johannes Zeiher and planqc advisor Immanuel Bloch has announced a significant breakthrough in scaling neutral atom qubit arrays. In an experiment conducted at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) in close collaboration with planqc, researchers succeeded in iteratively assembling and maintaining a 1,200-atom array in continuous operation for more than an hour. This achievement represents a significant milestone in the scalability of neutral atom quantum computers, both in terms of the number of qubits and operational duration—a key development for the creation of truly scalable and fault-tolerant quantum computers capable of addressing problems that are intractable by classical means. The preprint is currently under review and accessible at https://lnkd.in/dzQeFkEK UVC Partners, Speedinvest, APEX Ventures, Amadeus Capital Partners, i5invest, Achleitner Ventures, UnternehmerTUM, TUM Venture Labs, Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology, German Aerospace Center (DLR), DLR Quantum Computing Initiative

⚡⚡ Today, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announced that Aegiq is amongst the winners of a £30 million quantum testbed competition run by the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC).   The funding will be used to deliver Artemis, our compact photonic quantum computer with full integration into testbed ecosystem, which is based on our proprietary integrated photonic chip technology and leveraging QuiX Quantum technology. The system will be delivered and installed by early 2025 at the NQCC, ready for operation.   “We firmly believe that government-backed capital, as a strategic partner, is the key to turbocharging the UK quantum industry and competing on the global scale.” As our CEO, Maksym Sich 🇺🇦 highlights, government support like this will drive innovation in quantum computing and enhance the UK’s capabilities. You can find out more about this announcement here: https://lnkd.in/ejQaMy4B UK Research and Innovation, Innovate UK, STFC   #quantumcomputing #quantumtechnologies #innovation #photonics #Aegiq #Artemis #quantum

France has just decided to bet on a different kinds of quantum computers. The fault-tolerant ones. 🤝 PROQCIMA has been announced today during the Journée Nationale Quantique. 👉 This initiative is part of a new, ambitious 10-year quantum investment plan that will benefit two selected companies. The objective? Building two universal fault-tolerant quantum computers with 128 logical qubits by 2030, capable of running change-making algorithms. In addition to applauding, we will be throwing our hat (cat) into the ring: the French Ministry for Armed Forces has invited us to submit our proposal for building an FTQC device, and we are impatient to get going! 🙌 Alice & Bob is proud of this initiative and to be part of the French quantum ecosystem which also totals the second highest quantum startup valuation after the USA and is home to many top research institutes and universities without which science would not be possible. Vive la France! Read more about it [in French] here: bit.ly/437zHgH #quantumcomputing #physics #proqcima

Quantum Enabling Technologies are mainly Photonics Technologies. March 21st, Systematic Paris-Region organized the first workshop in Télécom SudParis dedicated to key enabling technologies for quantum startups. All qubits technologies were represented: Photon with Quandela Neutral atoms with Pasqal Trapped ions with Crystal Quantum Computing Solid state with Quobly, Alice & Bob , C12. These startups presented their technologies, their roadmaps and their needs in terms of enabling technologies. And you know what? 80% were #photonics! Optical fiber, optical interconnects, lasers, detectors, modulators, switchs…. #photonics is a Key Enabling Technology - #KET recognized by the European Commission. And now, #photonics is a #QKET, a #Quantum -Key Enabling Technology ! Special thanks to Daniel Vert, PhD and Najwa Abdeljalil with Laure Besançon that organized this excellent first workshop.

A novel diamond based nanophotonic interface for scalable quantum networks! Quantum information in the form of qubits is easily disrupted by environmental noise that destroys the information. On one hand, it's desirable to have qubits that does not interact strongly with the environment. On the other hand, however, those qubits need to strongly interact with the light to carrying the information over distances. Recently researchers achieved both by co-integrating two different kinds of qubits, working in tandem to save and transmit information using the interaction between a tin nucleus and an electronic qubit (see: A diamond nanophotonic interface with an optically accessible deterministic electronuclear spin register, nature photonics, https://lnkd.in/ghWyJ8NW). This nanophotonic interface appears as a versatile quantum node in scalable quantum networks.