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Pasqal and Qu&Co Scale the Global Market for Quantum Applications

pointed out in the 20th century, using a chemistry algorithms and process automa- said Reymond. “To that end, Pasqal will
quantum system as a computer resource for tion. On the website, the company states, further advance its R&D roadmap, expand
quantum challenges appears logical. “Our automated quantum resource estimator its team and client base, and add new local
Neutral-atom quantum computers will Q-time is also included in Qubec, and it can offices, [expanding] from its six current loca-
enhance pure scientific discovery. There are assist you to determine when to anticipate tions in Europe [Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt,
various industrial applications, including the quantum advantage for your industry- London, Exeter, and Madrid] to North America
production of innovative materials for energy relevant chemistry or materials challenges.” and Asia.
storage and transportation and chemical cal- “Qu&Co brings to the table new sets of
culations for medication development. solutions in chemistry, solutions for nonlinear
Neutral-atom device differential equations — ubiquitous in science
THE COLLABORATION topologies are one of a kind and engineering — and many more fields for
In the press release introducing the company, Pasqal,” Reymond added. “The unified com-
Reymond said, “Leveraging the synergies of in many aspects, not only pany will leverage this full-stack approach
the two companies will further strengthen our and the complementarities of Pasqal and
full-stack neutral-atom solution in achieving when compared with Qu&Co to address a solution for all interested
near-term commercial benefit.” Reymond will classical devices in general market segments.”
remain CEO of the combined company, while
Benno Broer, CEO of Qu&Co, will assume but also concerning quantum APPLICATIONS
the role of chief commercial officer. Broer analogs. Quantum computing is being investigated for
also serves as vice president of the European a broad range of applications, with optimiza-
Quantum Industry Consortium (QuiC) and tion issues being one of the most common.
brings more than 15 years of experience in Portfolio optimization is a form of optimi-
business development. Qubec’s quantum workflow manager zation used in finance wherein quantum
Qu&Co’s portfolio of algorithms includes handles chemical data pipelining to and from computing offers a potential benefit over
problem-solving tools for computational IBM, IonQ, and Rigetti quantum- classical computing because of the complexity
finance, fluid dynamics, and chemistry, computational co-processors in this beta and time-demanding nature of traditional
while Pasqal brings algorithms for quantum version; they are accessible via the IBM techniques. Portfolio optimization may be
machine learning and optimization problems, Quantum Experience and Amazon Braket expressed in the language of quadratic pro-
powered by its Pulser coding platform, which platforms. gramming, which can then be implemented in
enables control of processors based on neutral “Now that Pasqal has solidified its position a quantum-computer–compatible style, with
atoms at the laser pulse level. as the quantum computing leader in Europe, the cost function ensuring risk minimization
Qubec is its quantum computation plat- and by far the leader in the neutral-atom for a certain return. ■
form dedicated to chemistry and materials quantum computing category, we will con-
research. Qubec integrates Schrödinger’s tinue to pursue rapid growth and compete Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio is editor-in-chief of
Maestro chemical modeling interface with globally as a key player in the quantum race,” Power Electronics News and EEWeb.

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