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Quantum Bridge Technologies Testing Multiple Quantum-Safe Communications Tools with Government of Canada

Press release from Quantum Bridge Technologies | 02/13/2023 | Press releases

Quantum Bridge Technologies (QBT), makers of a range of advanced quantum-safe communications solutions, today announces that the company has obtained a contract under the Innovative Solutions Canada program (ISC) Testing Stream. ISC is a Government of Canada R&D innovation funding program...

canada, communications, government, quantum bridge technologies

Government of Canada launches National Quantum Strategy to create jobs and advance quantum technologies Français

Press release from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 01/13/2023 | Press releases

Strategy will see major investments in quantum research, talent and commercialization Quantum science and technologies are at the leading edge of research and innovation, with enormous potential for commercialization and game-changing advances, including more effective drug design, better climate...

canada, Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada

IonQ Acquires Assets of Entangled Networks

Press release from IonQ | 01/10/2023 | Press releases

• Entangled Networks team joins IonQ to work on next generation networked quantum computer architectures and full-stack quantum compilers • Acquisition supports IonQ’s efforts to build large-scale quantum computers by enabling computation across multiple distributed quantum processors • IonQ...

canada, entangled networks, ionq

IBM and the Government of Quebec establish an innovative partnership to accelerate discoveries by implementing a very first IBM quantum system in Canada

Philippe NIEUWBOURG | 02/03/2022 | Press releases

– The Government of Quebec announces the creation of the Quebec-IBM Discovery Accelerator to advance discoveries in the fields of energy, life sciences and sustainability – IBM will implement its very first quantum system in Canadain order to establish the foundations of the quantum innovation zone...

canada, ibm, québec

UK and Canada collaborate to launch world-first programme of quantum technologies

Press release from NSERC | 11/06/2020 | Press releases

Eight successful projects will foster research collaborations between academia, industry and government partners. The UK-Canada Quantum Technologies Competition today announced the winners of the competition run jointly by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering...

canada, nserc

UK and Canada collaborate to launch world-first programme of quantum technologies

Press release from UKRI | 11/06/2020 | Press releases

Eight successful projects will foster research collaborations between academia, industry and government partners. The UK-Canada Quantum Technologies Competition today announced the winners of the competition run jointly by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering...

canada, great britain, nserc, ukri

Formidable expertise in quantum computing earns postdoc award

Press release from University of Calgary | 10/20/2020 | Press releases

2020 Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Abhijeet Alase aims to advance the ways we process information Quantum computing is poised to usher in far more powerful ways of processing information and revolutionize any number of fields, including health care, chemistry and finance. Rather than using ones...

calgary, canada, university of calgary

Quantum-safe security firm evolutionQ awarded contribution from Canada Space Agency for Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Network Research and Development

Press release from EvolutionQ | 08/17/2020 | Press releases

Kitchener-based company evolutionQ awarded Canadian Space Agency (CSA) contribution to pioneer solutions to advance satellite-based secure quantum communication services. evolutionQ was awarded a Space Technology Development Program (STDP) contribution by the CSA to develop solutions to advance...

canada, canadian space agency, evolutionq, space

Blue Canyon Technologies Selected by Loft Orbital to Provide Spacecraft Bus for Honeywell and the Canadian Space Agency Program

Press release from Blue Canyon Technologies | 08/17/2020 | Press releases

Unique mission will provide secure communications across the globe using Loft Orbital’s YAM-4 spacecraft being developed by Blue Canyon Technologies. Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) has been selected by Loft Orbital to develop and build the...

blue canyon technologies, canada, canadian space agency, space

IBM Q Hub - L'Institut quantique at Université de Sherbrooke joins IBM Q Network

Press release from University of Sherbrooke | 06/02/2020 | Press releases

L'Institut quantique (IQ) at Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS) has agreed to join the IBM Q Network as an IBM Q Hub, the first in Canada. With the financial support from the government of Québec, UdeS will greatly expand its quantum computing capacity as an IBM Q Hub, which will give its members...

canada, ibm, québec, university of sherbrooke

01 Communique Signs Technology Licensing Agreement with Hitachi Solutions Create, Ltd. in Japan

Communiqué de 01 Communique | 04/01/2020 | Press releases

01 Communique Laboratory Inc. (the 'Company', '01 Communique') (TSX-V:ONE) today announced it has signed a Technology Licensing Agreement with Hitachi Solutions Create, Ltd. ('HSC') for the Japanese market. This agreement has replaced the Memorandum of Understanding ('MOU') the Company entered into...

01 communique laboratory, canada, hitachi, japan

Gilles Brassard honoured by the BBVA Foundation for his work in quantum computing

Press release from University of Montréal | 03/04/2020 | Press releases

UdeM professor Gilles Brassard is co-winner of the prestigious Frontiers of Knowledge Award with Charles Bennett and Peter Shor. Gilles Brassard, a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research at Université de Montréal, along with Charles Bennett of IBM's New York State...

bbva, canada, spain, university of montréal

Bringing a two-qubit desktop quantum computer to life

Press release from University of Guelph | 01/22/2020 | Press releases

Bringing a Quantum Computer to Life. In the industry session of the 23rd annual conference on Quantum Information Processing (QIP2020), which is held in Shenzhen, China, Jan 6-10 2020, SpinQ Chief Scientist Prof. Bei Zeng from University of Guelph, announced the SpinQ Gemini, a two-qubit desktop...

canada, guelph, ontario, university of guelph

New projects advance talent development, create good jobs, and scale Canadian companies

Press release from Digital Technology Supercluster | 01/16/2020 | Press releases

Digital Technology Supercluster Announces 14 New Projects to Drive Canada’s Digital Economy. Today, the Digital Technology Supercluster (Supercluster) is announcing 14 new projects with a total investment of $25 million; eight focused on talent development for the digital economy, six in...

canada, digital technology supercluster

Xanadu Receives $4.4M Investment from SDTC to Advance its Photonic Quantum Computing Technology

Press release from Xanadu | 01/16/2020 | Press releases

Xanadu's unique photonic approach to quantum computing will be much more energy efficient than traditional computing methods, thereby saving energy and emissions from power generation. Xanadu, a Canadian quantum hardware and technology company has received a $4.4M investment from Sustainable...

canada, xanadu

University of Waterloo launches program to deploy industry-driven quantum technologies

Press release from University of Waterloo | 01/09/2020 | Press releases

Quantum Alliance connects industry and academia, exploring new opportunities for applying quantum advantage. Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT), a research initiative led by the University of Waterloo, today announced the launch of its Quantum Alliance (QA) program, which brings together a...

canada, ontario, university of waterloo

IronCAP Quantum-Safe Encryption Proves to be Un-hackable in Hacking Challenge

Press release from 01 Communique Laboratory Inc. | 12/16/2019 | Press releases

01 Communique Laboratory Inc.'s (the "Company") (ONE:TSX-V) quantum-safe encryption "IronCAP" proved to be un-hackable after the Company issued a world-wide challenge to hackers to crack the Company's quantum-safe encryption in 36 days in exchange for a $100,000 prize. Nobody was able to break the...

01 communique laboratory, canada

1QBit to Open Sherbrooke Office in Partnership with Université de Sherbrooke

Press release from 1QBit | 10/31/2019 | Press releases

Company expands to third quantum computing research hub in Canada. “Many of our senior employees are former Ph.D. interns, and the new office demonstrates our passion for establishing Canada as a global leader in quantum computing.” 1QBit, a world leader in quantum computing software and hardware...

1qbit, canada, québec, university of sherbrooke

Confident Canadian CEO Andrew Cheung Offers $100,000 Prize in Quantum Hackathon Challenge

Press release from 01 Communique Laboratory Inc. | 10/30/2019 | Press releases

01 Communique Laboratory Inc. (the "Company") (ONE:TSX-V) is tackling the threat of quantum computing by inviting computer science students, cybersecurity companies and hackers to challenge its 'quantum-safe' encryption in a $100,000 hackathon beginning on November 6th, 2019 . Google's recent...

01 communique laboratory, canada, cryptography, security

SFU receives $17 million to establish Quantum Algorithms Institute

Press release from SFU | 10/04/2019 | Press releases

The provincial government will invest $17 million over the next five years to establish a new Quantum Algorithms Institute at Simon Fraser University’s Surrey campus. The institute, one of the first facilities of its kind, will focus on building quantum computing software and algorithms. The...

burnaby, canada, simon frasier university