D-Wave Quantum Inc. (“D-Wave” or the “Company”), a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, and Ford Otosan, a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and Koç Holding in Turkey, today announced that the vehicle manufacturer has deployed a hybrid-quantum application in production, streamlining manufacturing processes for its Ford Transit line of vehicles. The application, which uses D-Wave’s annealing quantum computing technology, has improved vehicle production sequencing at Ford Otosan, a powerful demonstration of quantum computing’s real-world impact in automotive manufacturing.

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (“D-Wave” or the “Company”), a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, and the pharmaceutical division of Japan Tobacco Inc. (“JT”) today announced the completion of a joint proof-of-concept project that used quantum computing technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in the drug discovery process. JT and D-Wave enhanced large language models (LLMs) with a quantum-hybrid workflow to increase their generative capabilities and enable JT to produce novel, more ‘drug-like’ molecular structures beyond those found in the training datasets for the quantum-hybrid generative AI system.

SEALSQ Corp ("SEALSQ" or "Company"), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, today announces a strategic collaboration with IC’ALPS, a premier ASIC design house specializing in custom integrated circuits ready for IATF16949 standard, mastering Functional Safety for ISO 26262 with solutions tailored to meet the required ASIL levels. Of note, as announced in February 2025, SEALSQ has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire 100% of the share capital and voting rights of IC’ALPS. As disclosed, the acquisition is subject to, amongst other items, the completion of the appropriate due diligence, execution of definitive agreements, and authorization by French regulatory authorities.

Qunova Computing, a developer of software applications designed with the goal of bringing quantum utility to the chemical, pharmaceutical and industrial engineering sectors, today announces its HI-VQE algorithm is now available to the IBM Quantum Network through IBM’s Qiskit Functions Catalog. This worldwide network is comprised of more than 250 organizations including Fortune 500 companies, academic institutions, government labs and startups. These users now have access to a new tool for exploring applications on IBM’s utility-scale quantum computers.

Cosmian, a leader in securing cloud computing and confidential AI, confirms its technological breakthrough in proactive post-quantum security. With its Cosmian covercrypt solution, a high-performance hybrid encryption library designed to integrate seamlessly with security offerings on the market, Cosmian now assures enterprises of the inviolability of their sensitive data in the post-quantum era.

SEALSQ Corp ("SEALSQ" or "Company"), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI, and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, today announced that it has finalized testing and started the certification process of its QS7001 Post-Quantum Secure Chip (“QS7001 Chip”), a breakthrough security solution designed to protect blockchain infrastructures and cryptocurrency wallets from the rapidly emerging threats posed by quantum computing. The release of QS7001 Chip is scheduled to be released before 2025 year-end.

Quantum algorithms company Phasecraft said it has developed a novel approach to quantum simulation that improves efficiency while cutting computational costs.

Single Quantum is proud to announce the expansion of its operations with the opening of Single Quantum Germany, a new office based in Stuttgart, one of Europe’s foremost centers for quantum research and technology. This move represents a significant step in their continued growth and commitment to providing world-class single photon detection solutions to both their current and future customers.

Xanadu, a leading photonic quantum computing company, and Corning Incorporated, the global leader in fibre, cable and connectivity, will collaborate to develop customized fibre and fibre-array solutions to enable low-loss networking of photonic quantum computing chips. This collaboration will bring together Xanadu's world-leading expertise in developing ultra-low-loss photonic chip components using customized fabrication and design techniques, and Corning's future-ready innovations in low-loss optical fibre and high-precision fibre arrays. The combination of expertise will help enable the development of fault-tolerant, universal photonic quantum computers at scale.

ColibriTD, a quantum software company developing a platform QUICK (QUantum Innovative Computing Kit), has successfully run their efficient Hybrid Differential Equation Solver (H-DES) on IBM’s cloud-accessible quantum computer powered by the latest IBM Quantum Heron processor. This represents the first successful attempt to solve a partial differential equation (PDE) on a real quantum computer with a Variational Quantum Algorithm.