The Institute for Quantum Physics at Universität Hamburg is collaborating with Lufthansa Industry Solutions to develop quantum optimization algorithms aimed at enhancing airport operational efficiency, targeting the Airport Gate Assignment Problem (AGAP) faced by airports worldwide. They are researching a scalable quantum algorithm that takes into account all realistic boundary conditions at airports. Upon successful development, Lufthansa will become the first company in the world to leverage quantum computers to solve AGAP computational tasks.

Danish quantum software start-up Kvantify has completed a EUR 10 million seed round. The round was led by Danish VC Dreamcraft, together with biotech investor Lundbeckfonden BioCapital and the private investment company 2degrees, with participation from multiple institutions. Kvantify said that these funds will initially be used to develop quantum applications focused on the life sciences sector, as well as to boost the further development of quantum algorithms for chemical simulation.

Recently, researchers from BP and ORCA Computing have collaborated to explore using Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) to train a hybrid quantum/classical generator. This generator utilized a photonic quantum processor and a GPU to analyse a dataset of alkane molecules, enabling the creation of conformations with a specified energy. The researchers said that this method aims to generate low-energy conformations of small and medium size hydrocarbon molecules, potentially offering a potential solution to the computational hurdles faced in molecular exploration.