Venturus, one of the largest science and technology institutes in Brazil, has teamed up with QuEra Computing, the global leader in the commercialization of quantum computers using neutral atoms, to spearhead quantum innovation in Latin America.

Exaion, subsidiary of the EDF Group (Électricité de France) specializing in the development and operation of digital service platforms aimed at eco-responsibility1, through its Canadian subsidiary Exaion Inc., along with PINQ² (Québec Digital and Quantum Innovation Platform), a non-profit organization created by the Quebec government and the University of Sherbrooke, announce plans to launch by the end of 2024, a hybrid HPC-quantum platform, which is intended in the future to leverage quantum computing using a variety of quantum systems, including Qandela’s for which PINQ² and Exaion will maintain all data in Canada.

Keyfactor, the identity-first security solution for modern enterprises, and Vanson Bourne today announced findings from the 2024 PKI & Digital Trust Report. With the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) expected to finalize post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards in the second half of 2024, this latest report explores present-day challenges that create barriers to building a strong foundation of digital trust.

ConScience AB enters distribution agreement for its Quantum Devices in North America.The Gothenburg based company ConScience AB launched their first Quantum device, the Qubit-in-a-box 0 (QiB0) in Q1 2024, and now they have entered a distribution agreement with the US based company Quantum Microwave. The agreement covers USA and Canada.

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has awarded the prestigious Comstock Prize in Physics to Yale researchers Michel Devoret and Robert Schoelkopf for their groundbreaking work in quantum information processing and related fields.