Quantum computing startup Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) has recently appointed Nick Dixon-Clegg as a member of its Board of Directors. Nick is Head of Investments at Oxford Scientific Enterprises and has considerable finance experience including serving as a Board Director at over a dozen companies. 

The French electric utility company EDF, along with quantum computing companies Quandela and Alice & Bob, and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), have signed an agreement to collaborate on an innovative project to optimize energy consumption in quantum computing. The project, named “Energetic Optimisation of Quantum Circuits” (OECQ), has a total cost of €6.1M, with €4.5M of grant support provided by France 2030, operated by Bpifrance, France’s public investment bank, on behalf of the French state.

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) has promoted Nikki Cooper to General Counsel in its C-Suite. Previously serving as General Counsel and Company Secretary at OQC, Cooper's new role signifies a significant expansion for the deep tech firm's executive leadership team.

The European collaborative project MetSuperQ, led by PTB, Germany, has recently launched. This project aims to advance the development of metrological tools for superconducting qubits to enhance the characterization and performance of quantum circuits and materials. The MetSuperQ project will address discrepancies in how qubit metrics are reported by harmonizing measurement methodologies and fostering collaboration among national metrology institutions.

Scientists from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have recently proposed a symbolic approach for automatic model-checking of quantum circuits, aiming to bridge the gap between model-checking quantum programs and quantum circuits. This novel method, developed using basic matrix operations in quantum mechanics laws and the Maude programming language, marks a crucial first step towards a universal framework for quantum circuit verification and specification.