“As an industry we must do more to open up opportunities irrespective of one’s background or socioeconomic status, so that the quantum ecosystem and impact is accessible to all.” Read…
Europe has an active quantum computing ecosystem that is starting to pull in bigger funding rounds from investors. One — or several — of these companies could be the source…
B2B SaaS startups have been a money-making bonanza for many VCs over the years. Now many of them are eyeing up quantum computing-as-a-service to get into this still-developing deep tech…
Now is the right time to invest in quantum computing
John Martinis, the lead scientist who built Google’s first computer to achieve quantum supremacy, recently left the tech giant to join Silicon Quantum Computing, a 2017-founded startup based in Sydney. Meanwhile Terra Quantum,…
Opinion, Scientific American, by Ilyas Khan (Cambridge Quantum Computing) We are now on the threshold of a new computer technology era more powerful than anything that preceded it: the…
A group of quantum computing experts, including scientists and company executives, want to raise ethical concerns about the technology’s potential to create new materials for war and accelerate human DNA…
Quantum physicist and chief executive of Oxford Quantum Circuits Ilana Wisby talks to Tushna Commissariat about deep tech, entrepreneurship and quantum technologies of the future. With an undergraduate degree in…
“Put simply,” adds Wisby, “the Proteox platform allows us to efficiently and reliably generate the ultra-low temperatures needed to operate our quantum computer.” Oxford Instruments NanoScience reckons its Proteox dilution…
Connor Shelly and Brian Vlastakis, OQC Senior Quantum Engineers, caught up with Harriet van der Vliet, Product Segment Manager for quantum technologies at Oxford Instrument, to discuss our recent collaboration…
“Our collaboration with Oxford Instruments NanoScience and our work with Proteox is a significant milestone in our plans to build a quantum-powered future,” comments OQC CEO Ilana Wisby. Oxford Instruments…
OQC new commercial quantum laboratory opens. We're delighted to finally share some more details about our new state-of-the-art quantum laboratory. Whilst we will prioritise our own R&D and partners projects,…
Quantum Ethics Documentary Reveals the Opportunities and Challenges of Quantum Technologies - by The Quantum Daily Ethics, all too often, takes a reactive backseat in the face of waves…
Oxford Sciences Innovation sat down sat down with Ilana Wisby to find out about superconducting circuits & Oxford’s role in creating a quantum computer.
In this video, part of a series produced for the Quantum Tech Week 2020, Dr Ilana Wisby (virtually) pitches investors about OQC and our latest progress to build the most…
June 2020 marks OQC's 3rd anniversary - a perfect time to celebrate the incredible ride it has been so far. In what seems to have been the shortest 36 months we…
Featuring OQC's Ilana Wisby and 21 key executives in the quantum computing space. They’re the people with their fingers on the button, the ones who make the final decision on…
UK companies to build new OS for quantum computers
OQC is a partner in a consortium led by Riverlane that has been awarded a £7.6M grant from the UK Government to deploy a highly innovative quantum operating system.
Innovate UK awards OQC-led consortium the largest ever grant aimed at the commercialisation of superconducting quantum technologies, and positions the UK as a global leader in the field.
A spinout from the University of Oxford which has built the UK’s most advanced quantum computer and a company which is deploying bio-photonics and AI have been named two of…
OQC CEO named finalist of M12 Female Founders Competition In partnership with Mayfield and Melinda Gates’s Pivotal Ventures, Microsoft’s venture fund (M12) is investing $6 million in four female-founded companies.…
OQC CEO, Dr Ilana Wisby, makes it to this list of groundbreaking women who are shaping the quantum computing industry through innovation, ethics, sheer genius and determination. From The Quantum…
"OQC's approach to the (quantum computing) challenges is simple: educate their stakeholders, build the quantum core itself and partner with the best to demonstrate the wide range of real-life applications…
Riverlane’s quantum operating system is being developed using expertise from the physics, chemistry, computer science and mathematics sectors. Using a quantum computer based at Oxford Quantum Circuits, Riverlane is also…
Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) and Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) are delighted to confirm that they have been granted an Innovate UK award as part of the UK Quantum Computing Initiative.
Dr Ilana Wisby, CEO of OQC, discusses the challenges facing start-up as they grow their business and team, how she's building a diverse team at OQC and transitioning from an…
In this video, Stephen Fry guides us through the basics of quantum computing and its impact on AI. Our core technology, the Coaxmon, is also explained to demonstrate the benefits…
As quantum technology matures what industries should care?
In May 2019, a briefing on Quantum Technologies was organised at the UK’s House of Commons. Speaking at the event, OQC’s Chairman Andrew Mackintosh, emphasised the necessity to make practical…
