Tag: SQC

Govt helps SQC bank $50m in slashed Series A round

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Silicon Quantum Computing has raised $50 million in a Series A round that it says underscores a growing confidence in both the company and wider quantum computing sector, despite...

National Quantum Strategy won’t be raining dollars

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Federal Industry minister Ed Husic has dampened expectations of a big pool of new money being attached to the looming National Quantum Strategy, saying the government is taking a...

Australia’s quantum leap just got real: Chief Scientist

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
As quantum technologies promise to disrupt conventional computing and its underlying semiconductor industry, a Sydney company’s world first offers a chance for Australia to straddle the change while pushing...

We’ll fight to keep quantum ‘heroes’ here: Husic

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A small team of physicists in Sydney have been lauded as “national heroes” by new Science and Industry minister Ed Husic after they revealed a quantum computing breakthrough set...

Homegrown quantum breakthrough answers 63-year science challenge

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Pioneering Australian deep tech startup Silicon Quantum Computing has claimed a breakthrough by creating the world’s first integrated circuit manufactured at an atomic scale. The quantum processor allowed the...

Michelle Simmons: double ARC funding and focus on translation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Silicon Quantum Computing chief executive and 2022 Bakerian Medal winner Michelle Simmons says incoming industry minister Ed Husic’s focus on research translation and building Australian-designed and engineered technology here...

Ex-Google quantum chief joins Simmons’ silicon startup

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Google’s former top quantum scientist John Martinis, who helped the tech giant achieve quantum supremacy, has joined Australian startup Silicon Quantum Computing, lending significant validation for its approach to...