Peak Quantum's Hardware Approach to Error Protection in Quantum Computing

What was Thomas Luschmann journey to setting up Peak Quantum? In the latest episode of The Quantum Economy Podcast, Anders Indset sits down with Thomas Luschmann, Co-Founder and COO of Peak Quantum, a Munich-based startup taking a fundamentally different approach: building error protection directly into the hardware, rather than trying to fix errors after the fact. They get into: - Why qubit count alone will never deliver industrially useful quantum computing - How Peak Quantum's approach compares to cat qubits, fluxonium, and topological qubits - What it actually takes to go from university research to a fundable deep-tech company - Whether Europe can build a real sovereign quantum future, or whether the economics will force its best startups to look elsewhere Worth a listen. 🎧 Links in comments. #QuantumComputing #QuantumHardware #DeepTech #QuantumEconomy #PeakQuantum

What Nobody Tells You About Qubit Count What if the most important breakthrough in quantum computing isn't about adding more, but about needing less? That is precisely the bet Thomas Luschmann is making. As Co-Founder and COO of Peak Quantum, he starts from a simple conviction: the industry has been solving the wrong problem. More qubits alone will not deliver industrially viable quantum computers. Better ones will. Instead of relying on error correction as the primary strategy, Peak Quantum builds error protection directly into the hardware architecture itself, dramatically reducing how much correction is needed in the first place. A bet on quality over quantity. And it leads to one unavoidable question: What if qubit count was never the right metric to begin with? Curious to hear what you think before or after listening. New Episode of The Quantum Economy Podcast out Now. Full episode below. In collaboration with tomorrowmensch AG and The Quantum Insider

I've had the privilege of sitting across from some brilliant minds on this podcast, but my conversation with Dr. John Martinis genuinely moved me.   Dr. John Martinis is a Nobel Prize laureate in Physics, CTO and Co-founder of Qolab, and one of the people most responsible for making quantum supremacy a reality at Google in 2019. He came to us fresh off his keynote at the ISIG Quantum Computing Infrastructure Summit, and what struck me most was not the accolades. It was how deeply he still cares about getting this right.   His thesis is simple and uncompromising: quantum computing will not scale until it borrows the manufacturing discipline of the semiconductor industry. Not as a hope. As a conviction he is staking his company on.   We talked about so much in this latest episode of the Semiconductor Leadership Podcast. Why the quantum industry is dangerously vertical while semiconductors thrive by being horizontal. Why 99.99% qubit yield on wafer-scale systems is the floor, not the ceiling, and why the field's current artisanal approach simply will not get us there. The materials challenges, the "dirt physics," that still keep him up at night. What it actually felt like when the quantum supremacy results came in, and the difficult professional moment that coincided with one of his greatest scientific achievements. Why Bitcoin's elliptic curve encryption is, in his words, "the easiest thing to break that we know of," and why the security community needs to wake up to that timeline. And the story of the Nobel call his wife answered at 2am while he was sound asleep.   John has been at this since the mid-1980s and he still shows up with the curiosity and honesty of the experimentalist he was trained to be. His company motto says it best: metrology, not mythology. In a field full of bold claims, that grounded integrity is rare, and it is exactly what this industry needs right now.   Full episode links in the comments.   #SLPPodcast #Semiconductors #QuantumComputing #JohnMartinis #Qolab #NobelPrize #SuperconductingQubits #QuantumSupremacy #DeepTech #Connect #Collaborate #Community

From turnaround manager to quantum founder: our CEO Jan Henrik Leisse joined the Startup Insider podcast to discuss our recent €57 million Series A. But the conversation went far beyond funding … It was about the story behind eleQtron. About what it takes to leave the beaten path and fully commit to a journey that still sounds a little crazy to many people. And about one of the central questions for quantum computing: How do we turn scientific excellence into real-world value? The use cases are already emerging: logistics, traffic optimization, chemistry, materials, production processes. Areas where classical computing is reaching its limits and quantum computing can open up entirely new possibilities. But there is another dimension that matters just as much. Quantum computing is not just a technology story. It is a sovereignty story. It will change industries, infrastructures and, ultimately, our lives. That is why it matters where this technology is built, who controls access to it, and which values shape its development. For us, keeping technological sovereignty in a country and a Europe rooted in freedom, openness and democratic values is part of the mission. Thank you to Jan Thomas for the thoughtful conversation. Link to the episode in the comments. #eleQtron #ZukunftofQuantum

When BERT (precursor to the LLM era) came out in 2018 it was really interesting but not quite ready to be really useful. That field has certainly changed. Quantum computing feels quite similar. A neat video below from my colleague Mahesh Krishnan that explains some of the key business and technical concepts. It isn't your normal quantum will solve everything (or nothing) take. This is an area to keep a very close eye on.

Quantum Computing solving real world problems - want to know more?? I encourage you to watch Mahesh Krishnan CTO Fujitsu Oceania and Associate Professor Rose Ahlefeldt from ANU demystify Quantum Computing

Today we officially launch The Innovation Report - a new documentary series exploring the technologies, industries, and strategic resources shaping the future global economy. Our first episode, The Quantum Revolution, features Delta Gold Technologies PLC and takes a closer look at how quantum innovation is moving from theory into real-world commercial application. This series is designed to connect the worlds of innovation, capital markets, and industrial transformation - highlighting the companies and ideas driving the next era of global growth. Excited to finally share this with everyone. More episodes coming soon. View the full episode here - https://lnkd.in/eAYFsfUx #Innovation #QuantumTechnology #FutureTech #CapitalMarkets #Technology #Documentary

The era of classical computing is meeting its match. In our latest episode of the Entangled Show, we dive into quantum computing. Quantum computing isn't just a faster way to process data; it’s a fundamental shift that will redefine industries, from logistics and weather forecasting to custom medicine and secure communications. We explore the quantum possibilities that are moving from theory to reality. Join the conversation on how this technology will reshape the global economy. 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gMAbKrXe 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gbkkfzYp #QuantumComputing #Quantonomy #DeepTech #FutureOfTech #EntangledShow #Innovation #TechLeadership

Great to see the launch of SQuA, the Spanish Quantum Alliance. A strong step toward building a more connected quantum ecosystem and shaping Spain’s quantum future. https://lnkd.in/enyGVQM7 #QuantumTechnologies #Quantum #Spain

Israel has the perfect setup to become a global quantum leader. Dozens of active startups. Hundreds of millions of dollars invested. World-class physics researchers. Government-level support. And most importantly - incredible talent. #Quantum will be one of the defining technologies of the 21st century. Nations, industries, and corporations will be reshaped by it. Israel must become a leader in this space, and we need to build it together - across sectors, industries, and institutions. That's why we set up the Israel Quantum Fellows program. AndeEarlier this week, we hosted its second annual summit at Aleph along with Qubit IL Israel's Quantum Tech Association. We brought together 50 C-level executives from Israel's largest enterprises to discuss quantum's impact on their industries alongside representatives from the defense industry, government, and academia. The video below (in Hebrew) captures the energy in the room. If you're working on anything quantum-related in Israel - drop a comment. We'd love to connect. Thank you to our wonderful speakers Naftali Bennett, Tami Mazel Shachar, Erez Askal, Ariel Sobelman, Barak Dayan and many others.