(QuantumTechPod) Chris Bishop's latest Quantum Tech Pod with Karina Robinson, CEO, Robinson Hambro, is now live! Karina convened the City Quantum Summit last year at the Mansion House in London. Her goal was to initiate a conversation around how quantum might address challenges that all companies face – especially those in the financial services sector – including cybersecurity, sustainability, and competition. Her feeling is that companies need people in executive roles who can help them interact with the quantum world. By inviting the CEOs of financial services companies and quantum CEOs, she got that conversation going. Take a listen here.

Robinson Hambro specialises in Board Search and Chairman Advisory. The Firm advises companies with a global outlook drawing on the experience of a multilingual and multidisciplinary team.

(QuantumTechPod) Host Christopher Bishop's Quantum Tech Pod with Robert Liscouski, President, CEO, and Chairman of Quantum Computing Inc. is now live! From homicide detective to the US Dept of Homeland Security to Coca Cola to CEO of a quantum computing company, Bob has had several different careers. A common thread? The power of data. And a realization in the early days that computers would enable organizations to collect and manipulate large data sets to deliver better outcomes. QCI’s flagship product Qatalyst is a cloud-based quantum software solution, offering ready-to-run software for complex constrained optimization computations.

Bio of Robert Liscouski

Robert has served as president, CEO, and chairman of Quantum Computing Inc. since February 2018, bringing to the company more than 35 years of executive experience at public and private companies, and federal agencies. He has extensive experience developing critical programs for protecting national security interests and essential infrastructure, as well as in crisis management, organizational development, and strategic planning.

Robert’s public sector experience includes time in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of State, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, and he served on the Intelligence ScienceBoard supporting the CIA and NIA. On the private sector side, Robert has held roles at Implant Sciences, Coca-Cola Company, and Orion Scientific Systems.

Robert currently serves on the board of technical advisors for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the board of the National Child Protection Task Force.

He received his Bachelor of Science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Master of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

About Quantum Computing Inc.

Quantum Computing Inc. (QCI) (NASDAQ:QUBT), is a classical and quantum software vendor, offering ready-to-run software for complex optimization computations.

The company’s flagship software solution, Qatalyst, is the industry’s only quantum application accelerator, empowering today’s programmers to immediately leverage the power of quantum techniques for faster, better and more diverse solutions, with no need for quantum expertise or training. Qatalyst empowers today’s subject matter experts (SMEs) to leverage the power of quantum techniques for faster, better, and more diverse business decisions - with no need for quantum expertise.QCI was founded in 2018 by leaders in supercomputing, mathematics, and massively parallel programming to solve the enormous software development challenges inherent with quantum computing. The company realized that the complex SDK programming for quantum software doesn’t work for non-quantum experts and decided to fix that for today's users.

(QuantumTechPod) Host Christopher Bishop's Quantum Tech Pod with Robert Liscouski, President, CEO, and Chairman of Quantum Computing Inc. is now live! From homicide detective to the US Dept of Homeland Security to Coca Cola to CEO of a quantum computing company, Bob has had several different careers. A common thread? The power of data. And a realization in the early days that computers would enable organizations to collect and manipulate large data sets to deliver better outcomes. QCI’s flagship product Qatalyst is a cloud-based quantum software solution, offering ready-to-run software for complex constrained optimization computations.

Bio of Robert Liscouski

Robert has served as president, CEO, and chairman of Quantum Computing Inc. since February 2018, bringing to the company more than 35 years of executive experience at public and private companies, and federal agencies. He has extensive experience developing critical programs for protecting national security interests and essential infrastructure, as well as in crisis management, organizational development, and strategic planning.

Robert’s public sector experience includes time in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of State, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, and he served on the Intelligence ScienceBoard supporting the CIA and NIA. On the private sector side, Robert has held roles at Implant Sciences, Coca-Cola Company, and Orion Scientific Systems.

Robert currently serves on the board of technical advisors for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the board of the National Child Protection Task Force.

He received his Bachelor of Science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Master of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

About Quantum Computing Inc.

Quantum Computing Inc. (QCI) (NASDAQ:QUBT), is a classical and quantum software vendor, offering ready-to-run software for complex optimization computations.

The company’s flagship software solution, Qatalyst, is the industry’s only quantum application accelerator, empowering today’s programmers to immediately leverage the power of quantum techniques for faster, better and more diverse solutions, with no need for quantum expertise or training. Qatalyst empowers today’s subject matter experts (SMEs) to leverage the power of quantum techniques for faster, better, and more diverse business decisions - with no need for quantum expertise.QCI was founded in 2018 by leaders in supercomputing, mathematics, and massively parallel programming to solve the enormous software development challenges inherent with quantum computing. The company realized that the complex SDK programming for quantum software doesn’t work for non-quantum experts and decided to fix that for today's users.

(QuantumTechPod) Host Christopher Bishop's Quantum Tech Pod with Joe Fitzsimons, CEO, Horizon Quantum Computing is now live! At university, he focused on quantum because he always wanted to work on a frontier technology whose primary goal was to have an effect on the world. Worth noting that a Ph.D. in physics is NOT required to work at Horizon. Senior program manager Amanda Chew recently joined from Microsoft and brings her experience developing software solutions to the quantum world. Check it out by clicking on sound bar at bottom of page here.

Biography of Dr. Joseph Fitzsimons

Dr. Joe Fitzsimons left a tenured faculty position at Singapore University of Technology and Design to found Horizon Quantum Computing in 2018. Drawing on over 15 years’ experience in quantum computing and computational complexity theory, his goal is to make quantum computing a general-purpose computing technology, capable of addressing some of the world’s most challenging computational problems.

Joe received a BSc in Theoretical Physics from University College Dublin and a DPhil from Oxford, where he went on to become a fellow of Merton College.

Dr. Fitzsimons has been named as a National Research Foundation Fellow and to the MIT Technology Review’s list of Innovators Under 35 Asia.

His company Horizon Quantum Computing is pioneering an approach to quantum computing that allows users to write programs in classical languages that can be compiled and run on conventional or quantum computers, without any knowledge in quantum computing.

By removing the need for prior quantum computing experience, Horizon’s tools will democratize the development of quantum-enhanced applications, making the power of quantum computing accessible to every software developer.

About Horizon Computing

Horizon Computing is working to democratise quantum computing applications for businesses by removing the need for quantum algorithms knowledge for software developers. For that, Horizon Computing is building a compiler that automatically constructs quantum algorithms from classical code.

The company was founded in 2018 in Singapore by Dr Joe Fitzsimons, DPhil from Oxford, a specialist in quantum computing and computational complexity theory with over 15 years of experience. The leadership team also includes Dr Si-Hui Tan, PhD from MIT, who has been actively involved in quantum research for 15 years.

A seed round led by SGInnovate and seed-plus led by Sequoia Capital India allowed our company to bring its financing to SGD 4.5 million (USD 3.23 million). Other investors include Abies Ventures, DCVC, Qubit Protocol, Summer Capital and Posa CV.

(QuantumTechPod) Host Christopher Bishop's Quantum Tech Pod with Joe Fitzsimons, CEO, Horizon Quantum Computing is now live! At university, he focused on quantum because he always wanted to work on a frontier technology whose primary goal was to have an effect on the world. Worth noting that a Ph.D. in physics is NOT required to work at Horizon. Senior program manager Amanda Chew recently joined from Microsoft and brings her experience developing software solutions to the quantum world. Check it out by clicking on sound bar at bottom of page here.

Biography of Dr. Joseph Fitzsimons

Dr. Joe Fitzsimons left a tenured faculty position at Singapore University of Technology and Design to found Horizon Quantum Computing in 2018. Drawing on over 15 years’ experience in quantum computing and computational complexity theory, his goal is to make quantum computing a general-purpose computing technology, capable of addressing some of the world’s most challenging computational problems.

Joe received a BSc in Theoretical Physics from University College Dublin and a DPhil from Oxford, where he went on to become a fellow of Merton College.

Dr. Fitzsimons has been named as a National Research Foundation Fellow and to the MIT Technology Review’s list of Innovators Under 35 Asia.

His company Horizon Quantum Computing is pioneering an approach to quantum computing that allows users to write programs in classical languages that can be compiled and run on conventional or quantum computers, without any knowledge in quantum computing.

By removing the need for prior quantum computing experience, Horizon’s tools will democratize the development of quantum-enhanced applications, making the power of quantum computing accessible to every software developer.

About Horizon Computing

Horizon Computing is working to democratise quantum computing applications for businesses by removing the need for quantum algorithms knowledge for software developers. For that, Horizon Computing is building a compiler that automatically constructs quantum algorithms from classical code.

The company was founded in 2018 in Singapore by Dr Joe Fitzsimons, DPhil from Oxford, a specialist in quantum computing and computational complexity theory with over 15 years of experience. The leadership team also includes Dr Si-Hui Tan, PhD from MIT, who has been actively involved in quantum research for 15 years.

A seed round led by SGInnovate and seed-plus led by Sequoia Capital India allowed our company to bring its financing to SGD 4.5 million (USD 3.23 million). Other investors include Abies Ventures, DCVC, Qubit Protocol, Summer Capital and Posa CV.

(QuantumTechPod) Chris Bishop announces, "My Quantum Tech Pod conversation with Markus Pflitsch is live. Markus brings a wide range of experience to his role as CEO of Terra Quantum – CERN physicist, investment banker, BCG consultant. Terra Quantum optimized a large European investment bank's collateral portfolio using a quantum algorithm deployed on their QMware machine. Result? 6 basis points improvement which translates into more than 120 million dollars annual recurring cost savings for the bank!

Quantum Tech Pod hopes that our conversation with  will make this an interesting, informative and worthwhile talk for you. Scroll to bottom of this page to open sound bar.

PROFILE OF MARKUS PFLITSCH, CEO AND FOUNDER TERRA QUANTUM

Markus is a dedicated quantum physicist, senior financial executive and deep tech entrepreneur. He believes in the competitive advantage of quantum tech and is committed to support the European ecosystem to unlock its value.

Since he was 14 years old, Markus has been a quantum physics enthusiast. He built on that passion, studying mathematics and physics, and accomplished a research career at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. Before founding Terra Quantum in 2018, his curious mind and business acumen led him to pursue his profession in the business and finance industry. Starting at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Europe and North America, he applied his expertise in the financial services industry. He spent additional years working as chief financial officer and senior executive in various corporations (Deutsche Bank, UniCredit), as well as owner-managed digital and high-tech companies.

Ultimately, he decided to leverage his expertise in quantum physics, business and finance to become an entrepreneur in the quantum tech space. He founded Terra Quantum AG, a deep tech pioneer commercializing quantum tech applications. Markus is senior advisor to private equity funds and member of the “Baden-Badener Unternehmergespräche” (BBUG), a German institution which helps cultivate the next generation of executive leaders by bringing together decision makers from business, politics and society.

ABOUT Terra Quantum

Terra Quantum develops revolutionary deep tech applications based on quantum computing, hardware, software and algorithms. From its base in Switzerland, Terra Quantum has invested 2 years and substantial funding into building and developing a leading-edge QuantumTech project portfolio with IP and legal rights.

The company has attracted top level institutional investment, including a prestigious early stage venture capital firm, and has also received funding from a number of highly regarded business angels and private investors.

(QuantumTechPod) Chris Bishop announces, "My Quantum Tech Pod conversation with Markus Pflitsch is live. Markus brings a wide range of experience to his role as CEO of Terra Quantum – CERN physicist, investment banker, BCG consultant. Terra Quantum optimized a large European investment bank's collateral portfolio using a quantum algorithm deployed on their QMware machine. Result? 6 basis points improvement which translates into more than 120 million dollars annual recurring cost savings for the bank!

Quantum Tech Pod hopes that our conversation with  will make this an interesting, informative and worthwhile talk for you. Scroll to bottom of this page to open sound bar.

PROFILE OF MARKUS PFLITSCH, CEO AND FOUNDER TERRA QUANTUM

Markus is a dedicated quantum physicist, senior financial executive and deep tech entrepreneur. He believes in the competitive advantage of quantum tech and is committed to support the European ecosystem to unlock its value.

Since he was 14 years old, Markus has been a quantum physics enthusiast. He built on that passion, studying mathematics and physics, and accomplished a research career at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. Before founding Terra Quantum in 2018, his curious mind and business acumen led him to pursue his profession in the business and finance industry. Starting at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Europe and North America, he applied his expertise in the financial services industry. He spent additional years working as chief financial officer and senior executive in various corporations (Deutsche Bank, UniCredit), as well as owner-managed digital and high-tech companies.

Ultimately, he decided to leverage his expertise in quantum physics, business and finance to become an entrepreneur in the quantum tech space. He founded Terra Quantum AG, a deep tech pioneer commercializing quantum tech applications. Markus is senior advisor to private equity funds and member of the “Baden-Badener Unternehmergespräche” (BBUG), a German institution which helps cultivate the next generation of executive leaders by bringing together decision makers from business, politics and society.

ABOUT Terra Quantum

Terra Quantum develops revolutionary deep tech applications based on quantum computing, hardware, software and algorithms. From its base in Switzerland, Terra Quantum has invested 2 years and substantial funding into building and developing a leading-edge QuantumTech project portfolio with IP and legal rights.

The company has attracted top level institutional investment, including a prestigious early stage venture capital firm, and has also received funding from a number of highly regarded business angels and private investors.

Quantum Tech Pod Host Chris Bishop today interviews Quantinuum CEO Ilyas Khan

Ilyas founded CQ in 2014 and is the CEO of Quantinuum, the company created as a result of the merger of Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum. He is the Leader in Residence at the University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School where he was instrumental in establishing the highly regarded Accelerate Cambridge programme of investment in early-stage Cambridge-based deep-science technology sector companies. Ilyas was the inaugural Chairman of The Stephen Hawking Foundation, holding the post until 2019. He is also the founding Chairman (non-executive) of the Topos Institute. He is also a fellow of St Edmund’s College,

Quantinuum is a result of the combination of two leaders in the global eco-system for quantum computing: Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum. This new investment and business collaboration provides an example of how Quantinuum is poised to accelerate the development of quantum computing and innovation of quantum technologies to deliver real-world quantum-enabled solutions for some of the most intractable problems that classical computers have not been able to solve.

Quantum Tech Pod hopes that our conversation with  will make this an interesting, informative and worthwhile talk for you.

Quantum Tech Pod Host Chris Bishop today interviews Quantinuum CEO Ilyas Khan

Ilyas founded CQ in 2014 and is the CEO of Quantinuum, the company created as a result of the merger of Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum. He is the Leader in Residence at the University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School where he was instrumental in establishing the highly regarded Accelerate Cambridge programme of investment in early-stage Cambridge-based deep-science technology sector companies. Ilyas was the inaugural Chairman of The Stephen Hawking Foundation, holding the post until 2019. He is also the founding Chairman (non-executive) of the Topos Institute. He is also a fellow of St Edmund’s College,

Quantinuum is a result of the combination of two leaders in the global eco-system for quantum computing: Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum. This new investment and business collaboration provides an example of how Quantinuum is poised to accelerate the development of quantum computing and innovation of quantum technologies to deliver real-world quantum-enabled solutions for some of the most intractable problems that classical computers have not been able to solve.

Quantum Tech Pod hopes that our conversation with  will make this an interesting, informative and worthwhile talk for you.

Quantum Tech Pod Host Chris Bishop today interviews POLARISqb CEO Shahar Keinan

Shahar Keinan is CEO and co-founder at POLARISqb with 15+ years of computational chemistry experience, including the previous 10 years in senior scientific and operational leadership positions. She excels at integrating scientific goals and capabilities with business objectives to craft a cohesive go-to-market strategy.

POLARISqb will revolutionize drug design by joining Quantum Computing with AI and Precision Medicine. The platform will produce up to 100 drug blueprints per year and will compress the lead time for preclinical drug candidates from 5 years to 4 months, enabling real time adaptability to the precision medicine market. POLARISqb will own an IP portfolio of drug assets to license, sell, or develop internally.

Quantum Tech Pod hopes that our conversation with  will make this an interesting, informative and worthwhile talk for you.