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NHS operating theatres gave Applied Quantum Computing (AQC) its first problem: a pilot with a hospital trust found that booking surgeries in batches improved theatre use and shortened waits. The small firm writes quantum optimisation and quantum machine learning methods, mostly for healthcare and finance, and sells consulting alongside them. Registered in London in December 2020, it went through the NQCC and STFC's QuBIC incubator at Harwell. Through the NQCC's SparQ programme it led a project with UCL, King's College London and Evelina London Children's Hospital on hybrid quantum-classical models that predict risk events in intensive care.
Applied Quantum Computing, based in London, is a company whose work covers quantum optimisation, machine learning and software; it was founded in 2020. It leads 1 UK project (Quantum-Enhanced Clinical Decision Support for Intensive Care Medicine) and is a partner in 1 more.
Sources: Harwell Campus: Applied Quantum Computing story (December 2024) · Applied Quantum Computing · Companies House: Applied Quantum Computing Ltd · NQCC: Quantum start-ups join business incubation programme · NQCC: Quantum-enhanced clinical decision support for intensive care medicine
Applied Quantum Computing built a prototype hybrid quantum-classical model to predict risks for intensive care patients.
Role: Lead
Themes: Computing, Software and algorithms, Biomedical and health
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The national research hub for quantum computing, led by the University of Oxford. It works on scalable and networked quantum computers.
Role: Partner
Funding: £21.9m
Themes: Computing, Networks, Software and algorithms
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Welcome to this week’s quantum technology digest. The articles below cover advances across the quantum computing stack, from hardware development and error correction to algorithmic improvements and commercial growth. Several companies reported significant progress this week, indicating continued mo
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D-Wave Quantum Inc. received up to CAD $300,000 in funding from the National Research Council of Canada’s Applied Quantum Computing Challenge program to advance annealing quantum computing software for commercial applications. The collaboration will develop next-generation software and algorithms to
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Purdue researchers built quantum algorithms for tasks like indefinite integration, using quantum Fourier transforms and superposition.
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The XPRIZE Quantum Applications is a three-year, $5 million global competition focused on developing practical quantum computing algorithms. It aims to solve complex challenges, such as advancements in drug discovery, battery design, and fusion reactors, by harnessing the power of quantum mechanics.
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