planqc to build 1,000-Qubit Neutral-Atom Quantum Computer in €20 Million Government-Funded Project for Leibniz Supercomputing Centre

planqc has been selected to lead a €20 million project to build and deploy a 1,000-qubit quantum computer at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) in Garching near Munich. This advanced quantum computer, based on neutral atoms, will be integrated into LRZ’s high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure, serving as an accelerator for scientific research and towards industrial applications.

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planqc founders receive "EY Entrepreneur Of The Year" award 2024

planqc's founders, Dr. Alexander Glätzle, Dr. Sebastian Blatt, and Dr. Johannes Zeiher, have been awarded the "EY Entrepreneur Of The Year" award 2024 in the "Young Companies" category, recognizing their pioneering work in quantum computing and their commitment to creating a "quantum computer made in Germany."

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planqc opens new company headquarters in Garching near Munich

planqc has opened its new company headquarters in Garching near Munich, with Bavaria’s Minister President Dr. Markus Söder attending the opening celebration. In the newly converted 1,400 m² laboratory and office space, planqc is developing advanced quantum computers that store information in individual atoms as qubits. This particularly scalable approach marks a significant step toward application-ready quantum computers "Made in Germany," supporting Bavaria’s goal of fostering high-tech innovation.

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planqc raises 50 million Euro series A

planqc, the European leader in digital atom-based quantum computing, proudly announces the securement of €50 million financing. This substantial Series A investment is led by the European Family Office CATRON Holding and the DeepTech & Climate Fonds (DTCF). Additional financial support is provided by Bayern Kapital, the Max-Planck Foundation, further private investors, existing investors UVC and Speedinvest and it includes a non-dilutive grant from Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

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planqc has been selected to join the World Economic Forum’s Innovator Communities in the Technology Pioneers 2024 Cohort

The Innovator Communities are a group of the world’s most promising start-ups and scale-ups at the forefront of technological and business model innovation. As part of this group, planqc will engage with public- and private-sector leaders and contribute to new solutions to overcome current crises and build future resiliency.

planqc and d-fine win major contract to support the Quantum Computing Initiative of the German Aerospace Center in the development of compilers and a remote access platform for their quantum computers

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has announced a significant collaboration with the quantum computer manufacturer planqc and the consulting firm d-fine to strategically advance its capabilities in quantum computing. The project's goal is to establish a unified platform for managing quantum algorithms and their execution. The new DLR quantum computers will serve as hardware backends, one of which will be provided by planqc. This platform will also enable other DLR institutes and external partners to access DLR's quantum computers.

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planqc, d-fine and MQS team up with DLR to improve material simulations using quantum algorithms

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has selected d-fine to improve material simulations using quantum algorithms in the project 'QuantiCoM H2Q'. d-fine subcontracted Molecular Quantum Solutions (MQS) and planqc to jointly advance the development of algorithms for atomistic simulations in the field of statics and dynamics of water and hydrogen. For planqc, this is already the third project with the DLR, after winning an international tender worth 29 million euros for building Europe's first digital quantum computer based on neutral atoms and a contract to improve climate models using quantum machine learning techniques.

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planqc and d-fine win contract to improve climate models using quantum machine learning

planqc and d-fine were commissioned by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to improve climate models using innovative quantum machine learning techniques as part of the DLR Quantum Computing Initiative (DLR QCI). The contract is worth around one million euros and aims at enabling more precise climate predictions and robust strategies for mitigating the effects of climate change.

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planqc awarded EUR 29 million contract from the DLR to build and install scalable neutral-atom quantum computer

planqc – Europe’s leader for digital quantum processors based on neutral atoms – has prevailed in a Europe-wide competition and has now been commissioned to build and install a quantum processor using ultracold atoms in optical lattices at the DLR Innovation Center in Ulm (Germany). The system will be scalable and will be integrated into DLR’s quantum computing stack as part of the DLR Quantum Computing Initiative (DLR QCI).

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Welcome to the board!

I am delighted to be joining the board of this exciting company. With its unique technology, planqc has a huge competitive advantage in scaling its quantum computers to ten-thousands of qubits. I greatly look forward to working with this world-class team.

We are deeply honored that Dr. Hermann Hauser has placed his trust in us by becoming a member of our Board of Advisors. He is a highly valued partner and companion for us who – like no one else – knows how to turn world-class science into disruptive new products and company growth.

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Welcome to the board!

Quantum computing is one of the key technologies of the coming decades. planqc's world-class team has the best qualifications to play a key role in driving development forward.

We are proud to announce that the business expert, multi-board member, and investor Ann-Kristin Achleitner has joined planqc's advisory board. She will advise our management team on strategic and financing issues.

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