Working to democratize quantum computing

Open Quantum Design, the world’s first open-source quantum computer producer, partners with quantum heavy hitters Xanadu, University of Waterloo, Unitary Foundation, and Haiqu

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Amidst the global race to establish and deploy useful and powerful quantum computers, researchers at a newly incorporated, Waterloo-based non-profit are taking a different approach. The team at Open Quantum Design (OQD) believes the key to accelerating advancements in quantum computing - including developing top talent - is to democratize access and open up its intellectual property for anyone willing to collaborate; and its four partners agree. Quantum heavy-hitters Xanadu, the University of Waterloo, the Unitary Foundation, and Haiqu are the first to join OQD’s innovative platform to spearhead a new, unprecedented degree of open access to full-stack quantum computing technology.

Founded by world-renowned researchers out of the University of Waterloo, Roger Melko, Crystal Senko, and Rajibul Islam, alongside entrepreneur Greg Dick, Open Quantum Design, is working to accelerate quantum research by democratizing quantum computing - breaking down the traditional barriers between academia and industry. Their team is working to accomplish this by opening up both the hardware and software intellectual property for its trapped-ion quantum computer—the first of its kind—to collaborators looking to participate in a global quantum sandbox.

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