Q-CTRL

Our CEO and Founder, Michael Biercuk, recently caught up with James Riley for InnovationAus.com's Commercial Disco podcast to discuss how we are driving commercial and practical quantum advantage. The episode highlights our inclusion in the inaugural TIME100 Companies 2026 Industry Leaders list and provides an overview of Ironstone Opal, our unjammable and undetectable quantum navigation system that earned a spot on the TIME Best Inventions of 2025 list. Listen to the full interview to learn how we deliver true value to defense and enterprise customers. #QuantumComputing #QuantumNavigation #InnovationAus https://buff.ly/LLi7dCZ

Looking forward to talking at The Economist's Commercialising Quantum Global event next month. Last year, Q-CTRL's CEO Michael Biercuk took to this very stage to talk about our first demonstration of practical quantum advantage. This was in the field of quantum sensing, where we made a navigation capability that outperforms the best conventional alternative when flying through GPS denied airspace. This year, we've done it again. I'll be speaking about our recent demonstration of practical advantage within quantum computing (link in comments) and how our software will enable large scale commercial deployments. #EconQuantum

ASCA invests in undersea navigation🌊🧭 Australia is advancing its undersea capability with $7.2 million awarded to Phasor Innovation Pty Ltd, Nomad Atomics and Q-CTRL under Defence's #ASCA_Aus Undersea Innovation Challenge. The 3 Australian 🇦🇺 companies will focus on developing next-gen navigation tech for autonomous vehicles - enabling precise positioning where GPS doesn't work and stealth matters. Another powerful example of ASCA partnering with industry to accelerate delivery of sovereign capability for #YourADF For more 👉 https://lnkd.in/gCEyk6qJ #navigation #defencecapability #Innovation #partnership

Three local quantum sensing innovators have been tapped by Defence’s advanced technology incubator to develop prototype undersea navigation solutions for warfighters traversing GPS-denied environments. Defence Australia Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) Q-CTRL Phasor Innovation Pty Ltd Nomad Atomics #Quantum #AusTech

Designing a vehicle frame that's both strong and lightweight is one of the toughest optimization problems in automotive engineering. The physics is complex, the simulations are costly, and the design space is massive. Together with leading automotive manufacturer Mazda, we explored how Quantum Machine Learning (QML) could change that, and the results are compelling. Using QML, we achieved a 5x reduction in the amount of training data required to deliver optimized frame designs with improved performance. In this collaboration, Q-CTRL designed a new Quantum-AI model to emulate costly finite-element-method-based simulations and successfully executed key parts of this model on real hardware. Powered by Fire Opal’s performance management capabilities, the quantum computations achieved accuracy on par with ideal simulations. This case study shows that quantum machine learning is no longer theoretical. With targeted data strategies and the right software tools, it’s already finding traction in practical, high-impact engineering workflows today. Read the case study here: https://buff.ly/gAa4US1 #MachineLearning #AutomotiveInnovation

Recently, we achieved a 3,000 times speedup on a commercially relevant materials science problem, reducing simulation times from over 100 hours to just two minutes with an IBM Quantum computer augmented by our software. Our performance-management software makes quantum computers useful today by suppressing the errors that can limit performance. This result provides evidence of practical quantum advantage–the point where quantum computers outperform the best available conventional alternative in a real-world application of known commercial or scientific relevance. As our CEO, Michael Biercuk, shared at the recent IBM Think 2026 conference, practical quantum computing is already here. Read the full interview in SiliconANGLE & theCUBE to learn how our infrastructure software makes quantum technology useful. #QuantumComputing #MaterialsScience #Energy

From being recognized as one of the world’s most influential companies by TIME to delivering #PracticalQuantumAdvantage, milestones achieved this month show that infrastructure software is the key to unlocking the full potential of quantum hardware. We are honored to be named to the inaugural #TIME100 Most Influential Companies list as one of 10 New Frontiers industry leaders. This recognition, joining peers like IBM Quantum and SpaceX, highlights our leadership in delivering transformational quantum solutions for industry and defense. In a world-first, we have also demonstrated practical quantum advantage in quantum computing. By augmenting the IBM Quantum Platform with our performance-management software, we reduced the execution time for a materials discovery simulation from over 100 hours on classical hardware to just two minutes. Additionally, our Fire Opal optimization solver is now natively integrated within the IonQ Quantum Cloud. This allows trapped-ion users to achieve meaningful results in logistics, finance, and energy with a fully managed function that handles hardware execution automatically. Access this month's full newsletter to discover even more product releases, upcoming events in Tokyo and London, recent articles, and current job openings across our global team. #QuantumComputing #Simulation #QuantumSensing #TIME100

Many critical industries reach a computational limit when trying to model matter at the atomic scale. Whether it is chemistry, materials science, or aerospace, the intricate structure of atoms is often too complex for even the most powerful classical systems to simulate accurately. Black Opal now includes a dedicated application skill for Simulation to help domain experts bridge this gap. Through interactive lessons, you will learn to deploy a hybrid approach that uses both classical and quantum systems. You will gain hands-on experience with the Variational Quantum Eigensolver algorithm to solve real-world problems, such as designing novel materials for efficient hydrogen storage. Explore the Simulation module and start building your quantum capability today. #QuantumComputing #QuantumEducation #Simulation https://buff.ly/M4zRsUg

We are addressing a growing global $1 billion challenge of GPS interference with quantum navigation. As GPS signals become increasingly vulnerable to jamming and spoofing, defense and aerospace teams require a dependable backup. Our software-ruggedized quantum sensors provide the precision and reliability needed in the field. Unlike traditional GPS backups that do not operate in certain environments or accumulate errors over time, Ironstone Opal continuously repositions against magnetic and gravity maps. Our hardware delivers 100 times better positioning accuracy than conventional alternatives and meets the aviation required navigation performance standard of 0.3 nautical miles. Our denoising technology identifies and removes environmental interference. This allows our sensors to operate on moving platforms like drones and aircraft without heavy shielding. We are proud that our work was recently featured in Forbes. Read the article to see how we are making quantum technology useful for mission-critical operations. #QuantumSensing #Navigation #GPS #Forbes https://buff.ly/fdUqu9r

Last week at #IBMThink, our CEO, Michael Biercuk, joined the IBM Research keynote to share a major milestone in quantum computing. Using Q-CTRL infrastructure software, an IBM Quantum computer achieved Practical Quantum Advantage, delivering a solution to a meaningful materials discovery problem 3,000x faster than the industry-standard classical software used today. Why does this matter for the industry? Practical Quantum Advantage refers to the point where quantum computers outperform the best available conventional alternative in a real-world application of known commercial or scientific relevance. It enables end users to solve meaningful problems better, faster, or more affordably than the classical alternatives they would actually use or buy to solve their problems right now. At Q-CTRL, we are proud to realize this milestone with our technology. This marks the start of a new commercial era in which quantum computers deliver true ROI for their customers, not just their builders. 📽️ Missed the presentation? Watch it here. 🔖 Read the blog: https://buff.ly/r4dX5mw