Danish Quantum Community

🎉 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸’𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰! 🎉 30 exhibitors and 300 representatives from industry, academia, investors, quantum end-users and more. Quantum Industry Day truly brought together the Danish quantum industry and showcased why Denmark is at the forefront of quantum innovation. 🚀 Thank you to everyone who made this day possible – the speakers, attendees and exhibitors. Your engagement is fundamental in driving forward the commercialization of quantum technology. Relive the best moments from the event and meet some of Denmark’s quantum experts in the official aftermovie 📽️ Morten Bødskov | Jan Westenkær Thomsen | Natasha Friis Saxberg | Peder Lundquist, Danmarks Eksport- og Investeringsfond | Basil Garabet, NKT Photonics | Rob Hays, Atom Computing | Gabriel Gallardo D.Phil., Riverlane | Marco Ugo Gambetta, KPMG Denmark   Quantum Industry Day 2024 was co-organized with Erhvervsministeriet and Erhvervsstyrelsen. The event was hosted at DTU - Technical University of Denmark / DTU Skylab with support from Novo Nordisk Foundation. 

𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗤𝗧 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 🌐 We are in Helsinki this week for the 2024 edition of IQT Nordics. Stop by the Danish pavilion to get an update from the Danish quantum ecosystem from Danish Quantum Community, Invest in Denmark, NKT Photonics, Deep Tech Lab - Quantum and Quantum Foundry Copenhagen! This year’s theme is “Scaling quantum computers towards real-world applications” with several Danish speakers sharing how Danish quantum companies utilize the potentials of quantum technology and contribute to a Danish quantum stronghold ⚛️ Great to gather with our Nordic partners and experience the excitement for Nordic quantum collaboration. Thank you to InstituteQ, Business Finland, VTT, Aalto University and Bluefors for organizing a great get-together for the Nordic quantum stakeholders!

📢 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗗𝗤𝗖 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 📢 Today, we hosted Danish Quantum Community's annual General Assembly in the innovation hub of Digital Hub Denmark. Thank you to everyone who showed up to the GA – and thank you to every DQC partner for your immense support to our community and your incredible work in pushing the quantum agenda in Denmark. At the GA, seven persons were elected to the DQC Board of Directors: - Jørgen Ellegaard Andersen from Syddansk Universitet - University of Southern Denmark (re-election) - Lydia Baril from DTU - Technical University of Denmark - Michael Kjær from DFM - Danmarks Nationale Metrologiinstitut - Natasha Friis Saxberg from IT-Branchen (re-election) - Nikolaj Juncher Wædegaard from Dansk Erhverv - Nikolaj Thomas Zinner from Aarhus Universitet (re-election) - Ulrich Hoff from Kvantify (re-election) Congratulations to the newly elected members of the Board! The remaining five seats in the Board of Directors were not up for election, and the following persons will remain in the DQC Board for 2024-2025: - Andreas Espersen from DI - Dansk Industri - Bent Dalager from KPMG Denmark - Cathal J. Mahon from Deep Tech Lab - Quantum - Jan B Lillelund from IBM - Jan Westenkær Thomsen from Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen Jan Westenkær Thomsen and Natasha Friis Saxberg were re-appointed as DQC Chairperson and Vicechairperson, and Jørgen Ellegaard Andersen was re-appointed as DQC Cashier. We look forward to continuing the collaboration with the BoD, with the rest of DQC’s partners, and with the quantum ecosystem! ⚛️ The full recap of the GA is available on our website here: https://lnkd.in/dAiUxZgx

𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐀 𝐖𝐑𝐀𝐏 – 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔! 30 exhibitors, 18 speakers and 500 guests! 🤯 Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hosting Denmark’s Quantum Industry Day 2024 – a national showcase of Denmark’s growing quantum industry. A day full of inspiring conversation, excellent speakers from the entire quantum ecosystem, Denmark’s largest quantum exhibition to date, and much more. A massive thank you to everyone who showed up to learn more about the Danish way of quantum! It is amazing to see the support to the quantum agenda from the quantum ecosystem and the broader business community in Denmark. DTU Skylab was full of Danish quantum companies showcasing their quantum products and services and sharing their knowledge. Thank you to the 30 companies who joined us and who are constantly working to strengthen Denmark’s quantum industry. It was great to see all the new connections being made in the exhibition! 🚀 Thank you also to our many speakers for joining us on stage: - Danish Minister of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs Morten Bødskov opened the event alongside the DQC Chairmanship Jan Westenkær Thomsen and Natasha Friis Saxberg and DTU Provost Rasmus Larsen. - Peder Lundquist from Danmarks Eksport- og Investeringsfond (EIFO), Astrid Katrine Kyhl from TDC NET & Hans Henrik H. Knudsen from Kvantify gave their insights on the business potentials of quantum technology. - Deep Tech Lab - Quantum hosted the final pitch session for cohort 1 of the NATO DIANA program. Thank you Jens Nielsen, Adrian Dan and Jakob Svagin and congratulations to the companies on your final pitch. - To round it all off, Mark Nicholas Jones from Molecular Quantum Solutions, Jonatan Kutchinsky from Quantum Machines & Kurt Stokbro from Sparrow Quantum shared their experience of founding quantum companies, undoubtedly inspiring the next generation of quantum entrepreneurs! We are already excited for Quantum Industry Day 2025! ⚛️   Quantum Industry Day 2024 was co-organized by Danish Quantum Community, Erhvervsministeriet and Erhvervsstyrelsen with support from DTU - Technical University of Denmark and the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Photos by Esben Zøllner Olesen.

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 ⚛️   Those are the words of the DQC Chairmanship Jan Westenkær Thomsen and Natasha Friis Saxberg and Denmark’s Minister for Industry, Business & Financial Affairs Morten Bødskov in our joint article in today’s Finans. Denmark has a strong position within quantum research and a fast-growing quantum industry. New numbers from Erhvervsministeriet show that Denmark today has 25 companies working directly with quantum technology and 1200 people employed in the quantum field. But we need to keep up the good work to remain a global quantum leader 🌐 To showcase the Danish quantum industry and inspire new quantum innovation, Danish Quantum Community, Erhvervsministeriet & Erhvervsstyrelsen are co-organizing Denmark’s Quantum Industry Day in just four days – with 500 participants from the quantum ecosystem and beyond. We hope to see many of you there!   Read the full joint article (Danish only) 👉 https://lnkd.in/edfeyigx   Read more about Quantum Industry Day 👉 https://lnkd.in/ek9Fjfh5 Quantum Industry Day is hosted by DTU - Technical University of Denmark with support from the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Andreas Espersen | Basil Garabet | Bent Dalager | Cathal J. Mahon | Jan B Lillelund | Jørgen Ellegaard Andersen | Niels Gregersen | Nikolaj Thomas Zinner | Ulrich Hoff | Morten Bache | Pernille Skaarup | Charlotte Holm Billund

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 📢 We’re thrilled to announce the speaker lineup for Quantum Industry Day 2024, happening on June 3rd at DTU Skylab! The conference is a national showcase of the Danish quantum industry and will feature an exhibition area with 33 quantum companies – from early-stage startup to established companies – along with four speaker sessions: - Join our welcome session with speeches from Minister Morten Bødskov, Jan Westenkær Thomsen & Natasha Friis Saxberg from DQC and Provost Rasmus Larsen from DTU - Technical University of Denmark. - Get insights from Peder Lundquist from Danmarks Eksport- og Investeringsfond, Hans Henrik H. Knudsen from Kvantify and Astrid Katrine Kyhl from TDC NET on the business potentials of quantum technology. - Hear the first cohort of NATO DIANA startups pitch their companies in a pitch session hosted by Deep Tech Lab - Quantum moderated by Jens Nielsen. The companies who will be pitching are: Aquark Technologies, Astrolight, g2-Zero, Phantom Photonics, Qubitrium & SECQAI. - Learn more about quantum innovation and entrepreneurship in a fireside chat with Mark Nicholas Jones from Molecular Quantum Solutions, Jonatan Kutchinsky from Quantum Machines and Quantum Investor Kurt Stokbro from Sparrow Quantum. The event is co-hosted with Erhvervsministeriet and Erhvervsstyrelsen with support from Novo Nordisk Foundation and DTU - Technical University of Denmark as a host 🚀 Registration is open and tickets are selling fast. Secure your ticket today 👉 https://lnkd.in/e8rdM_cn

𝐀𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐠 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐇𝐮𝐛 ⚛️ Yesterday, Aalborg University held the official inauguration of the university’s new hub for quantum research: AAU Quantum. The new initiative will unify AAU’s quantum engagement and strengthen quantum competencies and research at AAU. Thank you to Dean Thomas Bak, Vice Dean Mikael B. Skov and AAU Quantum Leader Torben Larsen for a great afternoon with presentations from leading quantum researchers at AAU, Kim Guldstrand Larsen, Rene Bødker Christensen, Rafal Wisniewski & Sokol Kosta, and ecosystem updates from DeiC, Kvantify and Centre for Quantum Mathematics (QM) at SDU. We look forward to following the AAU Quantum initiative!   Read the full digest here 👉  https://lnkd.in/e7eCXFxX Aalborg Universitet | Department of Computer Science, Aalborg University | Institut for Elektroniske Systemer, AAU | Department of Mathematical Sciences | Det Tekniske Fakultet for IT og Design, AAU | CLAAUDIA

𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 🌐 This week, we hosted our annual Scientific Quantum Conference in collaboration with Centre for Quantum Mathematics (QM), Syddansk Universitet - University of Southern Denmark. Thank you to all the participants who joined us from across the country and from various academic disciplines! The conference was a two-day deep dive into recent quantum research results across physics, maths, photonics and more, and served as a meeting point for our research community with time to network with peers and make new connections. The full conference recap is available on our website: https://lnkd.in/dzGb8HmG ⚛️ A special thank you to our speakers for sharing your research and encouraging collaboration within the quantum research community: Jaco van de Pol | Albert H. Werner | Jonas Schou Neergaard-Nielsen | Morten Kjaergaard | Jean-Baptiste Béguin | Ulrik L. Andersen | Tor Nørretranders | Elizaveta Semenova | Stefano Paesani | Søren Skovgaard Balling | Esra Yeniaras | Gemma Solomon | Antonio Jiménez-Pastor | Max Tschaikowski The conference was hosted with support from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.    SDU Quantum Hub | Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen | DTU - Technical University of Denmark | DTU Physics | Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen | Aalborg Universitet | Aarhus Universitet| IT-Universitetet i København | Jan Westenkær Thomsen | Jørgen Ellegaard Andersen | Ulrich Hoff | Nikolaj Thomas Zinner | Lydia Baril | Torben Larsen | Pernille Skaarup | Peter Viereck | Morten Bache

𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 📢 Didn't get a chance to reserve at ticket for our Scientific Quantum Conference next week? You're in luck! Due to popular demand, we have just released extra tickets for the conference on April 15-16. Tickets are limited – secure your ticket today: https://lnkd.in/dn6Ph64s The conference brings together Denmark’s quantum research community for a two-day deep dive into quantum research results. This year’s conference has a special focus on the younger researchers with speakers across all Danish universities working with quantum. 🌐 Join the 100 conference guests to explore how Danish researchers are advancing the field of quantum – with talks spanning topics from software, hardware, components, and quantum use cases. Secure your ticket today to get the latest research updates from the quantum ecosystem! 🇩🇰 Find the conference program here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dunCy5vu The conference is hosted in collaboration with Centre for Quantum Mathematics (QM) and with support from the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Lydia Baril | Lærke Uldal | Marie Mathiesen | Torben Larsen | Birgit Schiøtt | Jan Westenkær Thomsen | SDU Quantum Hub | Pernille Skaarup | Peter Viereck | Charlotte Holm Billund Jaco van de Pol | Albert H. Werner | Shan Shan | Jonas Schou Neergaard-Nielsen | Morten Kjaergaard | Jean-Baptiste Béguin | Max Tschaikowski | Antonio Jiménez-Pastor | Elizaveta Semenova | Stefano Paesani | Søren Balling Engelsen | Gemma Solomon | Esra Yeniaras

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤'𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 🌐 We are thrilled to announce that we are partnering up with Erhvervsministeriet and Erhvervsstyrelsen to host Denmark’s first ever Quantum Industry Day on June 3rd – a national showcase of our growing quantum industry in Denmark. The conference will offer the latest insights into how Danish companies are accelerating the development and application of quantum technologies. It’s a unique opportunity to: - Hear from the Danish Minister for Business, Industry & Financial Affairs Morten Bødskov who will give an opening speech. - Explore our Quantum Industry Exhibition with more than 20 companies working directly with cutting-edge quantum technologies – from early startups to established companies. - Gain insights from high-level speakers and quantum experts like Charlotte Mark from Microsoft and Jonatan Kutchinsky from QDevil & Quantum Machines . More speakers will be announced soon – stay tuned! - Experience a quantum pitch session with the six NATO DIANA startups from Deep Tech Lab - Quantum. - Network with key stakeholders shaping the future of quantum technologies in Denmark. The conference is open to all. Join us to discover new quantum opportunities – whether you are working in a company and interested in how quantum can leverage your business; an investor exploring new verticals; a student looking for a career in quantum; a startup exploring in new business opportunities; or simply curious about the potentials of quantum technology. It is free to participate. Reserve your ticket today! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e8rdM_cn The conference is hosted by DTU - Technical University of Denmark / DTU Skylab with support from the Novo Nordisk Foundation. #quantumindustry #quantumtechnology #dkkvant #quantumindustryday #QID24 #NATODIANA Anders Overgaard Bjarklev | Jens Nielsen | Morten Bache | Lene B. Oddershede| Mikkel Guldberg | Lone Ank | Andreas Rahlf Hauptmann | Dorte Høeg Koch | Maria Egstrand | Søren Karlsen Glensholm 郭少恩 | Cathal J. Mahon | Jakob Svagin | Tine Roland Presterud | Jan Westenkær Thomsen | Natasha Friis Saxberg | Lydia Baril | Aquark Technologies | Astrolight | g2-Zero | Phantom Photonics | Qubitrium | SECQAI | Pernille Skaarup | Charlotte Holm Billund | Peter Viereck