Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

SandboxAQ and the City University of New York Team Up to Create Quantum Education Opportunities and Launch New Photonics Lab

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SandboxAQ, a leader delivering the combined impact of AI and Quantum technology (AQ), has partnered with the City University of New York (CUNY) to expand quantum education opportunities and create a sustainable ecosystem for the future quantum workforce. These initiatives exemplify the types of industry-academia partnerships needed to meet the soaring demand for AI and quantum talent.

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  • These initiatives exemplify the types of industry-academia partnerships needed to meet the soaring demand for AI and quantum talent.
  • The lab will be located on The City College of New York campus and focus on the foundational physics behind new quantum technologies, including: superposition, entanglement, manipulation, measurement, and long-range quantum communication.
  • "We believe the incredibly diverse opportunities in quantum must be matched by an even greater diversity within its community.
  • CUNY's venerable Division of Science, Grove School of Engineering, and its Initiative for Theoretical Sciences are natural collaborators for our quantum education efforts."

Quantum Cryptography Market worth $3.0 billion by 2028 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

In the United States, the National Quantum Initiative Act was passed in 2018, which aims to accelerate the development of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography.

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  • In the United States, the National Quantum Initiative Act was passed in 2018, which aims to accelerate the development of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography.
  • Private companies such as IBM, Microsoft, and Google are also investing in quantum technology research, developing quantum computers and quantum communication networks.
  • The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo are leading the way in quantum cryptography research in Canada.
  • The Canadian government has also invested in quantum technology research, including quantum cryptography, through the Quantum Computing Strategy.

Quantum Cryptography Market worth $3.0 billion by 2028 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

In the United States, the National Quantum Initiative Act was passed in 2018, which aims to accelerate the development of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography.

Key Points: 
  • In the United States, the National Quantum Initiative Act was passed in 2018, which aims to accelerate the development of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography.
  • Private companies such as IBM, Microsoft, and Google are also investing in quantum technology research, developing quantum computers and quantum communication networks.
  • The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo are leading the way in quantum cryptography research in Canada.
  • The Canadian government has also invested in quantum technology research, including quantum cryptography, through the Quantum Computing Strategy.

Perimeter Medical Imaging AI Reports 2022 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

TORONTO and DALLAS, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc. (TSXV: PINK) (OTC: PYNKF) (FSE: 4PC) ("Perimeter" or the "Company") – a medical technology company driven to transform cancer surgery with ultra-high-resolution, real-time, advanced imaging tools to address high unmet medical needs – today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2022 and provided a corporate update.

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  • TORONTO and DALLAS, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc. (TSXV: PINK) (OTC: PYNKF) (FSE: 4PC) ("Perimeter" or the "Company") – a medical technology company driven to transform cancer surgery with ultra-high-resolution, real-time, advanced imaging tools to address high unmet medical needs – today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2022 and provided a corporate update.
  • Immediately prior to year-end, Perimeter completed two additional commercial placements of Perimeter S-Series OCT and doubled the commercial installed base of Perimeter S-Series OCT during the fourth quarter.
  • Mr. Sobotta added, "Patient enrollment continues in our randomized controlled trial examining our breakthrough-device designated B-Series OCT with ImgAssist AI.
  • The Company will host a conference call and live audio webcast today, Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at 5:00 pm Eastern Time to discuss its full year 2022 results and to provide a corporate update.

SCI CANADA AWARD EVENT TO SHOWCASE NATION'S DIVERSE SCIENTIFIC TALENT

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

/PRNewswire/ -- The best of Canada's scientific talent will debate its role in boosting economic growth at a special awards event on 18th April in Toronto.  Winners of the 2023 SCI Canada Awards include a pioneer in the polyethylene catalyst technology field, an adviser to the UN on water treatment, experts on chemistry in Inuit life and an innovator whose foundational science paved the way for the development of a Covid-19 vaccine.

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  • SCI Canada Award 2023 dinner, seminar and presentations to take place on 18th April in Toronto
    /PRNewswire/ -- The best of Canada's scientific talent will debate its role in boosting economic growth at a special awards event on 18th April in Toronto.
  • The winners will be formally honoured at an in-person dinner in Toronto with Dr Paul Smith due to receive the SCI Canada Medal.
  • Leaders from both science and business, including Canada's chemical and industrial community, will honour the achievements of SCI Canada Award and Student Merit Award Winners.
  • Dr Fiona Hess, Process Chemist and Member of the SCI Canada Committee will be the moderator of the panel.

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and Minister of Health statement on additional measures in response to Russia's unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine

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Friday, March 11, 2022

Today, the Honourable Franois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, made the following statement:

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  • Today, the Honourable Franois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, made the following statement:
    "Canada condemns in the strongest possible terms Vladimir Putin's unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine.
  • Our government remains committed to supporting the people of Ukraine and working with our NATO allies and international partners on a comprehensive and coordinated response.
  • "We also know that Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has brought pain and hardship to millions of Ukrainians, including researchers and students.
  • In recognition of this, we are working with funding bodies to consider measures that can immediately be put in place to support these Ukrainians.

1QBit, NTT DATA and NTT Research Win BMW Quantum Computing Challenge

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

BMW has announced the four winners of the BMW Quantum Computing Challenge.

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  • BMW has announced the four winners of the BMW Quantum Computing Challenge.
  • The team with 1QBit , NTT DATA and NTT Research, Inc. , a division of NTT (TYO:9432), together with the University of Notre Dame, won in the category "Configuration Optimization of Pre-Production Vehicles."
  • According to BMW, quantum computing has immense potential in the automotive sector, for example in complex optimization problems, in materials research and in quantum machine learning for automated driving.
  • NTT DATA a part of NTT Group is a trusted global innovator of IT and business services headquartered in Tokyo.

Time is Real, Space is an Illusion, Says Prominent Physicist

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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

STAUTON, Va., July 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --"Space is an illusion," says Lee Smolin, co-founder of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, "but time is really real."

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  • STAUTON, Va., July 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --"Space is an illusion," says Lee Smolin, co-founder of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, "but time is really real."
  • Those are just some of the amazing revelations by a world-renowned physicist chasing the biggest breakthrough in modern science: the application of quantum mechanics to Newtonian reality.
  • The 90-minute podcast is a trip through the history of science with an emphasis on particle physics.
  • Guiding the discussion is host Jim Rutt, a co-founder of the Santa Fe Institute and Smolin's colleague.