Pasqal, a Paris-based technology startup, was co-founded in 2019 by Nobel Prize winner Alain Aspect. It has raised more than $140 million to bring its technology to the quantum computing market. GEORGES-OLIVIER REYMOND, another co-founder of Pasqal, spoke with Pranjal Sharma at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos about applying quantum computing, which uses the principles of fundamental physics to solve extremely complex problems, in India. Edited excerpts.
How can quantum computing be applied in business?
Quantum computing is now a tangible reality for immediate use, enabling calculations that were previously impossible. Pasqal is deploying its leadership in