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June 8, 2021

What corporate customers are really doing with quantum computing

So far, not a lot. A third of big companies are exploring the technology but few have found any commercially valuable use for it yet.


Maija Palmer

9 min read

“What are companies doing with quantum computing? Nothing of commercial value yet,” laughs Philipp Harbach, head of In Silico Research at Merck, when Sifted puts the question to him. “If someone tells you they are already using real quantum computing that is just a marketing exercise. Companies have just begun to explore this new technology and take it seriously.”

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Dealroom chart showing investment in quantum computing startups
Investment into quantum computing companies, year-by-year. Source: Dealroom
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