Steve Brierley, CEO of Riverlane.

Opinion

April 24, 2025

How Europe can truly lead in quantum

The quantum race is still open. However, without the infrastructure to scale, Europe risks being left behind

Steve Brierley

4 min read

Quantum computing promises to reshape entire industries, but the immense classical computing power needed to manage quantum systems, the cryogenics required to keep qubits — the quantum equivalent of bits in classical computing — stable and the advanced error correction techniques that make useful quantum computation possible rely on a complex network of specialised technologies and suppliers. 

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Steve Brierley

Steve Brierley is the CEO and founder of quantum computing company, Riverlane.

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