A selection of notable quotes and comments we’ve come across this month
By Marc Ambasna-Jones 04 Dec 24 Reading time: 2 mins
“We identified dementia as an important condition needing deeper understanding, and quantum sensing technology has the potential to provide that insight.”
“The quantum industry has grown tremendously in the past 10 years but we need patient capital investment and partnerships with government departments to navigate the journey from VC support to IPO.”
“Green hydrogen is particularly crucial for ‘hard to abate’ industries, especially where other decarbonisation strategies and technologies prove less effective and more challenging to deploy.”
“AI-powered network management can optimise bandwidth allocation, improve call quality, and, by embedding security at the outset, can even enhance cybersecurity by detecting and responding to threats in real time.”
“The percentage of total funding going to deeptech start-ups with women founders stands at only 11.4%. This is a missed innovation opportunity that Europe simply cannot afford.”
“Ideally, you want to be able to have a quantum solution that is based, that can operate at ambient temperature level. So getting rid of the cryogenic chamber and all the kind of refrigeration around it, I think it’s super important, especially if you want to actually bring a quantum computer for every desk.”
“We have only ever invested in UK university spinouts. Over the past 15 years we have grown a considerable network throughout the university ecosystem, which allows us early access to technologies developed by the brightest minds in the world.”
“You have to be invested in solving the problem. It’s easy to say, ‘I don’t know,’ and throw in the towel, but finding creative solutions and piecing together technologies in non-intuitive ways is what defines success in this field.”
Working as a technology journalist and writer since 1989, Marc has written for a wide range of titles on technology, business, education, politics and sustainability, with work appearing in The Guardian, The Register, New Statesman, Computer Weekly and many more.
