Podcast: Helmut Katzgraber on Quantum Simulation as the Near-Term Killer App
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In this podcast interview, Yuval Boger speaks with Helmut Katzgraber, general partner at 55North (a quantum technologies VC fund) and former quantum leader at AWS. Katzgraber shares his perspective that the most promising near- to mid-term quantum applications lie in quantum simulation for materials science, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals, rather than in optimization problems. He discusses his transition from academia to industry, the quantum investment landscape, and where he sees the most practical value emerging in the quantum computing space.
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· 3 pulledThe most promising near- to mid-term quantum applications are in quantum simulation for materials, chemicals, and pharma, rather than optimization.
My name is Helmut Katzgraber. I have had several different roles in the past, and now I'm general partner at 55North, which is a VC fund focused on quantum technologies out of Denmark and to the world.
I think quantum simulation is where we're going to see the most practical value emerging in the quantum computing space.
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