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The quantum sector is seeing increasing velocity, evidenced by recent technological breakthroughs from companies including AWS, Google, IBM, and Microsoft among others.

Let’s connect the future. Let’s connect the future.

Addressing quantum's next frontier

Bringing scale, resilience, and utility to quantum

While the initial focus has been qubit density – i.e. how many qubits can we get onto a single chip – the next ‘big problem’ will be how to network these systems to work together. Quantum computers can’t just drop onto a classical network without collapsing the quantum state, or in other words that which makes quantum…quantum.

At memQ, we’ve developed an extensible quantum network architecture that enables networked quantum channels between quantum processing units (QPUs) and enables the use cases of scaling quantum compute instances beyond a single chip, cooperative processing between systems, resource sharing, and advanced resiliency schemes. All of which are needed for true commercial quantum advantage. Even better, we deliver this in the form of advanced integrated quantum photonics on commercial foundry silicon, removing massive cost, risk, and time-to-market obstacles.

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The memQ team

The memQ team brings deep expertise in the key areas needed to develop quantum technologies into market realities. Built upon rich expertise spanning quantum science and engineering, advanced materials science and engineering, integrated photonics chip production, and high-performance computing, our team boasts the credentials and track record required to successfully deliver the industry’s first extensible quantum network architecture.

Our Management

Manish Singh

/ PhD, CEO

Mr. Singh is Co-Founder and CEO of memQ, established in October 2022 to focus on scaling quantum computing through networking. In 2022, Manish obtained his PhD in Quantum Engineering from the University of Chicago and before that held positions at TSMC as an Integration Engineer and Process Engineer for advanced logic nodes from July 2012 to May 2017. Manish holds a PhD in Quantum Science and Engineering from the University of Chicago and a dual degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

Sean Sullivan

/ PhD, CTO

Mr. Sullivan, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, previously held the position of Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory from August 2019 to September 2022, winning the Postdoctoral Performance Award in Applied Engineering Research for his work on building the Chicago metropolitan-scale quantum communication testbed and developing new telecom-compatible qubit devices. Mr. Sullivan holds a PhD in Materials Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin where his research focused on the development of optical and microfabricated device techniques for probing spin and energy transport in advanced materials. He also holds an MS in Materials Science and Engineering as well as BS degrees in Materials Engineering, Physics, and French from Purdue University.

Our Board of Directors

Charles Foley

/ Executive Chairman

Mr. Foley brings over 40 years’ experience in the tech sector to the memQ board, with successful IPO and exits across management and board roles. Mr. Foley also sits on the Board of Directors for Critical Links, Inc.; RunSafe Security, Inc.; and VIZpin, Inc.

Karen Kerr

/ PhD

Ms. Kerr brings three decades of experience of emerging technology venture investment. Mrs. Kerr is currently Managing Director at Exposition Ventures; her experience includes serving as MD at GE Ventures focusing on investments for the advanced manufacturing ecosystem. She holds a Doctorate in Physical Chemistry from the University of Chicago.

Supratik Guha

/ PhD

Supratik Guha is a professor at Pritzker Molecular Engineering and senior advisor to Argonne National Laboratory’s Physical Sciences and Engineering directorate, leading the lab’s microelectronics and quantum information science strategic efforts. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Materials Research Society, American Physical Society, a 2018 Department of Defense Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow, and the recipient of the 2015 Prize for Industrial Applications of Physics.

The next big quantum challenge

Extending and connecting quantum systems at scale