Paris, Boston, Sherbrooke, June 2, 2022 – Pasqal, the global leader in neutral atoms quantum computing, has named the seasoned quantum technology executive, Catherine Lefebvre, to lead business development in North America for the company. The company also announced office openings in Boston (US) and in Sherbrooke (Canada).
As Vice President, Strategic Business Development North America for Pasqal, Lefebvre will be based in the Boston office to help drive the company’s commercial and strategic partnership efforts and serve as a key point of contact for clients and partners. based in the US. Pasqal’s local presence in the US will allow the company to further take advantage of tremendous market opportunities and expand the adoption of Pasqal’s quantum hardware and software solutions by US industries including energy, healthcare , finance and automotive, while deepening Pasqal’s relationships with U.S. customers.
Prior to joining Pasqal, Lefebvre served in numerous roles, including U.S. and Canada Innovation Ambassador for quantum technology company M Squared; consultant on quantum technologies at the Quebec Ministry of Economy and Innovation; and as Science Liaison Officer for Element AI (acquired by ServiceNow), a global developer of AI solutions. Lefebvre has a research background with a Ph.D. in molecular physics and quantum chemistry with training in science diplomacy.
Pasqal’s Canadian office is located in the Quantum Innovation Zone in Sherbrooke, bringing together researchers, startups and investors to cultivate the local quantum ecosystem and accelerate the development and adoption of quantum technologies. Known as Pasqal Canada, the new subsidiary will allow Pasqal to collaborate with both academic and industry institutions to grow its business in Canada and develop new commercial applications in areas such as smart cities, energy and science materials.
“Strengthening our coverage in North America opens up tremendous new opportunities to utilize our neutral atoms quantum computers for real worldwide benefit in new regions, markets and industries,” said Georges Olivier-Reymond. , CEO and founder of Pasqal. “Catherine is the perfect executive to drive the next phase of our growth, and we are honored to welcome her to the team.”
Offering a wide range of full stack quantum solutions in a variety of industries, Pasqal’s customers include Johnson & Johnson, LG, Airbus, BMW Group, EDF, Thales, MBDA and Credit Agricole CIB.
To learn more about Pasqal, please visit: www.pasqal.com.
About Pasqal
Pasqal builds quantum computers from ordered neutral atoms in 2D and 3D arrays with the aim of bringing a practical quantum advantage to its customers in addressing real -world problems, particularly in quantum machine learning and predictive modeling. Pasqal was founded in 2019 by Georges-Olivier Reymond, Christophe Jurczak, Professor Dr. Alain Aspect, Dr. Antoine Browaeys and Dr. Thierry Lahaye. Based in Palaiseau and Massy, south of Paris, Pasqal secured more than € 40 million in financing combining equity and non-dilutive funding from Quantonation, the Defense Innovation Fund, Runa Capital, BPI France, ENI and Daphni.
Website: www.pasqal.com
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