Episode 23: Qubit Neutral: Qblox Builds Quantum Control Stack

The Quantum Spin

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Recorded live at the APS Global Quantum Summit in Anaheim, California in March 2025

Quantum hardware isn’t quite ready for server racks in data centers, but that is the vision driving engineers at Qblox. This Dutch company builds control electronics for all qubit modalities. In this episode of The Quantum Spin by HKA, Niels Bultink, co-founder and CEO of Qblox, explains how he built a team that helps researchers and entrepreneurs get the highest performance out of quantum hardware. He also describes how the quantum ecosystem in the Netherlands grew out of strong academic institutions and why collaboration is a key value for the sector.

00:00 Introduction to Quantum Spin Podcast

00:36 Interview with Niels Bultink, CEO of Qblox

00:42 Understanding Qubit Control Electronics

02:11 Challenges and Opportunities in Quantum Technology

03:55 Qblox's Role in the Quantum Ecosystem

07:59 Future of Quantum Computing and Industry Trends

13:46 Closing Remarks and Contact Information

Niels Bultink is the CEO and co-founder of Qblox, a leading provider of scalable quantum control stacks. Niels has a PhD from TU Delft in quantum information processing. He specializes in controlling quantum computers, performing the first feedback on solid-state qubits in 2012. His PhD research with Leonardo DiCarlo at TU Delft has led to more than ten scientific publications centred around fault-tolerant quantum computing with superconducting circuits. With Qblox's industrialized generation of control stacks, and building and scaling Qblox, Niels is paving the way for quantum computer integrators worldwide to reach practical applications in quantum computing.

Host Veronica Combs is a quantum tech editor, writer and PR professional. She manages public relations for quantum computing clients as an account manager with HKA Marketing Communications, the #1 agency in quantum tech PR. Veronica joined HKA from TechRepublic and has covered technology, healthcare and business strategy for more than 10 years.

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