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Pasqal
Pasqal builds neutral-atom quantum computers and related software, offering systems on-premises and through cloud access.
In inglese
Founded in 2019 as a spin-off from Institut d’Optique, Pasqal was established by Thierry Lahaye, Antoine Browaeys, Georges-Olivier Reymond and Christophe Jurczak. Its work draws on neutral-atom research led by Alain Aspect. The company builds and operates quantum processors using neutral atoms, alongside software for running quantum workloads. Its systems are offered for on-premises deployment and through cloud access. Pasqal completed a business combination in August 2026 and began trading on Nasdaq as PSQL on August 28, 2026. It is a publicly traded quantum-computing company with deployed systems and a roadmap toward fault-tolerant computing.
- Founded
- 2019
- Headquarters
- Palaiseau, France
- Sector
- computers
Key people
- Wasiq Bokhari — Chief Executive Officer
- Loïc Henriet — Chief Technology Officer
- Stéphane Rougeot — Chief Financial Officer
- Georges-Olivier Reymond — Co-Founder & Chief Strategic Alliances Officer
- Antoine Browaeys — Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer