We’re thrilled to welcome Rosemary Leith to Universal Quantum’s Advisory Board. Her deep experience across private equity, deep-tech commercialisation and governance brings vital insight as we scale our modular trapped-ion platform toward commercially impactful quantum systems.

In this conversation, the team discusses their experiences at a company retreat and the challenges of building scalable systems.

UQ CEO, Dr Sebastian Weidt, argues in The Quantum Insider that the UK risks losing its deep-tech edge as pioneering startups are acquired too soon and outlines how patient capital and public–private partnerships can build sovereign quantum capability at scale.

In this article, Dr Mark Webber explores how advanced algorithms can complement compassion and policy to optimise resources, simulate interventions and flag at-risk individuals.