Modulight’s Kalle Palomäki Appointed as Vice Chair of the Enabling Technologies Technical Advisory Committee in QED-C

Modulight Corp., Press Release, December 7, 2022 at 11:40 a.m. (EEST)

Modulight’s executive board member, Mr. Kalle Palomäki has been selected as the Vice Chair of the Enabling Technologies Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) in Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C). QED-C is the key organization in the US that has the mission of accelerating the development of the US Quantum market.

Celia Merzbacher, QED-C executive director, comments on Mr. Palomäki’s election for the Vice Chair: “Laser technology is especially fundamental in quantum systems, such as trapped ion and neutral atom based qubits, and quantum networking. Lasers truly are an enabling technology, and that makes Mr. Palomäki’s selection to Enabling Technologies TAC especially suitable. We’re looking forward to Mr. Palomäki and Modulight’s expertise.”

"Becoming the vice chair of the Enabling Technologies TAC in QED-C is an honor, and I consider it a significant step in closer cooperation with the Consortium and the Quantum companies”, says Kalle Palomäki and continues: ”Earlier this year, Modulight joined QED-C as the first Finnish company, to support quantum ecosystem initiatives, and now we will get even more involved in making Quantum technologies successful. I’m looking forward to working with the QED-C."

About QED-C:
The Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C®) is an industry-driven consortium, managed by SRI International, with the mission to enable and grow a robust quantum-based industry and related supply chain. QED-C is supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. Department of Commerce and its more than 200 members, including more than 150 corporations from across the quantum supply chain including component suppliers/manufacturers, software and hardware system developers, service providers and end-users.