Aeponyx

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Aeponyx was a Montreal-based photonic integrated circuit (PIC) company founded in 2012, acquired by Pasqal on June 3, 2025. The company spent a decade in R&D developing its PIC platform combining Silicon Nitride (SiN) and Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) technologies, raising $22 million in venture capital. Aeponyx's PIC platform served telecom, datacom, life science, automotive, and quantum markets with applications requiring stable, precise optical control. The acquisition by Pasqal brought Aeponyx's 27-person team and intellectual property under CEO Philippe Babin's continued leadership, replacing delicate optical setups with chip-scale photonic circuits dramatically increasing stability of atom control and precision of individual qubit manipulation for Pasqal's neutral-atom quantum computers. Aeponyx strengthens Pasqal's photonic control capabilities accelerating development of fault-tolerant quantum computing systems. 2025 Developments: The company continues to advance its quantum hardware capabilities throughout 2025. Ongoing research and development efforts focus on improving qubit performance and scalability. The organization maintains active collaboration with research institutions and industry partners.

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