Welcome to a new episode of the EUVC podcast, where we bring you the people and perspectives shaping European venture. This week, Andreas is joined by Christophe Jurczak, Managing Partner at Quantonation, the world’s first dedicated quantum technologies VC fund.

Together, they unpack the tangible, applied promise of quantum technologies—far beyond the hype—and discuss why Europe may still win in this deep tech arena if capital (and courage) show up at the right time.

This week’s themes:

Real-world quantum use cases in health, energy, climate, and security
The rise of quantum internet and the race to secure communications
How interdisciplinary talent makes or breaks applied quantum ventures
Why late-stage capital remains quantum Europe’s biggest bottleneck

Here’s what’s covered:

01:30 Quantum Is Real: Health, energy, climate & security
02:45 Quantum Drug Discovery: Pascal & Qubit Pharmaceuticals
05:00 Simulation Power: Designing less toxic, more effective molecules
06:45 Quantum Internet: Unhackable infrastructure deployments in NYC & Berlin
08:30 Why Encryption Is Under Threat—And What Quantum Does About It
10:00 No Cryo, No Labs: Room-temp quantum machines are here
11:45 Talent Mix: Why computer scientists + physicists = startup advantage
13:30 ML on Quantum Hardware: Graph ML and novel quantum algorithms
15:00 Europe’s Competitive Edge: IQM, Pascal, and more
16:30 The Real Risk: Growth-stage capital and the transatlantic gap
18:00 Quantonation’s Vision: A future late-stage fund for European quantum
19:00 Final Thoughts: Sci-fi vibes, real-world traction, and a rallying cry

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