Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo: Hardware, Software, and Enterprise Quantum

Genome sequencing costs have plunged from $100 million in 2001 to under $200 today, but analyzing the data remains expensive and slow. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computing is starting to change the economics of genomics — specifically the computational bottleneck of variant calling and alignment. They walk through a real example: how a single human genome generates 200 gig...

Episode 53 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo dives into how quantum computers are starting to solve real chemical catalyst design problems that classical supercomputers can't crack. Lucas and Luna walk through a specific case: designing a better catalyst for the Haber-Bosch process, which produces ammonia fertilizer and consumes about 2% of global energy. They discuss how companies like B...

In episode 52 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computing is accelerating carbon capture research. They focus on a specific case: the use of variational quantum eigensolvers (VQE) to simulate molecular interactions for novel solvents. The hosts break down a recent paper from the University of Toronto that used a 12-qubit processor to model a promising a...

In this episode of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computing is being used to optimize the integration of renewable energy sources into the power grid. Using the concrete case of Germany’s transmission system operator, Tennet, the hosts break down how quantum algorithms are solving the challenge of balancing supply and demand with high levels of solar an...

On this milestone 50th episode of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computers are transforming the cybersecurity insurance underwriting process. They examine how insurers are beginning to use quantum-enhanced risk models to price premiums for companies vulnerable to quantum decryption threats. The episode focuses on the specific case of Lloyd's of London s...

Episode 49 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo dives into how quantum computers are starting to reshape clinical trial design. Lucas and Luna explore a concrete example: a mid-stage biotech using a quantum algorithm to optimize patient stratification for a Phase 2 cancer trial. They walk through the problem—finding the right patient subgroups to reduce trial size and duration—and how a hybr...

Episode 48 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo explores a surprising new frontier: using quantum algorithms to model drug pricing under uncertainty. Lucas and Luna examine how pharma companies are beginning to apply quantum Monte Carlo simulations to forecast optimal launch prices for new drugs, factoring in clinical trial risks, competitor pipelines, and payer negotiations. They dig into a...

Episode 47 of Quantum Computing Business explores how quantum simulations are accelerating materials discovery beyond traditional trial-and-error methods. Lucas and Luna dive into a concrete case: the recent deployment of a quantum annealer by a European industrial conglomerate to identify a novel thermoelectric material. The episode walks through the problem—searching a chemical space of roughly...

Discover how quantum computing is starting to transform legal discovery, a field that has seen minimal technological disruption. This episode explores the case of a large law firm piloting quantum algorithms to search millions of documents for privilege and relevance in complex litigation. We break down the specific computational challenge: using Grover's search algorithm to find needle-in-a-hayst...

Episode 45 explores how banks are starting to use quantum computing for risk management, not just for portfolio optimization or fraud detection. We look at a specific use case: JPMorgan Chase's work with IBM Quantum to simulate credit risk scenarios that classical computers can't handle fast enough. We discuss why this matters for regulatory stress tests like CCAR, how quantum algorithms can proce...

Episode 44 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo explores how quantum computing is moving into agriculture and crop science, an area largely overlooked by prior industry focus. Lucas and Luna discuss a 2025 pilot project where D-Wave's quantum annealer was used to optimize fertilizer blend schedules for a major Midwestern grower, reducing nitrogen runoff by 14 percent while maintaining yield....

In this episode of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computing is moving into semiconductor design. They focus on a specific case: using quantum algorithms to simulate electron behavior in sub-3-nanometer transistors. The hosts discuss why classical simulation breaks down at these scales, how companies like IBM and Synopsys are partnering on quantum-enhanc...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computing is beginning to reshape logistics and transportation networks. They focus on a concrete case: how DHL is piloting a quantum-inspired algorithm to optimize last-mile delivery routes in Berlin, reducing fuel consumption by 12 percent in early tests. The hosts discuss the difference between quantum-inspired classical algorithms and true qu...

Episode 41 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna dive into how quantum computers are starting to tackle numerical weather prediction. They discuss the limits of classical ensemble forecasting, a specific 2025 study from Pasqal and Météo-France that used 100 qubits to simulate a simplified atmospheric model, and why the real prize—global kilometer-scale models—is still a decade...

In this episode of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo, hosts Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computing is moving into battery design and energy storage R&D. They focus on a specific case: Daimler and IBM's 2020 partnership to simulate lithium-sulfur battery chemistry on quantum hardware, and how that's evolved by mid-2026 into a broader push by automakers and battery startups to use quantu...

Episode 39 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo digs into the unsung bottleneck of quantum scaling: advanced chip packaging. Lucas and Luna explain why linking qubits across multiple chips is harder than building the qubits themselves, and how a startup called QP-Tech just raised $45 million to solve it with a novel cryogenic interposer. They explore the physics of thermal mismatches, the ec...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computing is accelerating material science research, from battery development to new alloys. They focus on the case of Daimler partnering with IBM to simulate lithium-sulfur battery chemistry on quantum hardware, cutting years off traditional R&D timelines. Lucas explains why material science is an ideal early use case for noisy intermediate-scal...

Episode 37 dives into how forward-thinking companies are using quantum computing projects to capture R&D tax credits. Lucas explains the mechanics of the U.S. R&D tax credit and how quantum initiatives—from algorithm development to hardware testing—qualify as qualified research expenses. Luna brings a real-world example: how a mid-size chemical firm claimed nearly $2 million in credits by document...

Episode 36 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo dives into a fresh application: using quantum algorithms to map and mitigate supply chain disruptions. Lucas and Luna focus on a concrete case: a 2025 pilot by a major European auto manufacturer that used a quantum annealing system to re-route 12,000 shipments after a port shutdown in Rotterdam. They break down how quantum approaches combinator...

Episode 35 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo dives into the talent crunch facing the quantum industry. Lucas and Luna explore how companies like IBM, Google, and startups are shifting from poaching PhDs to building their own pipeline — through internal retraining programs, university partnerships, and even community college curricula. With over 4,000 quantum jobs posted globally in 2025 a...

Lucas and Luna explore why the threat of 'harvest now, decrypt later' attacks is turning quantum computing from a theoretical risk into a boardroom priority. They break down the timeline for quantum decryption, the NIST post-quantum cryptography standards finalized in 2024, and how companies like Apple and Signal are already migrating to quantum-safe encryption. The hosts discuss the business impl...

In this episode of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computing is moving from research labs into formal enterprise procurement. They examine the case of a Fortune 500 chemical company that issued a structured request for proposal for quantum computing services in early 2026, signaling a shift from exploratory partnerships to competitive vendor selection. T...

Episode 32 explores how quantum computing is quietly reshaping auto insurance pricing. Lucas and Luna walk through a specific case: a major insurer using quantum-inspired algorithms to simulate driver risk from telematics data—not just age and zip code. They discuss how quantum Monte Carlo methods can model accident probability with far fewer assumptions than classical models, what this means for...

Episode 31 dives into a less-hyped but high-impact application of quantum computing: portfolio construction and risk optimization for asset managers. Lucas and Luna explore how firms like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are experimenting with quantum algorithms to solve the mean-variance optimization problem faster and with more constraints than classical computers can handle. They discuss a specific 2...

Episode 30 of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo explores a surprising new frontier: financial modeling. Lucas and Luna dive into how quantum algorithms are starting to tackle portfolio optimization, risk calculation, and derivatives pricing — problems that chew up massive classical compute time. The episode centers on a concrete case: a 2025 pilot by a major European bank that used a superco...