Most quantum firms need suppliers and customers abroad, study finds

A new international survey reveals that 90% of quantum companies source components from at least one supplier outside their home country, demonstrating an unexpectedly high level of immediate global interdependence for a sector often considered strategically sensitive, Korea Quantum Industry Association says. The study, a collaborative effort between quantum industry organizations from 15 countries including Canada, the UK, Japan, and the Korea Quantum Industry Association, mapped supply chains across 36 nations. “Quantum innovation does not stop at national borders, and neither do the supply chains that make…