{"podcast":{"title":"Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo: Hardware, Software, and Enterprise Quantum","slug":"quantum-computing-business-with-fexingo-hardware-software-and-enterprise-quantum-7872009","podcast_index_feed_id":7872009,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/quantum-computing-business.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/quantum-computing-business/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":120,"summary":"Lucas and Luna step into the quantum-computing lab to decode the real business of quantum. Not the hype, not the science fiction — the actual hardware race between superconducting qubits, trapped ions, and topological systems; the software stack from quantum algorithms to error correction; and the enterprise use cases where quantum might actually deliver value first, from drug discovery to portfolio optimization. Each episode, Lucas maps the technical landscape with specific numbers — qubit counts, coherence times, gate fidelities — while Luna presses on the business logic: who is buying, who is selling, and what the ROI timeline really looks like. They name the companies (IBM, Google, IonQ, Rigetti, D-Wave), the investors (quantum-focused VC funds, corporate R&D arms), and the open questions (decoupling hype from benchmarked results, talent shortages, supply chain for dilution refrigerators). No crystal-ball gazing — just a forensic look at the emerging quantum economy through the lens of public financial filings, academic preprints, and industry roadmaps. If you work in tech strategy, venture capital, or deep-tech product management, this is the conversation that prepares you fo…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T08:17:20.403037+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quantum-computing-business-with-fexingo-hardware-software-and-enterprise-quantum-7872009"},"episode":{"title":"Quantum Computing Is Becoming a Drug Repurposing Engine","slug":"quantum-computing-is-becoming-a-drug-repurposing-engine","published_at":"2026-06-19T20:23:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quantum-computing-business-with-fexingo-hardware-software-and-enterprise-quantum-7872009/quantum-computing-is-becoming-a-drug-repurposing-engine","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quantum-computing-business-with-fexingo-hardware-software-and-enterprise-quantum-7872009","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/quantum-computing-business/episode-0061.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/quantum-computing-business/episode-0061.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computers are accelerating drug repurposing — finding new uses for existing drugs. They dig into a specific case: a 2025 collaboration between pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and quantum startup 1QBit. Using a quantum-classical hybrid algorithm running on D-Wave's Advantage system, the team screened 2,100 existing compounds against a target protein linked to a rare autoimmune disorder. They identified 14 promising candidates in under 6 hours — something that would have taken weeks on classical supercomputers. Lucas breaks down how the algorithm works, why repurposing is cheaper than de novo drug discovery, and what this means for the economics of the $1.4 trillion pharmaceutical industry. Luna challenges him on whether the results are reproducible at scale. The episode also touches on the broader trend of quantum annealing versus gate-based quantum computing in pharma, and where the field stands as of mid-2026. #QuantumComputing #DrugRepurposing #Pfizer #1QBit #DWave #Pharmaceuticals #RareDisease #QuantumAnnealing #DrugDiscovery #HybridQuantum #Business #Technology #Biotech #AI #MachineLearning #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #HealthcareInnovation Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In this episode of Quantum Computing Business with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how quantum computers are accelerating drug repurposing — finding new u…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":586,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/quantum-computing-business-with-fexingo-hardware-software-and-enterprise-quantum-7872009/episodes/quantum-computing-is-becoming-a-drug-repurposing-engine/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quantum-computing-business-with-fexingo-hardware-software-and-enterprise-quantum-7872009/quantum-computing-is-becoming-a-drug-repurposing-engine.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}