Quantum computing is rapidly approaching. At least that is what the trend in financing start-ups focused on this technology, which doubled between 2020 and 2021, reaching US$1.4 billion, according to consulting firm McKinsey. This technology has the potential to capture around US$700 billion in value by 2035, according to McKinsey.

Quantum computing uses the laws of quantum mechanics —which governs the behavior of atomic and subatomic particles—to process data at a volume and speed infinitely greater than traditional computing, tackling complex problems with many variables that interact in complicated ways. Its development is in its early stages, but companies such as IBM already have quantum computers in operation that are being used by companies such as Mercedes Benz and ExxonMobil for advanced research. 

Its processing power will enable, for example, understand in detail how molecules interact within a lithium-ion battery and thus design more efficient devices or model in detail all the options for the design and operation of a complex logistics chain.

What promises to revolutionize quantum computing? According to McKinsey, the pharmaceutical industrypharmaceutical industry and healthcare, the automotive and transport and the financial will be among those most affected, as will the the fight for decarbonization.

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