Partnership between Prima and PINQ²: accelerating the digital transformation of Quebec companies

This collaboration with PRIMA will offer Quebec companies specializing in advanced materials the opportunity to boost their digital transformation and accelerate their innovations within secure, sovereign environments that comply with industrial standards.

Providing access to advanced support so that Quebec businesses have the chance to innovate and accelerate their digital shift: this is the promise of our partnership.

The advanced materials research and innovation hub, PRIMA Québec, leads and supports the advanced materials ecosystem by favoring collaborative innovation for the economic development of Quebec. As a sectoral industrial research group, it is the preferred catalyst between the industrial and research communities.

The Digital and Quantum Innovation Platform is a non-profit organization initiated by the University of Sherbrooke and the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy of Quebec in 2020. Its mission is to support organizations towards accelerated digital transformation, to increase collaboration and simplify technology transfer between industry and research, in addition to training the talents of tomorrow. The PINQ² platform, based on classical, hybrid and quantum digital solutions, is accessible to all Quebec companies and to all university academic networks and college technology transfer centers (CCTT).

Mission and objective of the partnership

​​The objective of the partnership between PRIMA Québec and PINQ² is to enable players in the Quebec advanced materials ecosystem to accelerate their digital transformation process thanks to the complementarity of their services and resources.

On the one hand, PINQ² accelerates the digital transformation of Quebec companies by supporting stakeholders to define the sought-after value, the related objectives and the roadmap to achieve them, supports them and gives them access to material resources to prototype and demonstrate the value sought after. On the other hand, PRIMA Québec supports companies and researchers in their innovation process, supports them financially, facilitates access to cutting-edge equipment while promoting players in the ecosystem.

“PRIMA Québec supports SMEs, startups and researchers through various public funding programs, in particular to propel their innovation projects in quantum technologies. This partnership with PINQ2 allows us to offer one more tool to position Quebec researchers and companies in advanced materials within the quantum ecosystem. This unique infrastructure, combined with its computing power, should make it possible to accelerate the discovery and marketing of sustainable and innovative materials” Marie-Pierre Ippersiel, president and general manager of PRIMA Québec.

By combining their strengths, services and resources, PRIMA Québec and PINQ² contribute to propelling innovation within the Québec advanced materials ecosystem. A great example of collaboration, support for innovation and economic growth in Quebec.

“As a new player in the Quebec market, our objective is to strengthen the existing ecosystem by offering an accessible and efficient solution to access the latest advances in quantum, hybrid and classical computing infrastructures. Our collaboration with PRIMA will allow Quebec companies in advanced materials to propel their digital transformation or accelerate their innovations in secure, sovereign environments compatible with industrial standards. » Éric Capelle — general manager

Information

Marie-Pierre Ippersiel
President and CEO – PRIMA Québec
(514) 235-1627
mp.ippersiel@prima.ca
www.prima.ca

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