D-Wave Systems' CEO to Present at Canaccord Genuity Growth Conference
BURNABY, British Columbia and PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- D-Wave Systems Inc., the world's first commercial quantum computing company, today announced that Vern Brownell, D-Wave's President and CEO, will present at the Canaccord Genuity 33rd Annual Growth Conference on Wednesday, August 14th at 4 pm EDT / 1 pm PDT, in Boston, Massachusetts.
In his presentation Mr. Brownell will discuss quantum computing and how D-Wave's technology is being used to address some of the most complex challenges in science, business and government.
About D-Wave Systems Inc.
Founded in 1999, D-Wave's mission is to integrate new discoveries in physics and computer science into breakthrough approaches to computation. The company's flagship product, the 512-qubit D-Wave Two™ computer, is built around a novel type of superconducting processor that uses quantum mechanics to massively accelerate computation. Recently D-Wave announced the installation of a D-Wave Two system at the new Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab created jointly by NASA, Google and USRA. This came soon after Lockheed-Martin's purchase of an upgrade of their 128-qubit D-Wave One™ system to a 512-qubit D-Wave Two computer. With headquarters near Vancouver, Canada, the D-Wave U.S. offices are located in Palo Alto, California. D‑Wave has a blue-chip investor base including Bezos Expeditions, Business Development Bank of Canada, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Goldman Sachs, Growthworks, Harris & Harris Group, In-Q-Tel, International Investment and Underwriting, and Kensington Partners Limited. For more information, visit: www.dwavesys.com or learn more at www.youtube.com/user/dwavesystems.
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