Overview
Jan Sonck is the founder of quantum-circle and is based in Gent. He has been a director at Euroclear since 1989, a position he took up after two years as a software engineer at Siemens from 1987 to 1989. He studied at the University of Ghent from 1980 to 1985, qualifying as a civil engineer in electrical and electronics engineering.
Career history
In the news
- AI or quantum? What about 𝘢𝘯𝘥? Yesterday at the FTI Leuven by Leuven MindGate Health Tech Sessions, Jan Sonck (Quantum Circle & Proximus) and Eric Michiels (IBM) looked past the quantum hype into its contribution for healthcare and life science. 👉 Network biology Diseases run through networks of genes, proteins and metabolites. Quantum can model those networks to pinpoint the right drug target earlier. 👉 Virtual screening Narrowing a billion candidate molecules down to the thousand worth testing. Where data is scarce
- On 21 & 22 October, FTI Leuven by Leuven MindGate gathers health professionals, technology experts and innovators for the Health Tech Sessions. Two days to explore how Hardware, AI and Life Sciences can help shape the future of healthcare. We’re excited that Quantum Circle’s Jan Sonck and Eric Michiels will be part of the programme. As quantum technology moves closer to tangible applications, healthcare is one of the fields where its potential could make a meaningful difference. The different sessions will assess where those
- No organisation masters quantum alone. The ones that move fastest are the ones who surround themselves with the right people." Have you met Jan Sonck yet? Time to introduce our founder! 👋 When Jan founded Quantum Circle in 2024, the goal was to put Belgium firmly on the map in quantum technology, and connect the business leaders and policymakers who need to act on it with the researchers and experts who can help them do so. With over thirty years at the intersection of technology and business, Jan had a front-row seat to
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