Quantum tech is closer to commercialization, but few have the knowhow to commercialize it

Quantum technology has largely been confined to the lab, but it is moving ever closer to the world of business, writes Karl Moore in Forbes.com. With $35.5 billion in government and business investment globally, technologies like quantum computers have the potential to transform multiple sectors of the economy. “It's like science-fiction come to life,” says Scott Crowder, Vice President of IBM Quantum Adoption and Business Development. But these technologies leverage the theory of quantum mechanics to deliver novel capabilities, and there is a shortage of experts with both the technological expertise and business acumen to commercialize them.