Niels Butlink

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Dr. Niels Bultink is the CEO and co-founder of Qblox, the Netherlands’ largest and most influential quantum technology company. Under his leadership, Qblox has evolved from a TU Delft spin-off into a global 200-person powerhouse, providing the scalable control stacks necessary for the world’s first practical quantum computers. A pioneer in the field, Niels performed the first-ever feedback on solid-state qubits in 2012—a landmark achievement in quantum information processing. His technical impact is rooted in over a decade of research at QuTech, where he authored high-impact publications in journals like Nature Communications and Physical Review Letters on fault-tolerant quantum computing. Beyond the physics, Niels is defined by his commitment to a people-first leadership style. In an industry often characterized by intense competition and technical complexity, he has steered Qblox to be a grounded, down-to-earth company where collaboration and friendliness are viewed as strategic advantages. By bridging the gap between deep-tech research and industrial scalability, Niels is ensuring that quantum computer integrators worldwide can reach deployment at scale.