Laura Smoliar
CEO, Quantum Denmark at Niels Bohr Institute
Quantum Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
Laura Smoliar brings nearly three decades of Silicon Valley deep tech experience to the Quantum ecosystem in Denmark with experience as an entrepreneur and VC.
My organisation
About me
Laura Ann Smoliar has recently been appointed as CEO of Quantum Denmark, headquartered at the historic Niels Bohr Institute.
Dr. Smoliar brings a strong background in deep tech innovation and has worked with various stakeholders and in different roles to bring emerging technologies to market and build specialized science and technology ecosystems.
With a long career based both in Silicon Valley as well as in cross-border technology development with different countries, Laura has worked as a technologist, startup founder, and venture capital investor with emerging companies in the high technology and life science industries. Since spring 2025, Dr. Smoliar has served as CEO of Quantum Denmark.
Dr. Smoliar holds degrees in Chemistry from Columbia College, Columbia University and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Skills
- Ecosystem Building
- Deeptech investing
Interests
- Quantum Technologies