Ester

The status quo never leads to greatness - Disruption starts with an idea that most will be skeptical of.
Working @ Microsoft, opinions are my own :)

[NVIDIA AI @NVIDIAAI]

We're adopting the Linux Foundation’s OpenMDW framework across our open model families.

This helps make open model licensing simpler and more consistent at scale.

A single legal framework across models, code, documentation, and data helps reduce friction for developers and enterprises building with open source.

[Novo Nordisk Foundation @novonordiskfond]

EIFO, the export and investment fund of Denmark, and the Novo Nordisk Foundation, an independent Danish enterprise foundation, are investing €80 million in the establishment of a new Nordic #quantum initiative, QuNorth, to advance the region’s technological development. @Microsoft and Atom Computing will bring to QuNorth the world’s most powerful quantum computer and the first operational deployment of a machine powered by logical qubits.

Read more: https://t.co/qsNQjJmXTx

[ISSCR @ISSCR]

We are excited to welcome Ester de Nicolas from Microsoft as a featured speaker at the AI and Biology International Symposium, 9-10 October in Seattle, USA.! Register to hear her insights on AI infrastructure and accessibility 👉 https://t.co/n6KVCmgOEL
@esterdenicolas @Microsoft

[Microsoft @Microsoft]

Microsoft Discovery is built for the front lines of innovation, from chemistry and materials to pharma to manufacturing to chip design. It empowers researchers and engineers in R&D with a team of specialized AI discovery agents that can reason, generate, simulate, and iterate on complex problems with tools they already use.

Innovation across industries is being redefined, one breakthrough at a time. https://t.co/XSnaOURoT1

[Chetan Nayak @Dr_Chetan_Nayak]

Honored to receive #Innovation of the Year at the @geekwire Awards for @Microsoft’s Majorana 1 chip - a testament to our vision for topological quantum computing at scale and the decades of work the @MSFTQuantum team has put towards making this dream a reality.

[Ester @esterdenicolas]

Looking forward to @ISSCR in Seattle this October!

[ISSCR @ISSCR]

2025 is the @UN Year of Quantum! ⚛️ Get quantum ready with the ISSCR in Seattle for an exciting discussion with Ester De Nicolá (@esterdenicolas @Microsoft) among other #AI experts on how quantum tech will revolutionize discovery & therapies👉https://t.co/n6KVCmgOEL
#IYQ2025

[Ester @esterdenicolas]

@Dr_Chetan_Nayak Congratulations @Dr_Chetan_Nayak!!! 🎊

[Ester @esterdenicolas]

This is one of those moments where human ingenuity shines. The team has worked for nearly 2 decades, unrelentlessly, to get to today's milestone. A long journey remains ahead, but what a big and beautiful achievement. What an honor to be part of this epic journey.

[Satya Nadella @satyanadella]

A couple reflections on the quantum computing breakthrough we just announced...

Most of us grew up learning there are three main types of matter that matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Today, that changed.

After a nearly 20 year pursuit, we’ve created an entirely new state of matter, unlocked by a new class of materials, topoconductors, that enable a fundamental leap in computing.

It powers Majorana 1, the first quantum processing unit built on a topological core.

We believe this breakthrough will allow us to create a truly meaningful quantum computer not in decades, as some have predicted, but in years.

The qubits created with topoconductors are faster, more reliable, and smaller.

They are 1/100th of a millimeter, meaning we now have a clear path to a million-qubit processor.

Imagine a chip that can fit in the palm of your hand yet is capable of solving problems that even all the computers on Earth today combined could not!

Sometimes researchers have to work on things for decades to make progress possible.

It takes patience and persistence to have big impact in the world.

And I am glad we get the opportunity to do just that at Microsoft.

This is our focus: When productivity rises, economies grow faster, benefiting every sector and every corner of the globe.

It’s not about hyping tech; it’s about building technology that truly serves the world.

[Microsoft @Microsoft]

Microsoft and Atom Computing are coming together to ultimately build the world’s most powerful quantum machine. Learn more on how we are advancing the future of quantum computing: https://t.co/Q6sI09NGIK #AzureQuantum #MSIgnite

[Ester @esterdenicolas]

Si tenéis un ratito y os apetece leer un poco sobre nuestro trabajo y por qué me hace tanta ilusión lo que hacemos, este artículo de @NoeliaHn para @disruptoresee hace un excelente trabajo explicándolo :)

[Noelia Hernández Nieto @NoeliaHn]

Hoy una #entrevista que no tiene desperdicio: @esterdenicolas, la española que lidera la IA y la cuántica en @Microsoft para transformar la ciencia

En @disruptoresee cuento cómo trabaja ante retos como el cambio climático o desarrollo de nuevos fármacos
https://t.co/NvMfkxMtLV

[Ester @esterdenicolas]

Really inspiring to be part of @MayoClinic Women's Health Conference, I learned so much from everyone there :) BTW I LOVED @BrennanSpiegel's talk so much, the application of VR to help patients feel a sense of escape and how it impacts their perception of pain gave me goosebumps!

[Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS @BrennanSpiegel]

Director of Innovation at Microsoft, @esterdenicolas, now presenting @MayoClinic Women’s Health Conference on @Microsoft approach to #AI safety: focusing on fairness, privacy, accountability. It’s a reminder that responsible AI needs clear principles and strong oversight.

[Ester @esterdenicolas]

Microsoft Research is advancing drug discovery with AI2BMD—an AI system capable of simulating proteins down to every atom. This leap in molecular modeling holds incredible promise for the future of biomolecular research. https://t.co/ssINNkVeBa

[Mariia Mykhailova @tcNickolas]

Check out the quantum resource estimation challenge I'm co-organizing for the QRE workshop at IEEE Quantum Week (QCE'24) in Montreal in September: https://t.co/006uXRRNFy
Implement a quantum algorithm, obtain resource estimates for it, and get a chance to present at the workshop!

[Ester @esterdenicolas]

This incredible achievement marks a crucial milestone on the path to a hybrid classical-quantum supercomputer capable of transforming research and innovation across many industries. If you'd like to learn more, join us at our upcoming webinar: https://t.co/fK5DXgwMos

[Satya Nadella @satyanadella]

This is such an exciting milestone on our path toward unlocking the scientific and commercial progress that will come from reliable quantum computation.

[Ester @esterdenicolas]

@Austen COO

[Krysta M Svore @krystasvore]

Exciting to see the Azure Quantum Resource Estimator go open source and become 100x faster! And release of v1.0 of the modern QDK enabling quantum programming right from the browser. #azurequantum #quantumcomputing

[Ester @esterdenicolas]

Given the mention to "accelerated minds" let us remember from Neil Seeman's book that folks with this mindset "live on an unsustainable hamster wheel of constant striving and often wind up destroying the very things that they helped create". Maybe it'd better to decelerate a bit.

[Aaron Slodov @aphysicist]

Imagine leaving the US to live a nonproductive European lifestyle in Spain. The accelerated mind can't comprehend.

[Ester @esterdenicolas]

@MPA2point0 @Jain2Gagan @aphysicist I am a Spaniard living in the US, so have experienced both systems. I trust Spanish doctors more. Not because American doctors are worse, but b/c they are incentivized to keep you spending $$. Spanish doctors are incentivized to heal you for good so you stop spending public $$.

[Ester @esterdenicolas]

For me, transforming how we think about scientific discovery is the most exciting use case of AI. Just think about how it could impact our world if scientists had an AI supercomputer at their fingertips and, over time, a quantum supercomputer. Imagine what they could achieve.

[Tian Xie @xie_tian]

[1/N] Generative AI has revolutionized how we create text and images. How about designing novel materials? We at @MSFTResearch #AI4Science are thrilled to announce MatterGen: our generative model that enables broad property-guided materials design.
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https://t.co/wDExZ3zWcd

[Ester @esterdenicolas]

In the past 2 weeks, my hometown, my dearest island, has been a battleground against a wildfire that has scorched over 12k hectares. Fortunately, there were no victims. And that wouldn't have been possible without the heroes who risked their lives to save ours.

THANK YOU.

[112 Canarias @112canarias]

🔥#IFArafoCandelaria #IFTenerife

Da igual el color de la camiseta con la que hemos luchado. Todos lo hemos hecho con un mismo objetivo: Vencer al incendio.

Hemos trabajado como un ÚNICO EQUIPO.

Gracias a todos y especialmente a los ciudadanos de #Tenerife