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SEALSQ Appoints Rolf Gobet as Director of Its Geneva Quantum Center of Excellence
Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) ("SEALSQ" or "Company"), a company that focuses on developing and selling
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[{"type":"text","content":"Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) (\"SEALSQ\" or \"Company\"), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI, and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, today announces the appointment of Rolf Gobet as Director of its Geneva Quantum Center of Excellence. This appointment represents a major step forward in the development of the SEALSQ Quantum Corridor, an ambitious pan-European initiative designed to connect world-class research institutions, semiconductor hubs, industrial partners, and government agencies into a unified ecosystem focused on post-quantum cybersecurity and quantum-enabled innovation. The Geneva Quantum Center of Excellence will act as a central node within this corridor, reinforcing SEALSQ’s mission to deliver next-generation quantum-resilient technologies at global scale. Rolf Gobet brings over 30 years of leadership experience driving groundbreaking public-private innovation across Europe. As a pioneer in digital trust and e-government, he played a key role at HP’s EMEA e-government group, leading the deployment of the world’s first internet voting system in collaboration with SEALSQ’s parent company, WISeKey International Holding Ltd (“WISeKey”) (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY), a leading global cybersecurity, blockchain, and IoT company. This project represented a major milestone in secure digital democracy. As an innovator in sustainable transportation, Mr. Gobet was instrumental in the development of TOSA, the world’s first electric bus system capable of charging in motion without overhead lines, delivered through a major public-private partnership with ABB (later acquired by Hitachi in 2022). Beyond technological innovation, Mr. Gobet has been an architect of regional innovation ecosystems in French-speaking Switzerland. He contributed to the creation of clusters of excellence such as the GAIN aerospace cluster and led the Office for the Promotion of Industries and Technologies (OPI) for more than a decade, supporting companies ranging from startups to global industrial leaders. Mr. Gobet holds a master’s degree from the University of Lausanne. As Director of the Geneva Quantum Center of Excellence, Mr. Gobet will guide strategic developments across the SEALSQ Quantum Corridor, which aims to: Link Geneva, Lausanne, Neuchâtel, ...