Quantum X Labs appoints ex-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen
Quantum X Labs Inc. (QXL) reported that on September 15, 2026 it appointed Yossi Cohen, former Director of the Mossad and former National Security Advisor of Israel, as President of its Scientific Advisory Board.
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Quantum X Labs Inc. (QXL) reported that on September 15, 2026 it appointed Yossi Cohen, former Director of the Mossad and former National Security Advisor of Israel, as President of its Scientific Advisory Board.
Cohen will work with existing board members to guide Quantum X Labs’ strategy in quantum computing, quantum error correction, quantum cybersecurity, quantum sensing, GPS-denied navigation and precision timing, with a focus on defense, aerospace, homeland security and critical infrastructure applications. The company highlights that Cohen’s current role as a strategic advisor to SoftBank and his 38-year national security career are expected to support its efforts to commercialize quantum technologies and develop international and government-focused partnerships.
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 15, 2026, Quantum X Labs Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release titled “Former Mossad Chief, Yossi Cohen, Strategic Advisor to SoftBank, Joins Quantum X Labs as President of Scientific Advisory Board.” A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K that is furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 15, 2026, the Company announced the appointment of Yossi Cohen, former Director of the Mossad and former National Security Advisor of Israel, as President of its Scientific Advisory Board. Mr. Cohen served as Director of the Mossad from 2016 to 2021 and as Israel’s National Security Advisor from 2013 to 2016. Since leaving public service, Mr. Cohen has operated at the intersection of national security and global technology investments. In 2021, he joined SoftBank to lead the firm’s activities in Israel for Vision Fund 2, helping identify and support growth-stage technology companies. In August 2026, Mr. Cohen was appointed as a strategic advisor to SoftBank.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Press release, dated September 15, 2026 | |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Quantum X Labs Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Yakov Baranes | |
| Name: | Yakov Baranes | |
| Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: September 15, 2026
Exhibit 99.1
Former Mossad Chief, Yossi Cohen, Strategic Advisor to SoftBank, Joins Quantum X Labs as President of Scientific Advisory Board
Cohen, a prominent figure in the global business and national security arenas, who currently serves as a strategic advisor to SoftBank, a global leader in investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure and semiconductors, will help shape QXL’s technological and commercial roadmap in quantum computing, software, and quantum sensing.
TEL AVIV, Israel — September 15, 2026 —Quantum X Labs Inc. (Nasdaq: QXL) (“Quantum X Labs” or the “Company”), today announced the appointment of Mr. Yossi Cohen, former Director of the Mossad and a leading figure in Israel’s national security community, as President of the Company’s Scientific Advisory Board.
Mr. Cohen will work alongside the Scientific Advisory Board’s existing members - including Prof. Oren Kurland of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and Prof. Oren Raz of the Weizmann Institute of Science - to strengthen QXL’s strategic direction across quantum computing, quantum error correction, quantum software for clinical trials, quantum cybersecurity and quantum sensing with a strategic focus on expanding the scale of the Company’s operations and commercializing its quantum technologies, particularly for the defense, aerospace, homeland security, and critical infrastructure markets.
Cohen served as Director of the Mossad from 2016 to 2021, following his tenure as Israel’s National Security Advisor from 2013 to 2016 and as Deputy Director of the Mossad. During a 38-year career in intelligence and national security, he oversaw some of Israel’s most significant covert operations, including the acquisition of Iran’s nuclear archive in 2018, as well as efforts that helped lay the groundwork for the Abraham Accords. This operational and strategic background is directly relevant to QXL’s work in GPS-denied navigation, precision timing, quantum-secured communications, and technologies designed to operate in contested electromagnetic environments.
Since leaving public service, Cohen has operated at the intersection of national security and global technology investments. In 2021, he joined SoftBank to lead the company’s activities in Israel Vision Fund 2, helping identify and support growth-stage technology companies. In this capacity, he was involved in SoftBank’s Israeli cybersecurity investments, including investments related to Wiz, Claroty, and Cato Networks.
In August 2026, Yossi Cohen was appointed a strategic advisor to SoftBank. This role brings him closer to the group’s senior decision-making centers and expands his areas of activity to include the financing and development of artificial intelligence infrastructure and cloud data centers, as well as investments in semiconductor companies serving these infrastructures — an area increasingly overlapping with quantum sensing chips, high-performance computing, and next-generation secure infrastructure.
The appointment is intended to connect QXL’s scientific program with the strategic, commercial and security realities in which quantum technologies will be adopted. QXL’s portfolio includes a neutral-atom quantum computing platform; an AI-driven quantum error-correction architecture; Quantum Gyro, which is developing quantum-based gyroscope chip technology for highly precise, jamming-resistant navigation in GPS-denied environments; next-generation atomic clocks for precision timing; and initiatives in quantum cybersecurity, nuclear simulations, and life sciences.
Yaki Baranes, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Quantum X Labs:
“There are very few people who have operated at the heart of national security systems at the highest level and then moved into the inner circle of one of the world’s most important technology investors. That combination is rare.
We did not appoint Yossi Cohen to be an honorary name on our letterhead. We appointed him because Quantum X Labs is developing a range of unique capabilities — including quantum sensing for navigation and timing, a quantum error-correction decoder, and quantum cybersecurity — that will be tested in the real world, not only in the laboratory.”
Yossi Cohen, President of the Scientific Advisory Board:
“I am honored to chair the Scientific Advisory Board. After evaluating several companies across deep-tech and quantum technology landscape, I chose to join Quantum X Labs because I found a rare combination of exceptional human capital and significant technological potential. My years in senior leadership roles, including at the Mossad, taught me to recognize the unique combination of people, technology, and vision needed to create meaningful impact. I see that combination at Quantum X Labs.
I look forward to working with the Company’s management and scientific team as it continues to develop and advance its technology portfolio — from academic research to reality.”
Cohen’s new appointment at SoftBank is particularly relevant to QXL’s development trajectory in hardware and infrastructure. SoftBank’s broader strategy includes large-scale AI computing, data center capacity, and exposure to the semiconductor sector — including through the group’s historical holding in Arm, one of the world’s leading semiconductor intellectual property companies.
QXL’s work in quantum gyroscope chips, precision timing devices, and error-corrected computing systems lies precisely at the intersection of chips, sensing, secure communications, and high-performance computing - areas that global investors increasingly view as strategic infrastructure.
The Scientific Advisory Board provides strategic scientific guidance, reviews and validates the Company’s technological direction, and helps align QXL’s roadmap with developments in quantum science, engineering, and dual-use applications.
As President of the Board, Cohen will help prioritize, at the board level, applications in defense and critical infrastructure, advance international partnerships, and translate QXL’s intellectual property - including its work in error correction through the integration of AI and quantum technologies, as well as its portfolio of sensing technologies — into government and operational programs and commercial channels.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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