Chicago Quantum Exchange

Another big development for our quantum ecosystem: CQE corporate partner IBM and two CQE members, University of Chicago and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will anchor the new National Quantum Algorithm Center in the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (#IQMP) in Chicago. The center, announced today by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, will be fueled by IBM's next-generation quantum computer, IBM Quantum System Two. The company plans to deploy it in Chicago in the coming year. #MidwestQuantum #QuantumPrairie

Registration closes December 23 for our online eight-week course, Quantum Science, Networking, and Communications. Classes start Jan. 9. Start the new year with skills to advance and future-proof your career. If you are a STEM professional, or a mid-career changer, looking to break into the quantumsphere, this course is for you. Register today or share with a friend. http://ms.spr.ly/6043oz1cl

Video recordings of the 2024 Chicago Quantum Summit are now on our YouTube channel! Listen to great talks by JB Pritzker, PsiQuantum co-founder Pete Shadbolt, Infleqtion CEO Matthew Kinsella, and many more! https://lnkd.in/gy7jCK2e #MidwestQuantum #QuantumPrairie

Infleqtion today announced the world’s first demonstration of a materials science application powered by logical qubits, a result of a collaboration with CQE members University of Chicago and University of Wisconsin-Madison. Infleqtion is also a CQE corporate partner. https://lnkd.in/e2-ceguA #MidwestQuantum #QuantumPrairie #Quantum

The Chicago City Council’s Zoning Committee voted today to approve the Illinois #Quantum & Microelectronics Park, putting the project one step closer to reality. Tomorrow, members of the community will have the opportunity to hear updates, ask questions, and share input on the #IQMP during a Community Engagement Meeting at Bowen High School. 🗓️ Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 ⏰ Time: 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 p.m.) 📍 Location: Bowen High School, 2710 E. 89th St., Chicago, IL RSVP today >>  https://lnkd.in/geSxTaBF  #MidwestQuantum #QuantumPrairie

Gain skills in #quantum to take your career into the future. Look at the online Quantum Science, Networking, and Communications course, which is taking registrations until Dec 9. (Course starts Jan 9). CQE members and partners receive a 10% tuition discount — or a 20% tuition reduction for groups of three or more. 

Today the Wall Street Journal's Steve Rosenbush explores how our region's #quantum tech efforts could create an "updated model for economic development" as leaders from government, industry, and academia work together to ensure that our ecosystem includes both breakthrough R&D and robust, locally based commercialization, including through projects like the new Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (#IQMP), anchored by CQE corporate partner PsiQuantum. “We have a right to win in quantum because of [our region's] research base," CQE CEO Kate Waimey Timmerman said. "[O]n top of that we see the gaps that normally prevent this region from becoming an innovation ecosystem, and we’re intentionally trying to fill them." Read more >> https://lnkd.in/gAYPjxi8 #MidwestQuantum #QuantumPrairie

#Quantum security company QNu Inc has joined the Chicago Quantum Exchange! A company focused on quantum-resistant cryptography, QNu is interested in building research collaborations and leveraging the talent of the CQE community as it grows in the United States. https://lnkd.in/gB-eF3rP #MidwestQuantum #QuantumPrairie

Tune into this episode of the Post-Quantum World podcast where Brian DeMarco and Harley Johnson discuss how the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park is set to advance the industry and accelerate the race to fault-tolerant quantum computing.

#TheBlochQuantum is #hiring a Regional Innovation Officer — a visionary and passionate leader to help build the Economic Development Administration-designated #TechHub as part of the growing #MidwestQuantum ecosystem. This leader will engage critical industries and quantum technologists to build large-scale solutions and maximize the region’s potential to capture the emerging quantum technology market. The RIO will develop and execute strategic, governance, funding, and reporting functions for The Bloch as well as lead the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) industry partnerships team, as industry partnerships are a primary driver of The Bloch’s work. See more below -- and please share this far and wide!