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We are another step closer to bringing the promise of #quantum innovation to fruition. We are excited for this collaboration between IBM and the State of Illinois to establish the new National Quantum Algorithm Center in the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) in Chicago. Anchored by IBM and other quantum computing pioneers including our college at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the center will be fueled by IBM’s next-generation quantum computer which will deploy in Chicago in the coming year. Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center | Intersect Illinois
We are thrilled to be continuing our ongoing collaboration with the State of Illinois through the newly announced National Quantum Algorithm Center. Read the official announcement here: https://ibm.co/41wkCGH The National Quantum Algorithm Center will be anchored by a next-generation IBM Quantum System Two, which is set to be deployed and housed within the forthcoming Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park in 2025. In placing our most performant quantum hardware and software in this new center, we expect Illinois’ growing ecosystem of quantum innovators to provide significant acceleration in both quantum algorithm discovery and quantum research more broadly. We are proud to have long-standing relationships with the University of Chicago, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, members of the Chicago Quantum Exchange, and the U.S. Economic Development Administration-designated Bloch Quantum Technology Hub that will help further strengthen the quantum ecosystem in Illinois. We look forward to seeing the research, development, and discovery that come out of this new initiative. Learn more at the press release linked above. Photos: 1. L-R: Harley Johnson, Director and CEO of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, and Founder Professor in Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urabna-Champaign; Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO, IBM; JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois; Paul Alivisatos, President of the University of Chicago 2. Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO, IBM (L) shaking hands with JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois (R) at the December 12, 2024 press conference to announce a collaboration to establish the new National Quantum Algorithm Center in the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park in Chicago. 3. IBM Quantum System Two is the company’s first modular quantum computer and cornerstone of IBM’s quantum-centric supercomputing architecture. This photo taken at IBM Research, Yorktown Heights, NY is of the first IBM Quantum System Two, which began operations in 2023 with three IBM Heron processors and supporting control electronics.