Chicago Quantum Exchange

Overview

Builds a quantum research and workforce ecosystem, partnering with universities, labs, industry, and nonprofits to support talent development, economic activity, and scaled manufacturing.

Related

• Argonne National LaboratoryDOE multidisciplinary national lab in Lemont IL; flagship facilities include the Advanced Photon Source, Aurora exascale computer, and major programs in AI, quantum, fusion, and battery science.
• Chicago Quantum SummitAnnual event that convenes quantum experts for presentations and discussions, helping researchers, students, partners, and trainees share advances, address challenges, and explore collaborations.
• EeroQDesigns and fabricates CMOS-based qubit control chips with electron qubits, trapping individual electrons above superfluid helium for work toward large-scale quantum computing.
• ExtropicBuilds thermodynamic computing hardware and software tools for probabilistic AI workloads, including frameworks and APIs to program and simulate thermodynamic sampling units.
• IonQ ($IONQ)Builds commercial quantum computing, networking, security, and sensing systems for complex computation, secure communications, data protection, navigation, imaging, and resource discovery.
• MIT Lincoln LaboratoryResearches and develops advanced technologies, builds operational prototypes, transfers technology, and supports STEM education for national security needs and economic competitiveness.
• Pasqal North AmericaBuilds neutral-atom quantum computing hardware, software, and cloud access for enterprises addressing complex industrial computational bottlenecks and difficult customer problems.
• Quantum Computing Inc ($QUBT)Builds room-temperature quantum photonics products and quantum machines for data capture, complex computing, secure network communication, and thin-film lithium niobate device fabrication.
• Quantum KnightBuilds quantum-proof encryption software with embedded authentication and access controls for data owners, deployable across firmware, devices, legacy systems, cloud, and air-gapped environments.
• Sandia Technology SymposiumApplies science and engineering research to detect, repel, defeat, or mitigate threats for government agencies, companies, and organizations addressing national security issues.
• Two Sigma VenturesInvests in ventures using technology and data science principles, applying a scientific approach to finance and global insights to identify opportunities.
• VescentBuilds lasers, optical frequency combs, and controllers for laser stabilization, optical clocks, and cold atom science applications in research and precision measurement.