This startup is building the country’s most powerful quantum computer on Chicago’s South Side
Illinois and DARPA just announced an ambitious $500 million quantum computing campus in Chicago–with PsiQuantum at the center. In 1994, Peter Shor, an American mathematician working at Bell Labs, published a paper with a wonky title and earth-shaking implications. In “Polynomial-Time Algorithms for Prime Factorization and Discrete Logarithms on a Quantum Computer,” Shor showed how, […]
Illinois lands federal partnership to further develop quantum projects
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday plans to announce a major partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense’s research and development agency to further expand quantum research in Illinois. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, will take residency on the state’s quantum campus to establish a program where quantum computing prototypes will be tested. […]
Pritzker taps IBM, Discover in bid for federal quantum funds
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has turned to a consortium that includes IBM and Discover Financial Services to help win federal funds to develop quantum technology. The companies will work together with Boston Consulting Group and P33, a nonprofit started by the governor’s sister and former Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, to develop quantum tools to fight […]
FBI Chicago, Bloch Quantum Tech Hub partner to secure region’s quantum assets through first-of-its-kind conference
Industry, government, academic leaders met at Fermilab to build communication channels aimed at protecting emerging innovations, creating national model
IBM eyes a quantum computing play in Chicago
As Governor J.B. Pritzker pushes for Illinois to become a quantum tech hub, IBM’s interest signifies significant strides in establishing the state as a key player in the quantum computing revolution.
Building a Beyond Silicon Workforce
Building a skilled workforce ensures industry partners have access to more talent, future students more on-the-job opportunities, and academics more insights needed to build better curriculums. Dean Rashid Bashir of Grainger College of Engineering, Fermilab Senior Engineer Farah Fahim, and City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Juan Salgado discuss preparing a workforce for tech innovation with […]
Gov. Pritzker Celebrates Quantum Technology Leadership with The Bloch Tech Hub
Governor JB Pritzker and Innovate Illinois announced a multi-year plan for The Bloch Quantum Tech Hub to develop quantum technology solutions for pressing issues such as fraud detection, grid resilience, and drug discovery by accelerating industry adoption to drive research commercialization—an initiative that is projected to generate $60 billion in economic impact for the Chicago […]
Illinois Submits Two Projects for Phase 2 Federal EDA Tech Hub Funding
CHICAGO — March 1, 2024 — Innovate Illinois is excited to announce the submission of two transformative projects—The Bloch and iFAB—for Phase 2 funding under the U.S Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Tech Hubs Program. Both The Bloch, aimed at advancing quantum information science and technology (QIST), and the iFAB: Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing Hub, […]
Governor JB Pritzker Announces Historic $500 Million Investment Aligning with the CHIPS and Science Act
Innovate Illinois Chair and Governor JB Pritzker announced a groundbreaking proposal to allocate $500 million towards the advancement of beyond silicon quantum technology in the state.
Axios interview: Illinois gov. adds $500 million to quantum computing quest
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is devoting half a billion dollars in his new budget to boost quantum computing.