US names Chicago, Colorado as quantum tech hubs
The US government has announced Chicago and Colorado as its two quantum technology hubs as part of 31 national tech hubs.
Two regions will focus on AIU and autonomous systems, with four regions as semiconductor hubs with a focus on training and skills, while there are hubs for battery tech and materials.
The Elevate Quantum Colorado (CO), led by Elevate Quantum, aims to solidify the region’s global leadership in quantum information technology (QIT) to increase infrastructure resilience and strengthen the quantum hardware supply chain.
The Bloch Tech Hub across Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin will be led by the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE), aims to lead quantum computing, communications, and related solutions.
Quantinuum, the UK and US quantum joint venture, welcomed the Colorado announcement. Honeywell Quantum Solutions came to Broomfield, Colorado in 2016, believed to be the first quantum company in the region.
Quantinuum works with quantum-related programs at the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Denver as well as Colorado-based federal research facilities under the National Institutes of and Technology (NIST), Renewable Energy Lab, and JILA (a joint research institute with the U of Colorado and NIST).
“At Quantinuum, our roots are deep in Colorado and we are gratified to see this development. We are proud to be a founding member of Elevate Quantum and play a leadership role with our advanced quantum technologies in both hardware and software,” said Rajeeb Hazra, CEO of Quantinuum.
“We are excited to see the ecosystem expand, including the companies, universities and government agencies and laboratories, who have found that Colorado is the place to be as advances in quantum technology will begin impacting every aspect of our lives.”
“Quantum will be as important to the next century as semiconductors were to the last, and Colorado is leading the way,” said Corban Tillemann-Dick, CEO of Maybell Quantum and Chair of the Elevate Quantum Tech Hub consortium. “With this Tech Hub designation, we can accelerate the industry’s development and commercialization while creating accessible jobs for Coloradans.”
“The Chicago region is a major player driving US leadership in quantum, in part because of the deep partnerships we have fostered among leading research institutions and industry partners — and in part because of strong federal and state government support,” said David Awschalom, the Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering in the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the director of the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE), an intellectual hub founded in 2017.
“This designation speaks not only to our promising future but to the collaborative, cross-sector work we are already doing to advance research, build a future quantum workforce, and drive the quantum economy, efforts that have been catalyzed by the CQE and its members and partners.”
Other hubs will focus on autonomous systems and AI.
The Tulsa Hub for Equitable & Trustworthy Autonomy (THETA) (OK), led by Tulsa Innovation Labs, aims to become a global leader in developing and commercializing autonomous systems for use cases ranging from agriculture and pipeline inspections to regional transportation.
The Ocean Tech Hub (RI, MA), led by the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, aims to develop, test, and commercialize emerging maritime artificial intelligence and machine learning-enabled robotics and sensors.
www.eda.gov/funding/programs/regional-technology-and-innovation-hubs
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