The Department of Computer Science at the University of Chicago is proud to announce that Seymour Goodman Professor Fred Chong and his team have been awarded $2 million by Wellcome Leap to implement Phase 3 of their project, “Quantum Biomarker Algorithms for Multimodal Cancer Data.” This award is part of Wellcome Leap’s Quantum for Bio program, which aims to speed up the use of quantum computing in healthcare and create solutions that address important health challenges.

The University of Maryland’s Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) announces the creation of a new center aimed at harnessing the potential of quantum technologies to advance national security over the next several decades. The Maryland Institute for Quantum Applications will investigate how technologies such as quantum computing, networking and sensing can lead to new strategic tools and systems designed to enhance national defense capabilities.

Utimaco, a leading global provider of IT security solutions, today announced the launch of Quantum Protect, the Post Quantum Cryptography application package for its u.trust General Purpose HSM (Hardware Security Modules) Se-Series.

Oxford Ionics, a world leader in trapped-ion quantum computing, today announced it has been selected by the United States’ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI).

HPE team selected by DARPA to assess feasibility, development, and benchmarking of utility-scale quantum computers.

IonQ, a leader in the quantum computing and networking industries, today announced that it has been selected for the first stage of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI). This program is designed to assess and validate the feasibility of developing industrially useful quantum computers ahead of conventional projections. With a demonstrated track record of innovation and real-world quantum applications, IonQ will help inform industry standards.

Photonic Inc., a leader in distributed quantum computing, is pleased to announce its selection for Stage A of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI). In this effort, Photonic intends to demonstrate to DARPA that its large-scale quantum computing approach will reach industrial scale.

Nord Quantique, a leading maker of quantum computers with efficient error correction, today proudly announces it has been accepted into stage A of DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI). The company is one of a handful emanating from around the world which have been accepted into this prestigious program. This acceptance is based on Nord Quantique's advanced approach to quantum error correction, which is designed to progress efficiently to utility scale. This multi-year initiative will roll out in several stages, with companies achieving certain milestones being retained for successive stages and winning contracts based on their performance.

Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC), a pioneer in quantum computing and atomic manufacturing, today announced that it has been awarded a DARPA contract under the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) program. The purpose of this program is to rigorously verify and validate if any quantum computing approach can achieve utility-scale operation, meaning its computational value exceeds its cost, by the year 2033.

Diraq today announced that it was awarded a Stage A contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to work on its recently announced Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI). This initiative, led by the US Government, seeks to determine whether it’s possible to build an industrially useful quantum computer much faster than conventional predictions. It represents a tangible investment by the US Government in progress toward realizing the promise of commercially viable quantum computing systems.