The Chicago Quantum Exchange has released its Annual Report, highlighting a year of important growth for the CQE and its community.
In 2023, CQE members saw millions of dollars in new government and corporate investment, including a combined $150 million from IBM and Google to the University of Chicago and the University of Tokyo in two separate plans to advance quantum computing, the opening of two 6,000-square-foot quantum facilities at national labs, and the launch of the nation’s first publicly accessible quantum network in Urbana, Illinois.
The report also highlights the CQE’s growth, including the addition of new international and corporate partners; the deepening of its collaboration with Boeing, which committed $3.5 million to support quantum research and education; the success of events like the Chicago Quantum Summit and the Chicago Quantum Recruiting Forum; and the impact of the Open Quantum Initiative undergraduate fellowship.