Early-career researchers to be honored with 2026 Boeing Quantum Creators Prize
READ MOREBuilding the world’s premier discovery-to-deployment quantum ecosystem
The Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) is a Midwest-based consortium of universities, national labs, and nearly 70 industry, international, and nonprofit partners that advance quantum research, workforce development, and economic innovation to pave the way for at-scale quantum technologies that improve everyday life. The CQE leads the $55 million Bloch Quantum, a US Economic Development Administration-designated Tech Hub that is transitioning the US quantum sector to scaled manufacturing.
Quantum biology and how it could transform the medical world
Northwestern chemistry professors Songi Han and Michael Wasielewski discuss optically addressable proteins, quantum sensing, and where they think quantum biology is headed in the next decade or so. > Read more
CQE, community colleges launch effort to integrate quantum employers into curriculum planning
An Illinois group that includes the Chicago Quantum Exchange, community colleges, and quantum employers has launched an initiative to map the knowledge, skills, and abilities companies will need to scale a domestic quantum supply chain — an effort aimed at equipping quantum technicians more precisely and efficiently. > Read more
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The CQE is one of the is one of the largest collaborative teams working on quantum science in the world.
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Advancing Research, Discovery, and Impact
Harnessing science and engineering to develop quantum technology to revolutionize communications, computing, and sensing.
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Preparing the Quantum Workforce
Training and educating members of the future quantum workforce through academic programs, internships, certificates, and career explorations with industry.
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Driving the Quantum Economy
Partnering across industries to build quantum technology and enable job and business creation throughout Chicago, the Midwest, and the United States.
