TQI QuickBits: New Mexico $25 Million Quantum Boost. Quantum's Spillover Effect. And More News in Quantum
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Big congrats to all the teams who worked to secure funding from the New Mexico Economic Development Department to lead the development a quantum campus and venture studio in Albuquerque’s Innovation District. Roadrunner Venture Studios is leading the effort.
I humbly -- #HumblyNotHumbly -- submit that I acknowledged Albuquerque as one of the top seven "Tomorrow's Quantum Hotbeds" over a year ago. (This, despite the fact, that I have a devil of a time spelling Albuquerque. I really have to think about it.)
One of the great secrets of journalism is that when you write so much about so many things, eventually you'll get one thing right. That being said, the research institutions, the universities, the research legacy of the area all made that prediction somewhat of a no-brainer.
We hope this funding serves as the initial spark to move this city into a global leader in quantum research and entrepreneurship.
(Many of you may be asking "Why seven hotspots"? It's a fair question. Likely I was having trouble spelling Poughkeepsie, Coeur d’Alene and Ypsilanti to make it a top ten list.)
Hey. Word of warning. Lots of buzz surrounding pending quantum news from several leaders in the space. I'll keep you posted once confirmed.
Have a great weekend!
Events
Sept. 16-18 -- Quantum World Congress 2025 will be held at Capital One Hall in Greater Washington. The event is a chance for the world’s quantum ecosystem to come together and bring a quantum-ready future into focus.
Sept. 16-17 -- Quantum Summit will take place on 16 and 17 September 2025 live at bcc in Berlin.
Sept. 22-26 -- Quantum Africa (QA7) International Congress, organized by Faculty of Sciences Kenitra Ibn Tofail University, will be held in Kénitra, Morocco.
Sept. 24-25 -- Q2B25 Paris at Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris, France.
Sept. 29-Oct. 1 -- Quantum.Tech Europe is taking place in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The event will bring together the whole quantum supply chain to drive forward the commercial applications of Quantum Technologies.
Oct. 6-10 -- 8th International Conference for Young Quantum Information Scientists (YQIS25) will take place in Barcelona, Spain. YQIS is a conference series organized by and for PhD students and early-career researchers working across the broad field of quantum information.
Oct. 8 -- The Fifth Anniversary of The City Quantum & AI Summit will take place at the Mansion House in the City of London this year with the subtitle Race for Growth.
Oct. 8 -- The Quantum Insider, in partnership with the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County and Quantum Coast Capital, will host Quantum Beach 2025, an officially recognized event of the International Year of Quantum (IYQ2025). Register here.
Oct. 13-17 -- Quantum Reference Frames 2025 will bring together leading experts on quantum reference frames and the many related subjects in the first focused event in the new era of quantum frame covariance. QRF 2025 is co-funded by the Quantum Information Structure of Spacetime consortium.
Oct. 19-21 -- Q+AI will be held in New York City. This event will uncover the coming wave of Quantum + AI, include 50+ speakers, daily mentoring sessions and 16 sessions, one continuous track.
Oct 20–24 -- 100 Years of Quantum: Perspectives on its Past, Present, And Future, Waterloo, Canada.
Nov. 10-12 -- European Quantum Technologies Conference 2025 will be held at Øksnehallen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Dec. 1-4 -- QUEST-IS 2025 Quantum Engineering Sciences and Technologies for Industry and Services From Quantum Engineering to Applications for Citizens. EDF Lab, Paris-Saclay, France.
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Quotable Quantum
Vietnam launched a quantum research network as one of its three new national technology networks. It's a move that officials say is designed to accelerate its innovation capacity and strengthen ties between government, business, and the scientific community.
“To become a developed, high-income country by 2045, we must unlock all resources, ensure fast and sustainable growth, and put science, technology, and innovation at the core. Vietnam cannot afford to lag behind, we must seize opportunities, make breakthroughs, and assert our national position.” -- Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung
QuickBits Spotlight: Roadrunner Venture Studios to Lead $25 Million Quantum Initiative in New Mexico
What You Need to Know
Roadrunner Venture Studios, a leading venture studio for deep tech innovation, today announced its selection by the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) to lead a $25 million initiative to accelerate quantum innovation and commercialization in the state.
The Roadrunner-led Coalition will bring together premier quantum researchers, funders, and innovators to create a quantum campus in Downtown Albuquerque’s Innovation District. This campus will include a multi-node quantum network, dilution refrigerators, a quantum testbed, quantum packaging and demonstration facilities, and a rapid prototyping facility. This infrastructure will create conducive circumstances and valuable resources for the next generation of quantum companies.
The Big Story: SEC Documents Confirm Larger Quantinuum Funding Round
Following a recent report of $50 million investment from Taiwanese Quanta and media stories on a pending large funding round, Form D documents filed by Quantinuum with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) now confirm the company has completed a fund raise of at least $593 million, making the potential final tally significantly more than the $400 million that was initially reported by market sources last week. A Form D is a notice companies file with the SEC disclosing details of private fundraising rounds exempt from full registration.
Inside Insider: Government Support
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