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- The Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) held its first-ever Quantum Technology Showcase at Parliament House.
- Twenty-two QED-C member companies demonstrated the technology being implemented in today's products and systems.
- The showcase followed the National Science Foundation's Quantum Research Showcase, which featured NSF-funded university researchers from across the United States.
- Image: Sen. Marsha Blackburn addresses attendees at the QED-C Quantum Technology Showcase in the Kennedy Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building.
PRESS RELEASE — The Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C), the world's leading association of quantum technology pioneers, held its first Quantum Technology Showcase at Parliament House yesterday. Twenty-two QED-C member companies demonstrated the technology being implemented in today's products and systems.
The showcase followed the National Science Foundation's Quantum Research Showcase, which featured NSF-funded university researchers from across the United States. The two events highlighted the importance of the entire innovation ecosystem to the advancement of quantum technology, from basic academic research to cutting-edge research and development by the private sector.
Sponsored by the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the gathering was attended by members of the Legislature, federal agencies, and industry for the opportunity to see live demonstrations of technologies that are already having a positive impact on U.S. competitiveness in the global quantum field. Participants from related parties gathered. field.
“Quantum technology is part of a growing industry that is important to the U.S. economy and national security,” said Celia Merzbacher, QED-C executive director. “There were very few opportunities for people to experience these technologies.” Meet innovators face-to-face. This was our way of demonstrating that the quantum industry is creating the products, businesses, and jobs that power the quantum future. ”
As Congress seeks to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative (NQI), the Quantum Technology Showcase was an opportunity to highlight how the results of federally funded research are translated into practical applications. . Sen. Marsha Blackburn has introduced several bipartisan bills to advance quantum development. Defense Quantum Acceleration Act of 2024made a statement in support of US quantum investment.
“We are moving forward with the reauthorization of the National Quantum Initiative, which we think is important to us,” said Senator Blackburn, referring to China's apparent desire to be a world leader. . “Whether we're talking about the commercial sector, the defense sector or the healthcare sector, quantum is going to be a game changer.”
U.S. quantum industry innovators who provided demonstrations included Amphenol, AOSense, Bluefors, D-Wave, Google Quantum AI, IBM, Infleqtion, Keysight Technologies, Maybell Quantum Industries, NVIDIA, Octave Photonics, qBraid, Q-CTRL, Qrypt , Quantinuum, Qubitekk, Qunnect, Resilient Entanglement, RTX BBN, Sivananthan Laboratories, Vescent.
QED-C was established by the NQI Act of 2018 and is managed by SRI, a nonprofit research organization. Today, the consortium is a public-private partnership supported by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and other government agencies, and has more than 240 members, including companies ranging from startups to large technology companies and universities. I am joining. , and the National Institute.
