📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: $IonQ(IONQ.US) IonQ Joins Canada

📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: $IonQ(IONQ.US) IonQ Joins Canada’s $217 Million FABrIC Quantum Computing Initiative

👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:

➤ 𝗜𝗼𝗻𝗤 signs MOU with 𝗖𝗠𝗖 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 for quantum cloud access.

➤ IonQ becomes a listed provider for Canada’s 𝗙𝗔𝗕𝗿𝗜𝗖 Quantum Computing Sandbox.

➤ FABrIC is a $𝟮𝟭𝟳 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 Canadian government-backed initiative.

➤ 𝗜𝗼𝗻𝗤’𝘀 trapped-ion quantum systems will integrate with the QCS platform.

➤ Program supports Canadian 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 and small-to-medium enterprises.

➤ Participants receive engineering support and 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 access.

➤ MOU is 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 and requires no definitive agreement or deployment.

➤ Partnership aims to accelerate Canadian 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 expertise and commercial applications.

👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:

➤ Expands 𝗜𝗼𝗻𝗤’𝘀 exposure to Canada’s growing quantum computing ecosystem.

➤ Could broaden institutional and SME access to 𝗜𝗼𝗻𝗤 quantum technology.

➤ Government-backed FABrIC creates opportunities for practical 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 adoption.

➤ Non-binding structure means commercial impact depends on future definitive agreements.

👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁, Vice President of Global Strategy and Managing Director for Canada at IonQ:

"more Canadian researchers and businesses to start building quantum expertise and real capability now."

𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, CEO of CMC Microsystems:

"a leading commercial quantum computing platform with the expertise to use it, so Canadian innovators can move from access to application."