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Media coverage, press releases, and member highlights from across the quantum ecosystem.
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson marked World Quantum Day with a $500,000 award to support IonQ's quantum computing manufacturing facility in Bothell, projected to generate up to 2,000 regional jobs.
Senator Young's office: Led by Young and Cantwell, the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act unanimously passes the Commerce Committee on World Quantum Day.
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee: Led by Cantwell and Young, the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act unanimously passes the Commerce Committee on World Quantum Day.
Quantum Computer Blog reports on the Northwest Quantum Nexus World Quantum Day 2026 gathering.
The Quantum Insider covers the Northwest Quantum Nexus Quantum Day event held in Seattle.
Quantum Zeitgeist covers NVIDIA's Krysta Svore keynote at the Northwest Quantum Nexus regional summit.
UW QuantumX recaps the landmark regional summit hosted by Northwest Quantum Nexus on World Quantum Day.
Longtime Seattle-area marketing exec Alexander Rublowsky joins the Northwest Quantum Nexus group as a business development advisor.
NQN announces Joseph Williams as Executive Director, Charles Marcus as Chief Scientist, and Arry Yu as Director of External Affairs as it becomes a formal legal entity.
Seattle-area personnel roundup that includes NQN's new leadership appointments.
Panel coverage where leaders call for funding NQN and a state quantum strategy; quotes NQN director Charles Marcus.
UW QuantumX announces NQN's new website and restates its expanded membership and mission.
Regional leaders, including NQN partners, discuss what is needed for the Northwest to become a quantum hub.
Analysis piece drawing on interviews and talks from the NQN Summit, including Krysta Svore and IonQ CEO Peter Chapman.
Coverage of the second NQN Summit at UW, with AWS and Boeing joining and nearly 300 attendees.
HPCwire reports on NQN's expansion to include AWS and Boeing, with quotes from Microsoft, AWS, and IonQ leadership.
IonQ details its 2023 Summit participation, hackathon with Microsoft, and its new Bothell manufacturing facility.
Examines a report on Washington's quantum industry prospects, in the context of NQN's regional efforts.
PNNL's Joseph Williams discusses opportunities to merge space and quantum research in the region, citing growth from NQN.
The University of Oregon joined the Northwest Quantum Nexus to advance research in quantum information science through regional collaboration.
WSU College of Arts and Sciences announces Washington State University joining NQN, with comments from physics professor Michael Forbes.
WSU Insider announces Washington State University joining the NQN coalition alongside IonQ, Microsoft, UW, and PNNL.
