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More good news this morning: The U.S. Economic Development Administration has awarded a $500,000 Consortium Accelerator Award to the CQE-led #TheBlochQuantum Tech Hub to strengthen the consortium and attract additional capital. In recent months, The Bloch has partnered with the FBI Chicago to build first-in-the-nation partnerships aimed at securing our quantum assets; rallied quantum technologists and the financial sector around fraud detection; and partnered with quantum companies to offer no-cost access to the IonQ Aria quantum system via the qBraid platform. It has also collaborated with community colleges and industry partners to develop the future quantum workforce, and partnered with MxD to cohost a daylong symposium to explore the integration of quantum technology into manufacturing. “By supporting The Bloch Quantum, the EDA is advancing our efforts to enhance fraud detection, improve the energy grid, and accelerate drug development,” said Meera Raja, The Bloch’s interim regional innovation officer and the senior vice president of deep tech for P33. “The EDA’s award will accelerate industrial engagement in the region, adding to our momentum and putting us the closer to realizing the transformative potential of quantum technologies," said David Awschalom, the Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering in the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the director of the CQE. #TheBlochQuantum #EDATechHubs #TechHubs #MidwestQuantum #QuantumPrairie