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Jim Shaffer awarded APS Fellowship

Quantum Valley Ideas Lab is proud to announce that Senior Technical Fellow James Shaffer has been awarded an American Physical Society fellowship. The fellowship was presented for his “groundbreaking experiments in Rydberg excitations in...
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UN Proclaims 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 

“According to the proclamation, this year-long, worldwide initiative will “be observed through activities at all levels aimed at increasing public awareness of the importance of quantum science and applications.””
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University of Waterloo IQC researchers awarded $9 million in funding for quantum innovation

“Congratulations to Institute for Quantum Computing faculty members Dr. David Cory, Dr. Thomas Jennewein and Dr. Chris Wilson, who have each received approximately $3 million in funding for advancing their research into the real-world...
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Is Mike Lazaridis building the next Silicon Valley in Canada?

"Greek-Canadian entrepreneur and computer scientist Mike Lazaridis is a restless spirit. In 2013, the Canadian magazine Maclean’s ranked him tenth on the list of the most powerful people in Canada."