Quantinuum Expands Research Operations in Albuquerque

Insider Brief

• New Mexico and Albuquerque will each provide $750,000 in LEDA funding to support Quantinuum’s expansion and new research and development hub in Albuquerque.
• The $1.5 million combined investment will support research in integrated photonics and is expected to create dozens of highly skilled jobs.
• Quantinuum plans to convert a vacant building at 5501 Wilshire into laboratories and offices while continuing collaborations with New Mexico’s national laboratories and research institutions.

Press release – The State of New Mexico and the City of Albuquerque are backing the expansion of Quantinuum, a leading quantum computing company, further establishing Albuquerque as a national hub in quantum technology and advanced research.

The city and state will each contribute $750,000 through their Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) funds for a combined investment of $1.5 million to support Quantinuum’s new research and development hub in Albuquerque.

Quantinuum develops quantum computers and the software needed to operate them. Its technology could eventually transform industries like healthcare, finance and AI by making breakthroughs that aren’t possible with today’s computing power.