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New Mexico's $25 million Quantum Leap initiative seeks U.S. leadership and commercialisation.

Roadrunner Venture Studios is driving a $25 million initiative to make New Mexico a quantum commercialisation leader. This big project has a powerful ally in Resonance, a global market intelligence and ecosystem strategy supplier for deep technologies. The major goal is to build a cutting-edge quantum campus and venture studio in Albuquerque's Innovation District to accelerate quantum research into viable businesses. The project might create new firms, attract venture capital, and cement New Mexico's quantum technology leadership.

A Powerful Quantum Advancement Coalition

The alliance is wide and competent, bringing together key players from many industries. Famous national laboratories like Sandia and Los Alamos strengthen the scientific basis. The University of New Mexico (UNM) Centre for Quantum Information and Control excels in research and academia.

QuEra, Maybell, and Qunnect are quantum startups that augment this scientific understanding with cutting-edge technology. DCVC, Playground Global, and Quantitation are prominent venture capital firms that support and advise investors. This network positions Albuquerque as a national quantum company launchpad, bolstering New Mexico's role in commercialising breakthrough technologies.

New Mexico: Innovation and Leadership Legacy

New Mexico was chosen as the quantum project's epicentre due to its history. New Mexico has long been a centre of scientific and defence innovation due to Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos. This rich history, UNM's contributions to quantum information and control, and creative quantum entrepreneurs offer a strong and supportive environment for next-generation quantum technologies. New Mexico's Economic Development Department (EDD) chose Roadrunner Venture Studios to manage this effort because the state excels at connecting top-notch research with real-world commercialisation prospects.

Establishing Future Technology Infrastructure

This ambitious plan calls for a quantum campus in Downtown Albuquerque's Innovation District. Researchers and companies can build, test, and scale next-generation quantum technologies using the precisely developed infrastructure. The following vital facilities will be built:

An advanced quantum network with numerous nodes simplifies collaboration and research. Many quantum systems require sophisticated dilution refrigerators to maintain extremely low temperatures. A large quantum testing laboratory for testing and verification. It takes demonstration facilities and specialised packaging to turn prototypes into marketable products. A rapid prototyping environment for designing and iterating quantum systems and components. These expected resources are necessary to meet the initiative's quantifiable goals through 2026, which include new business creation and increased institutional collaboration.

Roadrunner Venture Studios: Growing Quantum Ventures

In addition to building the quantum campus, Roadrunner Venture Studios is leading by creating a quantum branch. This dedicated studio actively recruits and develops new talent, supports quantum startups from their infancy to maturity, and connects them to a new funding network for Mexican startups. New Mexico has long existed in the public consciousness', said Roadrunner Venture Studios co-founder and CEO Adam Hammer, emphasising the project's national significance.

It is a key centre for national endeavours and has led America in crucial advancements. It takes time to guide the quantum revolution at this crucial time for New Mexico and America. If they want to thrive in quantum, they must find exceptional people, start innovative businesses, and promote the second wave of American quantum enterprises globally.

Resonance: New Mexico to Global Talent and Markets

Resonance must join the alliance to connect New Mexico's quantum ecosystem to the globe. Resonance, a global provider of ecosystem strategy and market information for deep technologies, will connect New Mexico's quantum activities to international talent, markets, and finance. The company will help build an ecosystem, market the project and its products worldwide, and strategically position future businesses that emerge from the highly competitive quantum industry.

Resonance CEO Alex Challans remarked, “Regions that succeed in quantum will do so by building coalitions that cut across sectors, disciplines, and borders.” Resonance delivers networks, strategy, and market knowledge to strengthen relationships. New Mexico shows what is possible and inspires others. Contributing to that trip is a privilege.

Well-defined goals and market impact

EDD's clear, definable goals guide the initiative until 2026:

Quantum Korea 2025

Seoul proudly showcases Quantum Korea 2025 this month, solidifying its global quantum hub status. This meticulously prepared international conference of scholars, government officials, industry pioneers, and institutions helps the important transition from fundamental quantum physics to broad practical application. The event, “100 Years of Quantum, Awakening Industry,” symbolises the transition from theory to practice across sectors.

South Korea's Science and ICT Ministry sponsors Quantum Korea 2025 June 24–26 at Gangnam Centre. Its timing with the UN's International Year of Quantum Science and Technology emphasises its worldwide significance and South Korea's desire to lead quantum industrialisation. The unified national statement underlines the country's commitment to this innovative sector.

The proposal weighs quantum technology's industrial and scientific possibilities. Attendees will hear from QED-C Executive Director Celia Merzbacher on policy, AWS Director of Quantum Hardware Oskar Painter on hardware, and Cornell University Prof. Eun-Ah Kim on theory.

Over three days, participants attend seminars like:

Academic/industry panels.

Public speaking.

A global trade event including products, startups, national policies, and vital cross-border ties.

Quantum Business Networking Night for critical connections.

Exclusive policy roundtables with South Korea, Switzerland, Finland, and the Netherlands on international collaboration.

Important topics are covered in sessions:

“Quantum Computing: Prototype to Utility-Scale”.

Quantum Key Distribution and Network Scaling.

“Quantum Materials and Sensing Applications”.

OECD Open Workshop on “Societal and Governance Implications”.

A central hub for public, business, and academic players is essential. It confirms that quantum technology's success depends on shared infrastructure, policy alignment, and narrative consistency.

Deep South Korean Quantum Advancement Commitment

South Korean quantum technology policy is industry-driven and innovative. It spent 4.8% of GDP on R&D in 2020, second to Israel. Government invests 30% of R&D because science and technology are crucial to the nation's future. Quantum process researchers come from Korea's semiconductor and IT industries, where Samsung and Hynix dominate market shares and have cutting-edge semiconductor process technology. A “IT powerhouse” with a substantial share of the global game software market, Korea is a wonderful destination for quantum computing and sensing developers.

On June 18, around 100 researchers, founders, and officials attended the Quantum Technology Industrialisation Forum in Seoul, which preceded Quantum Korea 2025. This seminar on integrating quantum technology into industry, enterprise roadmaps, and public life highlighted Korea's “dynamic” research scene and “rapid growth of government investment”.

The new national quantum technology priorities are:

Certification of 1,000 quantum technology applications in key domains.

Building quantum platforms for ten key businesses.

Practical, on-site training for 10,000 skilled workers. Director of the Ministry's Industrial Infrastructure Division Oh Seung-cheol said, “Commercialization of quantum technology should start from the possibility of using it in industrial sites”.

In mid-2023, the Science and ICT Ministry completed a national quantum plan. The goal is to establish Korea as a worldwide quantum economy leader by 2035 by a coordinated investment of ₩3 trillion ($2.3 billion). The strategy involves infrastructure, education, cybersecurity, commercialisation, and global cooperation.

Seven fundamental pillars form the national strategy:

Build a 1,000-qubit superconducting global quantum computer.

Use next-generation quantum sensors to build a 100-kilometer intercity quantum network.

Training 2,500 core and 10,000 quantum practitioners.

Innovative zones and startup funding help 1,200 quantum companies form.

Use sovereign Korean encryption for post-quantum cryptography.

Increasing global R&D collaboration with particular institutes and exchange programs.

Keeping policy by passing a new “Act on Nurturing Quantum Science, Technology, and Industry”.

A January 2025 discussion between President Yoon Suk-yeol and ETH Zurich experts shaped this strategic strategy, marking Korea's transition from fragmented research to industrially usable research. After the policy was introduced, MSIT Minister Lee Jong-ho said South Korea had a “golden opportunity” to become a global quantum economy leader despite its late entry. Taking the “From Digital to Quantum” journey, the goal is to become a “Leading Country” in 2030 by improving energy and security. This concept is carefully phased into “Basis” (2021-2024), “Applications” (2025-2030), and “Industry” (2031-2035). Leading: ecosystem orchestration and global collaboration