IonQ will acquire Elisity in an all-stock deal valued at up to $1.3 billion to integrate quantum security capabilities with enterprise Zero Trust microsegmentation. The combination supports US federal and critical infrastructure efforts to migrate to post-quantum cryptography under the June 22, 2026 Executive Order. Closing is targeted for the fourth quarter of 2026 subject to
EPB Quantum drew more than 450 business leaders to the Quantum in Business conference in Chattanooga on October 1, 2026. The utility and IonQ used the day to launch CQ Connect, a webinar series with tracks for biotech, insurance, finance, manufacturing, chemicals, and logistics. The full note covers the Synopsys runtime figures, the Kirq trial, and the Vanderbilt and UTC talent plans.
IonQ used September 8, 2026 Investor Day to launch Superion 256, open 2027 deliveries, and raise 2026 revenue guidance to $450 million to $460 million after the SkyWater close. The same package included an $8.18 million Congruity360 quantum-safe networking agreement and a fully compiled Walking Cat estimate putting secp256k1 at 19,397 physical qubits and 25.7 days per attempt. Error-correction parameters, the 20,000-versus-19,397 qubit accounting, and the standalone-to-raised guidance bridge are in the full article.
IonQ has signed an MOU with Sandia National Laboratories to accelerate quantum co-design for national security applications at the Quantum Demonstration Facility while simultaneously launching the Tennessee Quantum Communications Research Center with EPB. The latter is funded by a five-year $15 million (€13.0 million) commitment and will house the first commercial Quantum Memory on a live fiber network. The initiatives expand IonQ’s New Mexico national-laboratory presence and deepen its Chattanooga commercial networking footprint. Both build on prior technical collaborations in ion-trap fabrication and the existing EPB Quantum Center.
EPB Quantum will host the inaugural Quantum in Business Conference on October 1, 2026, at The Westin Chattanooga. The event is designed to help companies in finance, healthcare, insurance, chemicals, logistics, and automotive industries gain a first-mover advantage in the projected $2.7 trillion quantum computing opportunity.
Sessions will feature leaders such as IonQ’s CEO Niccolo de Masi and Dr. Shaun Gleason from Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Attendees will learn practical steps to develop quantum solutions, potential grant funding sources, and Tennessee’s role in quantum technology commercialization. EPB Quantum offers the first U.S. facility with both commercial quantum computing and quantum networking.
On February 26, 2025, IonQ named Niccolo de Masi as CEO and added Gabrielle Toledano to its board. Both bring decades of tech experience. The changes support IonQ’s quantum computing growth.