EPB and Vanderbilt University launch innovation institute for quantum technology research

"The Institute for Quantum Innovation will be a center for research, innovation and graduate-level education in quantum and related fields. Pending accrediting agency approval, Vanderbilt will establish an academic research and innovation campus in Chattanooga and locate faculty, staff and graduate students on-site. This will enable continuous collaboration with EPB, support research, and help drive local job creation, startup formation, and broader economic development in Chattanooga and across Tennessee."

""From cybersecurity to energy distribution to medicine and science of all kinds, the potential for quantum innovation to improve our lives is enormous," Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier said. "We are delighted to collaborate with EPB and thank the members of Tennessee's congressional delegation and the state and federal officials who helped make this collaboration possible. We are grateful to the leaders, businesses and residents of the Chattanooga area who have supported EPB's expansive vision.""

"Designed to accelerate discoveries from research to the real world, the collaboration will drive advancements in energy, national security, health, insurance, logistics and critical infrastructure while preparing the workforce of the future. The institute brings together Vanderbilt University's leading quantum nanophotonics and research and educational programs with collaborative access to the EPB Quantum Center SM, the nation's first facility to provide commercial access to both a trapped-ion quantum computer and a photonics-based local quantum network."

The Institute for Quantum Innovation will operate as a center for research, innovation and graduate-level education in quantum and related fields. Pending accrediting agency approval, Vanderbilt will establish an academic research and innovation campus in Chattanooga and colocate faculty, staff and graduate students to enable continuous collaboration with EPB. The partnership will support research and drive local job creation, startup formation, and broader economic development across Tennessee. The initiative will accelerate application of discoveries across energy, national security, health, insurance, logistics and critical infrastructure while preparing a quantum-skilled workforce. The institute will combine Vanderbilt's quantum nanophotonics programs with EPB Quantum Center access to trapped-ion computing and a photonics-based local quantum network.

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