en.Wedoany.com Reported - Cryogenic systems supplier Bluefors officially announced on May 6, 2026, that it has joined the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) as a corporate partner. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Bluefors is now part of CQE, a quantum technology alliance spanning Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Composed of universities, national laboratories, and nearly 70 industry and non-profit partners, CQE is dedicated to building a full-spectrum quantum ecosystem from R&D to deployment. Bluefors Vice President Sauli Sinisalo stated in the official press release: "Bluefors is pleased to partner with the Chicago Quantum Exchange to further support the established and continuously growing quantum ecosystem in the Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana region. Chicago is already one of the world's vibrant hubs for quantum innovation, and we hope to empower partners to drive the quantum economy forward through our cutting-edge facilities at mHUB and the Hyde Park Lab."

Bluefors' dual-lab layout in Chicago serves as the core footnote of this collaboration. In 2025, the company opened its first U.S. lab at Chicago's mHUB innovation center. Occupying 320 square feet, this lab supports the company's North American Bluefors Services business; this collaboration was facilitated by The Bloch Quantum, an EDA-designated Tech Hub led by CQE, which is currently competing for U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) funding to accelerate the scaling of domestic quantum manufacturing. The second lab will officially open on May 12, 2026, within the University of Chicago Science Incubator located in the Hyde Park Lab building. Operated by the University of Chicago's Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the new 580-square-foot lab is equipped with an LD400He measurement system and professional technical support staff, and will serve as a shared cryogenic resource for early-stage startups, faculty, and students conducting quantum experiments.

CQE Founding Director and the Liew Family Professor of Quantum Engineering and Physics at the University of Chicago, David Awschalom, emphasized in an official statement: "By providing hands-on experimental opportunities for early-stage startups, faculty, and students, Bluefors is expanding the innovation capacity of the quantum prairie. Cryogenic technology holds a critical position in the quantum supply chain. As the quantum industry accelerates, the cryogenics field will become a new source of job growth. Bluefors is a vital partner in driving the quantum economy."

Concurrent with joining CQE, Bluefors is also executing a three-pronged layout in the Chicago area involving infrastructure construction, talent reserves, and industrial ecosystem activation. The second lab at the Hyde Park Lab not only provides cryogenic measurement systems but also offers technical support for DC and RF experimental wiring, superconducting qubit characterization, and magnetotransport measurements, facilitating the sharing of experimental resources with regional core infrastructures such as the Chicago Quantum Network and the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP). In terms of talent, Bluefors participated in the "Quantum Across Illinois" event on April 23, connecting quantum enterprises and professionals with Illinois public educational institutions; the "Advancing Together" roadmap previously released by CQE at the Chicago Quantum Summit has already incorporated quantum awareness cultivation, talent mobility, and employer leadership into the regional quantum workforce strategy. Bluefors' addition provides practical project support for implementation, spanning from experimental capabilities to talent development.

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