D-Wave Quantum announces agreement with uptownBasel Infinity

D-Wave Quantum announced an agreement that brings D-Wave's quantum annealing technology solutions to the new uptownBasel Infinity Center of Competence for Quantum & AI. Designed to accelerate quantum computing understanding and adoption, the center provides organizations with quantum skills enablement and access to a variety of quantum computing systems and renowned industry expertise to help them harness the power of the technology to solve computationally complex business and societal problems. D-Wave will serve as the quantum optimization technology provider for uptownBasel Infinity, giving the center's tenants and customers access to its AdvantageTM annealing quantum computer via the Leap real-time quantum cloud service. Advantage, D-Wave's fifth generation commercially available quantum computer with more than 5,000 qubits and 15-way qubit connectivity, excels at optimization problems ubiquitous in real-world commercial applications, such as manufacturing processes and reducing waste. In addition, the center's customers can engage with D-Wave's team of professional services experts to facilitate the analysis, formulation and ultimately creation of production-ready quantum computing applications.