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Christopher Monroe and Jungsang Kim found IonQ

2015

Christopher Monroe and Jungsang Kim found IonQ to bring trapped-ion quantum computing out of the laboratory. The company builds on research licensed from the University of Maryland and Duke University.

Why it matters

Trapped-ion research gains a dedicated commercial developer, later offering cloud access and becoming publicly traded.

Christopher Monroe · Jungsang Kim · IonQ · Maryland

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Related

• IonQ starts trading on the New York Stock Exchange after a SPAC merger (Oct 1, 2021)