SuperQ Quantum and Alberta Innovation Network Sign Agreement to Launch Province-Wide Network of 8 Quantum Super Hubs with Super(TM) Platform Subscriptions

Executive Summary

• Alberta’s Regional Innovation Networks (RINs) have joined SuperQ Quantum Computing Inc.’s Quantum Super Hub (QSH) program, creating the world’s first coordinated province‑wide network of Quantum Super Hubs.
• The network will expand from the existing Lethbridge hub to eight additional locations across Alberta, with public access slated for January 2026.
• Alberta Innovates is funding Super™ platform licenses for each hub, providing community‑wide access to quantum, AI and high‑performance computing tools.

Key Details

• Partnership Scope: RINs (Calgary Innovation Coalition, Central Alberta Regional, Edmonton Regional Innovation Network, East Central Alberta Regional Innovation Network, Wood Buffalo Regional Innovation Network, Innovate Northwest, APEX Southeast Alberta Regional Innovation Network, Southern Alberta Regional Innovation Network) will host Quantum Super Hubs.
• Hub Expansion Timeline: Hub setup, facilitator training and onboarding are underway; public access expected beginning January 2026.
• Funding Arrangement: Alberta Innovates is providing funding for Super™ platform licenses at each hub, ensuring equitable access to quantum‑AI computing resources.
• Technology Offering: Each hub will provide hands‑on access to SuperQ’s hybrid computing Super™ platform via a natural‑language interface, combining quantum computing with AI and high‑performance classical computing.
• Community Services: Hubs will host workshops, training sessions, demonstrations, and pilot projects for businesses, students, researchers and public‑sector innovators.
• Strategic Positioning: The network is described as a modern, distributed analogue to AT&T’s Bell Labs, aiming to create a “living lab” for commercialization, skills development and company formation across Alberta.
• Global Context: Alberta hubs join an existing global Quantum Super Hub network that includes locations in the United Arab Emirates and India.

Notable Quotes

• Renae Barlow, Vice President, Global Ecosystems at SuperQ Quantum: “The Lethbridge hub proved the model – fast onboarding, immediate community engagement, and tangible problem‑solving. Expanding across the Alberta Innovation Network lets us turn that momentum into a flywheel for the entire province.”
• Dr. Muhammad Khan, Founder, CEO & Board Chair of SuperQ: “Alberta is leading Canada and North America in embracing emerging technologies… By funding Super™ licenses across each hub, Alberta is operationalizing a modern, province‑wide ‘Bell Labs’ for the quantum era.”