IONQ Inc. has announced a strategic agreement with the University of Chicago to establish the IonQ Center for Engineering and Science on the university's campus. As part of the partnership, IonQ will deploy a production-grade quantum computer and an entanglement distribution quantum network at the university. The agreement is aimed at accelerating quantum research and commercialization by providing University of Chicago researchers access to IonQ's quantum hardware and software tools. The collaboration also includes ongoing research support and is expected to generate intellectual property that can contribute to IonQ's product and technology development.