{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"143530","rtpr_id":"nBw143ZqBa-20260915","ticker":"QBTS","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["QBTS"],"title":"D-Wave to Showcase Unique Dual-Platform Quantum Computing at Quantum World Congress 2026","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-09-15T11:00:00.594Z","article_body":"D-Wave to Showcase Unique Dual-Platform Quantum Computing at Quantum World\nCongress 2026\n\nCompany to highlight real-world customer applications in production and\nadvances in its differentiated dual-rail gate-model architecture\n\nD-Wave Quantum Inc.\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dwavequantum.com%2F&esheet=54604213&newsitemid=20260915017901&lan=en-US&anchor=D-Wave+Quantum+Inc.&index=1&md5=a57bc18382f7945697c25a7b1f7e5598)\n(NASDAQ: QBTS) (“D-Wave” or the “Company”), the only dual-platform\nquantum computing company providing both annealing and gate-model systems,\nsoftware and services, today announced its participation as a platinum sponsor\nof Quantum World Congress 2026, taking place September 23-25 in College Park,\nMaryland.\n\nAt Quantum World Congress, D-Wave will demonstrate that the quantum era is\nmulti-platform with different quantum computing technologies to address\ndifferent types of computational problems. The Company will present results\nfrom annealing quantum computing applications solving complex commercial and\npublic-sector optimization problems today. In addition, it will provide\nupdates on its dual-rail gate-model architecture, designed to reduce the cost\nand complexity of quantum error correction, a critical requirement for\nenabling applications well suited to gate-model quantum computing, such as\nquantum chemistry and materials simulation.\n\nD-Wave executives will lead a variety of discussions, including:\n\n\n * Dr. Robert Schoelkopf, D-Wave chief science officer, will deliver a plenary\naddress titled “From Innovation to Utility: The Quantum Era Takes Shape with\nTwo Platforms” on Friday, Sept. 25, at 11:35 a.m. ET. Drawing on decades at\nthe forefront of superconducting quantum computing, Schoelkopf will offer a\ndeep dive into D-Wave’s industry-leading annealing and gate-model\ntechnologies and why we believe customers will need both approaches to address\ntheir full range of computationally complex challenges.\n\n * Allison Schwartz, D-Wave senior vice president of global government relations\nand public affairs, will participate in the panel “Quantum You Can See: Real\nUse Cases, Real Impact” on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 4:30 p.m. ET. The session\nwill bring together public-sector and industry leaders to highlight practical\nquantum computing applications that can improve the services people rely on\nevery day.\n\n * Schwartz will also participate in the panel “Quantum Policy from the Inside:\nHow Industry Is Shaping the Federal Agenda” on Friday, Sept. 25, at 2 p.m.\nET. The session will examine the policies and public-private partnerships\nneeded to accelerate quantum adoption and strengthen U.S. leadership. Across\nboth sessions, Schwartz will discuss why maintaining U.S. quantum leadership\nrequires a strategy that supports long-term research while also accelerating\nnear-term application development, procurement and deployment.\n\n“In our view, quantum computing is not a single-architecture race, and it\nwill not be won by qubit counts alone,” said Schoelkopf. “D-Wave is\nbringing two kinds of evidence to Quantum World Congress: production results\nfrom annealing systems solving complex optimization problems now, and\ngate-model results showing how hardware-level erasure detection can reduce the\nburden of quantum error correction. Organizations should not have to choose\nbetween useful quantum computing today and a credible path to fault tolerance.\nOur two-platform strategy is designed to deliver both.”\n\nQuantum World Congress attendees are invited to visit D-Wave at booths 51 and\n53 to meet with company experts, attend technical talks, view D-Wave’s\nannealing and gate-model quantum processing units, and explore live\ndemonstrations of quantum-powered applications.\n\nQuantum World Congress is a premier gathering of government, industry and\nacademic leaders advancing quantum technologies. For session times, event\ninformation and registration, visit Quantum World Congress\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.quantumworldcongress.com%2F&esheet=54604213&newsitemid=20260915017901&lan=en-US&anchor=Quantum+World+Congress&index=2&md5=e64b6a4ada7b07787fc01b2ddc1ee29f)\n.\n\nAbout D-Wave Quantum Inc.\n\nD-Wave is a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing\nsystems, software and services. It is the world’s first commercial supplier\nof quantum computers, and the first and only to offer dual-platform quantum\ncomputing products and services spanning both annealing and gate-model\ntechnologies. D-Wave’s mission is to help customers realize the value of\nquantum today through enterprise-grade systems available on-premises and via\nits Leap™ quantum cloud service, which offers 99.9% availability and uptime.\nMore than 100 organizations across commercial, government and research sectors\ntrust D-Wave to address complex computational challenges using quantum\ncomputing. Learn more about realizing the value of quantum computing today and\nhow D-Wave is shaping the quantum-driven industrial and societal advancements\nof tomorrow at www.dwavequantum.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dwavequantum.com%2F&esheet=54604213&newsitemid=20260915017901&lan=en-US&anchor=www.dwavequantum.com&index=3&md5=5dfcf1f826c45936c1511fe52b0326e6)\n.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nCertain statements in this press release are forward-looking, as defined in\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve\nrisks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking\nstatements and may not be indicative of future results. These forward-looking\nstatements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including,\namong others, various factors beyond management’s control, including the\nrisks set forth under the caption “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part I of our\nmost recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or any updates discussed under the\ncaption “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part II of our Quarterly Reports on\nForm 10-Q and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange\nCommission. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking\nstatements in this press release in making an investment decision, which are\nbased on information available to us on the date hereof. We undertake no duty\nto update this information unless required by law.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260915017901/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260915017901/en/)\n\nMedia Contact: \n\nAlex Daigle\n\nmedia@dwavesys.com (mailto:media@dwavesys.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw143ZqBa-20260915","title":"D-Wave to Showcase Unique Dual-Platform Quantum Computing at Quantum World Congress 2026","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"QBTS","created":"2026-09-15T11:00:00.594Z","tickers":["QBTS"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"D-Wave to Showcase Unique Dual-Platform Quantum Computing at Quantum World\nCongress 2026\n\nCompany to highlight real-world customer applications in production and\nadvances in its differentiated dual-rail gate-model architecture\n\nD-Wave Quantum Inc.\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dwavequantum.com%2F&esheet=54604213&newsitemid=20260915017901&lan=en-US&anchor=D-Wave+Quantum+Inc.&index=1&md5=a57bc18382f7945697c25a7b1f7e5598)\n(NASDAQ: QBTS) (“D-Wave” or the “Company”), the only dual-platform\nquantum computing company providing both annealing and gate-model systems,\nsoftware and services, today announced its participation as a platinum sponsor\nof Quantum World Congress 2026, taking place September 23-25 in College Park,\nMaryland.\n\nAt Quantum World Congress, D-Wave will demonstrate that the quantum era is\nmulti-platform with different quantum computing technologies to address\ndifferent types of computational problems. The Company will present results\nfrom annealing quantum computing applications solving complex commercial and\npublic-sector optimization problems today. In addition, it will provide\nupdates on its dual-rail gate-model architecture, designed to reduce the cost\nand complexity of quantum error correction, a critical requirement for\nenabling applications well suited to gate-model quantum computing, such as\nquantum chemistry and materials simulation.\n\nD-Wave executives will lead a variety of discussions, including:\n\n\n * Dr. Robert Schoelkopf, D-Wave chief science officer, will deliver a plenary\naddress titled “From Innovation to Utility: The Quantum Era Takes Shape with\nTwo Platforms” on Friday, Sept. 25, at 11:35 a.m. ET. Drawing on decades at\nthe forefront of superconducting quantum computing, Schoelkopf will offer a\ndeep dive into D-Wave’s industry-leading annealing and gate-model\ntechnologies and why we believe customers will need both approaches to address\ntheir full range of computationally complex challenges.\n\n * Allison Schwartz, D-Wave senior vice president of global government relations\nand public affairs, will participate in the panel “Quantum You Can See: Real\nUse Cases, Real Impact” on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 4:30 p.m. ET. The session\nwill bring together public-sector and industry leaders to highlight practical\nquantum computing applications that can improve the services people rely on\nevery day.\n\n * Schwartz will also participate in the panel “Quantum Policy from the Inside:\nHow Industry Is Shaping the Federal Agenda” on Friday, Sept. 25, at 2 p.m.\nET. The session will examine the policies and public-private partnerships\nneeded to accelerate quantum adoption and strengthen U.S. leadership. Across\nboth sessions, Schwartz will discuss why maintaining U.S. quantum leadership\nrequires a strategy that supports long-term research while also accelerating\nnear-term application development, procurement and deployment.\n\n“In our view, quantum computing is not a single-architecture race, and it\nwill not be won by qubit counts alone,” said Schoelkopf. “D-Wave is\nbringing two kinds of evidence to Quantum World Congress: production results\nfrom annealing systems solving complex optimization problems now, and\ngate-model results showing how hardware-level erasure detection can reduce the\nburden of quantum error correction. Organizations should not have to choose\nbetween useful quantum computing today and a credible path to fault tolerance.\nOur two-platform strategy is designed to deliver both.”\n\nQuantum World Congress attendees are invited to visit D-Wave at booths 51 and\n53 to meet with company experts, attend technical talks, view D-Wave’s\nannealing and gate-model quantum processing units, and explore live\ndemonstrations of quantum-powered applications.\n\nQuantum World Congress is a premier gathering of government, industry and\nacademic leaders advancing quantum technologies. For session times, event\ninformation and registration, visit Quantum World Congress\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.quantumworldcongress.com%2F&esheet=54604213&newsitemid=20260915017901&lan=en-US&anchor=Quantum+World+Congress&index=2&md5=e64b6a4ada7b07787fc01b2ddc1ee29f)\n.\n\nAbout D-Wave Quantum Inc.\n\nD-Wave is a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing\nsystems, software and services. It is the world’s first commercial supplier\nof quantum computers, and the first and only to offer dual-platform quantum\ncomputing products and services spanning both annealing and gate-model\ntechnologies. D-Wave’s mission is to help customers realize the value of\nquantum today through enterprise-grade systems available on-premises and via\nits Leap™ quantum cloud service, which offers 99.9% availability and uptime.\nMore than 100 organizations across commercial, government and research sectors\ntrust D-Wave to address complex computational challenges using quantum\ncomputing. Learn more about realizing the value of quantum computing today and\nhow D-Wave is shaping the quantum-driven industrial and societal advancements\nof tomorrow at www.dwavequantum.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dwavequantum.com%2F&esheet=54604213&newsitemid=20260915017901&lan=en-US&anchor=www.dwavequantum.com&index=3&md5=5dfcf1f826c45936c1511fe52b0326e6)\n.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nCertain statements in this press release are forward-looking, as defined in\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve\nrisks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking\nstatements and may not be indicative of future results. These forward-looking\nstatements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including,\namong others, various factors beyond management’s control, including the\nrisks set forth under the caption “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part I of our\nmost recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or any updates discussed under the\ncaption “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part II of our Quarterly Reports on\nForm 10-Q and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange\nCommission. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking\nstatements in this press release in making an investment decision, which are\nbased on information available to us on the date hereof. We undertake no duty\nto update this information unless required by law.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260915017901/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260915017901/en/)\n\nMedia Contact: \n\nAlex Daigle\n\nmedia@dwavesys.com (mailto:media@dwavesys.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-15T11:00:00.649436323Z","server_sent_at_ms":1789470000649},"received_at":"2026-09-15T11:00:00.705Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260915017901/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"132351","press_release_id":"143530","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Computer Hardware","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":["Purely promotional conference-participation release with no new commercial, financial, or business metrics"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"D-Wave Quantum (NASDAQ: QBTS) announced it will serve as a platinum sponsor of Quantum World Congress 2026, taking place September 23-25 in College Park, Maryland, where it will showcase its dual-platform approach spanning annealing and gate-model quantum computing.\n\nChief science officer Dr. Robert Schoelkopf will deliver a plenary address on the company's two-platform strategy, while SVP Allison Schwartz joins panels on real-world quantum use cases and federal quantum policy.\n\nThe release contains no new financial or commercial disclosures; it reiterates that more than 100 organizations use D-Wave systems and that its Leap cloud service offers 99.9% availability.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"D-Wave leans into dual-platform differentiation ahead of Quantum World Congress; watch for any substantive commercial announcements emerging from the event itself."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"booth_numbers":["51","53"],"customer_count":"more than 100 organizations","conference_dates":"September 23-25, 2026","leap_cloud_availability":"99.9% availability and uptime"}},"quotedText":"quantum computing is not a single-architecture race","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Dr. Robert Schoelkopf","role":"D-Wave chief science officer"},{"name":"Allison Schwartz","role":"D-Wave senior vice president of global government relations and public affairs"},{"name":"Alex Daigle","role":"media contact"}],"products":["Leap quantum cloud service","dual-rail gate-model architecture","annealing quantum computers","gate-model quantum processing units"],"companies":[{"name":"D-Wave Quantum Inc.","ticker":"QBTS","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"Quantum World Congress","relationship":"industry conference / event"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Boilerplate promotional release announcing conference sponsorship and speaking sessions at Quantum World Congress 2026. 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