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title: "D-Wave wins up to CAD 300,000 NRC funding for annealing quantum software development"
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description: "D-Wave Quantum has secured up to CAD 300,000 in funding from Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) through its Applied Quantum Computing Challenge program. The grant supports the development of new annealing software aimed at scaling commercial optimization workloads on D-Wave's Advantage2 system. Key deliverables include minor-embedding algorithms for Zephyr topology, which will be integrated into the open-source Ocean SDK."
datetime: "2026-08-12T11:01:20.000Z"
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# D-Wave wins up to CAD 300,000 NRC funding for annealing quantum software development

-   D-Wave won up to CAD 300,000 from Canada’s National Research Council under its Applied Quantum Computing Challenge program. \* Funding targets new annealing software to scale commercial optimization workloads on the Advantage2 system. \* Work with the NRC includes new minor-embedding algorithms for Zephyr topology, slated for integration into the open-source Ocean SDK. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. D-Wave Quantum Inc. published the original content used to generate this news brief via Business Wire (Ref. ID: 20260812799458) on August 12, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT)

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