All Nine Award Winners in Japan’s NEDO Quantum Challenge Leverage IBM Hardware; Four Dedicated Industry Sponsor Prizes Awarded – Quantum Computing Report

Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), operating under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), has formally announced the award recipients for Season 1 of its national prize-based competition, the “NEDO Prize-Funded Program / Development of Social Problem Solutions Using Quantum Computing.“ The award ceremony was held at the Marunouchi Building Hall in Tokyo following the conclusion of research evaluations across 87 competitive entries.

The program aims to accelerate the transition of quantum algorithms from theoretical concepts to practical industrial implementation. Out of 87 project submissions—spanning 46 in Society 5.0, 25 in Quality of Life (QoL), and 16 in Cool Japan—judges awarded nine general prizes, while also presenting dedicated corporate sponsor awards via the private-sector-led WIRED Quantum Partnership (sponsored by Quantinuum, Mitsui & Co., Mitsubishi Estate, and Toshiba)….