IonQ (IONQ.US) rises premarket, acquiring Vector Atomic to accelerate layout in the quantum sensing market.

According to the Wise Finance APP, Recently, the quantum technology company IonQ (IONQ.US) has signed a final agreement to acquire Vector Atomic. This company has received over $200 million in government contracts and provides critical support for US federal and national security applications. IonQ stated in a press release that this all-stock transaction is expected to accelerate its entry into the quantum sensing market and strengthen its full-stack quantum platform. At the same time, all 76 employees of Vector Atomic will join IonQ, expanding the latter's world-class quantum talent pool. As of the time of writing, IonQ's pre-market stock on Wednesday rose nearly 3%.