Jane Goodall Institute USA and FormationQ Launch First-of-its-kind Quantum Computing Research Programme to Explore the Ecological Roots of War and Peace

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Jane Goodall Institute USA and FormationQ launched a two-year research partnership using IonQ's trapped-ion quantum computing to study why chimpanzees and bonobos show contrasting intergroup behaviours of war and peace. The programme, “Ecology of War and Peace”, combines hybrid quantum-classical computing with the B3GET agent-based model developed at the University of Minnesota.

The collaboration integrates more than 65 years of chimpanzee field data, advanced behavioural modelling and quantum-enhanced computation to explore how ecological factors such as food distribution, home range size and group cohesion relate to cooperation, conflict, habitat use, mortality and conservation strategies.

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Set against moderate short positioning and recent net insider selling over the last 90 days, this ecology-focused quantum partnership fits IonQ’s pattern of strategic projects with varied past price impact. Investors may watch for any follow-on contracts or measurable platform usage.

Key Figures

Programme duration: two-year programme Field research span: 66 years Chimpanzee record length: over 65 years +2 more

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Programme duration two-year programme Ecology of War and Peace research initiative

Field research span 66 years Anniversary of Dr. Jane Goodall's arrival at Gombe

Chimpanzee record length over 65 years Ongoing wild chimpanzee study record

Gombe experience over 25 years Michael Wilson’s work with Gombe chimpanzee project

Field leadership tenure three years Director of Field Research role at Gombe Stream Research Centre

Historical Context

5 past events · Latest: Jun 17 (Positive)

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Date	Event	Sentiment	24h Move	Catalyst
Jun 17	QKD product launch	Positive	-2.4%	Introduced Clavis XG Multiplex to share quantum and classical traffic on metro fiber.
May 11	Urban planning partnership	Positive	+15.5%	Quantum optimisation backing a three-year Harmonious Urban Growth planning programme.
May 06	Q1 2026 earnings	Positive	-9.3%	Reported record Q1 revenue, large RPO increase, and raised full-year revenue guidance.
May 04	InSAR service launch	Positive	-1.0%	Launched commercial InSAR capability for automated, millimeter-precision ground monitoring.
Apr 27	Network initiative deal	Positive	+2.7%	Agreed to pilot a nearly 100-mile quantum-safe network corridor with Florida LambdaRail.

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IonQ has often shown mixed or negative next-day moves even following seemingly positive technology and partnership announcements.

Key Terms

trapped-ions quantum computing, agent-based model, hybrid quantum-classical, supercomputing institute

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trapped-ions quantum computing technical

"a landmark research partnership that will apply trapped-ions quantum computing by IonQ"

A form of quantum computing that stores quantum bits (qubits) in electrically charged atoms (ions) held in place by electromagnetic fields and manipulated with lasers to perform calculations. Think of ions as marbles trapped in tiny electric cups where laser pulses change their states and link them together to carry out complex operations; this approach matters to investors because it represents one of the leading hardware routes toward powerful, specialized computers that could create new markets and require significant capital, time, and technical milestones before commercial scale-up.

agent-based model technical

"B3GET (Behaviour, Ecology, Genetics, Evolution and Tradeoffs), a sophisticated agent-based model in which virtual primates"

A computational method that simulates many individual 'agents'—such as people, firms, or traders—each with simple rules for behavior and interactions, to see how complex patterns and outcomes emerge at the system level. Like watching a crowd form waves from many people each following basic impulses, agent-based models help investors explore how market dynamics, contagion, adoption of products, or policy changes might evolve from individual actions and interactions.

hybrid quantum-classical technical

"bringing together advanced computational modelling, hybrid quantum-classical computing and behavioural ecology"

A hybrid quantum-classical system pairs a quantum processor, which can perform certain types of complex calculations using quantum bits, with a conventional computer that runs ordinary software and coordinates the workflow. For investors it matters because this mixed approach is the most practical route to real-world gains from quantum computing: like using a specialist for the hardest plays while the rest of the team handles routine work, it can speed up specific tasks (optimization, simulation, cryptography) that may create new products, cost savings, or competitive risks.

supercomputing institute technical

"with research infrastructure support from the University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute"

A supercomputing institute is an organization or center that provides access to very powerful computers, specialized software, and expert staff for running large-scale simulations, data analysis, and artificial intelligence work. Like a shared heavy-equipment workshop for computing, it matters to investors because it can speed product development, lower R&D costs, enable breakthrough research, and attract partnerships or contracts that may affect a company’s competitiveness and future revenue potential.

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LONDON and AUSTIN, Texas, July 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) USA and FormationQ today announced a landmark research partnership that will apply trapped-ions quantum computing by IonQ to one of the most enduring questions in behavioral ecology: why do some species engage in lethal intergroup violence while others live peacefully alongside their neighbours?

Launching on World Chimpanzee Day, which marks the 66^th anniversary of Dr. Jane Goodall's arrival at Gombe, Tanzania to begin her wild chimpanzee study, the two-year programme builds on more than six decades of pioneering field research, bringing together advanced computational modelling, hybrid quantum-classical computing and behavioural ecology into a new state-of-the-art collaborative research framework.

The programme, Ecology of War and Peace: Using Quantum-Enhanced Agent-Based Modelling to Explain Contrasting Intergroup Behaviour in Chimpanzees and Bonobos, will mark a first-of-its-kind application of quantum-enhanced computation to the study of ecology, evolution and behaviour, representing a bold new chapter in the Jane Goodall Institute USA's decades-long legacy of using innovative technologies to support long-term research, conservation and education.

The programme will bring together JGI's unparalleled scientific legacy, behavioural modelling developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota, FormationQ's expertise in designing and operating applied programmes and IonQ's quantum computing platform.

At the centre of the programme is B3GET (Behaviour, Ecology, Genetics, Evolution and Tradeoffs), a sophisticated agent-based model in which virtual primates live, move, forage, reproduce and interact across artificial landscapes. Researchers can systematically vary ecological conditions including food distribution, home range size and group cohesion rules, to investigate how environmental factors influence patterns of cooperation and conflict over time.

Chimpanzees and bonobos are humanity's two closest living relatives, yet they display strikingly different patterns of intergroup behaviour. Jane Goodall famously observed chimpanzee warfare in the 1970s, in which chimpanzees engaged in organised, lethal inter-group conflict. Bonobos, however, are known to peacefully socialize between communities.

The answer in explaining this difference, researchers believe, lies in ecology: in the way food is distributed across the landscape, the size of the ranges each species must cover, and the moment-to-moment decisions individuals make about whether to travel alone or in groups. Decades of field research have provided extraordinary insights into these behaviours. However, understanding how numerous ecological variables interact across complex systems remains a significant challenge.

By combining advanced agent-based modelling with hybrid quantum-classical computational approaches, the programme will investigate how quantum computing can help researchers explore this complex space in new ways and improve the calibration of large-scale behavioural models, thereby helping identify the ecological conditions that distinguish the lethal intergroup aggression of chimpanzees from the more peaceful coexistence of bonobos.

The project will also provide insights into how chimpanzees' natural behaviour connects to habitat and increased mortality. Both factors are essential to not only understand chimpanzees, but also better identify and protect habitats and model chimpanzee populations to develop more effective conservation strategies.

Dr. Lilian Pintea, Vice President of Conservation Science at the Jane Goodall Institute and Principal Investigator, said:

"Dr. Jane Goodall spent over 65 years building the most comprehensive ongoing record of wild chimpanzees. That legacy of patient, rigorous observation is now meeting the frontier of quantum science. Understanding the ecological conditions that drive how chimpanzees interact with their habitats and neighbors is also relevant to understanding why populations thrive or decline, and where conservation action will matter most.

"This partnership embodies exactly what the Jane Goodall Institute's scientific work stands for: strategically bringing the most powerful technology tools available to bear on the questions that matter most for chimpanzees, for conservation, and for our understanding of what it means to be human. This programme is one of the last that Jane and I worked on together. Launching it today, on the 66^th anniversary of her first day at Gombe, is deeply meaningful to me."

Nada Hosking, Founder and CEO of FormationQ said:

"This programme starts with a profound scientific question, decades of extraordinary field research and a sophisticated model built to understand a deeply complex natural system. FormationQ's role in this partnership is to bring those elements together with IonQ's frontier quantum computing capabilities and build a research programme around a question that has never before been approached in this way.

"We believe the real promise of quantum will emerge when world-leading domain expertise, data and models are connected to the technology in ways that allow researchers to ask new questions. There could be few more meaningful places to begin than with Jane Goodall's extraordinary scientific legacy and what it can still teach us about nature, conservation and ourselves."

Notes to Editors

B3GET was developed by Dr. Kristin N. Crouse, a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Minnesota, who will serve as Co-Investigator and full-time research lead on the project. The project team also includes Dr. Michael L. Wilson as the Co-Investigator, University of Minnesota's College of Biological Sciences and with research infrastructure support from the University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute. Michael Wilson, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, is a Principal Investigator of the Gombe Research Consortium with over 25 years' experience working with the Gombe chimpanzee project, including three years serving as Director of Field Research for Gombe Stream Research Centre.

The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) USA brings insights from over 65 years of records of field research, informing the focus areas for this research programme with their specialist domain expertise. FormationQ will bring the partners together, designing and operating the applied quantum component of the programme, while IonQ will provide the quantum computing platform and technical capability through their trapped-ion systems.

About the Jane Goodall Institute

The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) is a global conservation organization founded in 1977 that advances Dr. Jane Goodall's legacy in 30 offices around the world. The Jane Goodall Institute continues Jane's vision of inspiring hope and transforming it into action through science driven, technology enabled programs focused on wildlife research and rehabilitation, community-led conservation, and youth engagement. Through the youth program Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots, now active in 75 countries around the world and counting, JGI is creating a movement of compassionate people who uphold its mission to create a better world for people, other animals, and our shared environment. 

Learn more at JaneGoodall.org and RootsAndShoots.org. Follow @JaneGoodallInst and @RootsAndShoots.

About FormationQ

FormationQ is the enablement layer for global quantum adoption. The company builds the institutional pathways and collaborative structures that allow quantum technologies to move from frontier research into real-world use. Working with leading institutions and technology partners, FormationQ operates and supports programmes that advance talent development, application formation, and ecosystem coordination in ways that can be governed, trusted, and sustained over time.

About IonQ

IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world's leading quantum platform and foundry - delivering integrated quantum solutions across computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ's newest generation of quantum computers, the IonQ Tempo, is the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, NVIDIA, and Astrazeneca achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance.

Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before. Learn more at IonQ.com.

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FAQ

What is the Jane Goodall Institute and FormationQ quantum research programme with IonQ (IONQ)?

The programme is a two-year research collaboration studying ecological roots of intergroup war and peace in primates. According to Jane Goodall Institute USA, it applies IonQ’s trapped-ion quantum computing to enhance agent-based modelling of chimpanzees and bonobos using long-term field data and behavioural ecology expertise.

How will IonQ (IONQ) quantum computing be used in the Jane Goodall Institute war and peace study?

IonQ’s quantum platform will support hybrid quantum-classical computation to explore complex ecological scenarios in primate behaviour models. According to FormationQ, IonQ’s capabilities will be integrated with the B3GET agent-based model to better calibrate large-scale simulations of cooperation, conflict and habitat use over time.

What is the focus and duration of the Ecology of War and Peace programme involving IonQ (IONQ)?

The programme runs for two years and focuses on contrasting intergroup behaviour in chimpanzees and bonobos. According to Jane Goodall Institute USA, it examines how ecological variables like food distribution, range size and grouping decisions shape lethal aggression, peaceful coexistence, mortality and conservation-relevant population dynamics.

Who are the main partners and investigators in the Jane Goodall Institute and FormationQ quantum project (IONQ)?

Key partners are Jane Goodall Institute USA, FormationQ, IonQ and University of Minnesota researchers. According to the organisations, Dr. Lilian Pintea is Principal Investigator, with Dr. Kristin N. Crouse and Dr. Michael L. Wilson as Co-Investigators supporting B3GET modelling and supercomputing-based research infrastructure.

Why are chimpanzees and bonobos central to this quantum ecology research with IonQ (IONQ)?

Chimpanzees and bonobos are humans’ closest relatives yet show sharply different intergroup behaviours. According to Jane Goodall Institute USA, the project uses quantum-enhanced models to test how ecological conditions might explain chimpanzee warfare versus bonobo peaceful socialising, informing understanding of behaviour, mortality, habitat protection and conservation strategies.