SAN JOSE — An IBM research hub in San Jose that produced numerous cutting-edge scientific and technical breakthroughs is slated to close and shift its workers to another lab a few miles away, the company confirmed.
IBM said it will close its Almaden Research Center at 650 Harry Rd. and move its researchers and workers to IBM’s Silicon Valley Lab at 555 Bailey Rd., on the edges of Coyote Valley.
The company described the shutdown and consolidation as a way for its researchers to operate in a more efficient and collaborative fashion.
“We look forward to bringing all of our IBMers under one roof at our Silicon Valley Lab, working together side-by-side, to drive more collaboration and to continue to deliver new innovations, from artificial intelligence to quantum computing, for our company and clients,” an IBM spokesperson said in comments emailed to this news organization.
The Almaden lab is part of a 700-acre site that IBM owns, according to real estate documents. The merging of the lab sites could be completed sometime in 2026 or by the end of this year…