IQM Awarded $27M for 2 Quantum Computers for European Program

An initiative that aims to make quantum-accelerated supercomputing available to the European research community has ordered two quantum computers from IQM Quantum Computers.

Under the $27 million contract, IQM plans to deliver two of its Radiance superconducting quantum computers to EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC-JU).

The first, a 54-qubit system, is due in the second half of 2025, followed by a 150-qubit system at the end of 2026.

They will join Euro-Q-Exa, EuroHPC-JU’s supercomputing infrastructure that aims to accelerate scientific progress and foster research and development by combining classical and quantum computing capabilities.

EuroHPC-JU plans to establish different platforms for quantum computing and hybrid quantum architectures and make them available to end users as part of a broader European supercomputing network.

“Since our inception, we have proven not only our technical capabilities to deliver but also shown numerous advantages of integrating quantum computing with HPC resources,” said IQM co-CEO Jan Goetz.

“The collaborative efforts across Europe to integrate quantum computing into HPC centers are remarkable and perfectly aligned with our technology strategy.”  

The process of integrating quantum computers into classical HPC structures via a hybrid software stack will form part of the research efforts and will be overseen by European standardization bodies.

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EuroHPC-JU plans to integrate Euro-Q-Exa into the high-performance computing infrastructure at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Garching, Germany. 

LRZ is one of currently six European sites to operate and further develop hybrid supercomputers accelerated by quantum technologies for EuroHPC JU. The LRZ quantum hybrid system will be made available to the European research community starting in spring 2025.

“We are very proud to be able to build the foundation of a European quantum ecosystem with Euro-Q-Exa,” said Dieter Kranzlmüller, chair of the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre board of directors. 

“At the LRZ, quantum computing is being made available to users in order to gain new insights into research. The collaboration in Europe and with our partner IQM makes this step possible and allows us to continue working at the forefront of global quantum computing development.”