Partnership Aims to Advance Quantum Innovation for Industry, Research

Quantinuum is partnering with the U.K. Science and Technology Facilities (STFC) Hartree Center to provide access to its H-Series trapped-ion quantum computers via the cloud and on-site for industrial and scientific users.

“Research and scientific discovery are central to our culture at Quantinuum and we are proud to support the pioneers at the Hartree Center,” said Quantinuum CEO Raj Hazra.

“As we accelerate quantum computing, the Hartree Center and the U.K. quantum ecosystem will be on the forefront of building solutions powered by quantum computers at scale.” 

The partners aim to support businesses and research organizations in exploring a route to quantum advantage in quantum chemistry, computational biology, quantum artificial intelligence and quantum-augmented cybersecurity.

Quantum advantage is defined as a quantum computer solving a problem that no classical computer could in a feasible timeframe.

“Quantinuum’s H-Series hardware will benefit scientists across various areas of research, including exascale computing algorithms, fusion energy development, climate resilience and more,” said Hartree Center Director Kate Royse.

“This partnership also furthers our five-year plan to unlock the high growth potential of advanced digital technologies for U.K. industry.”

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The Hartree Center is one of Europe’s largest supercomputing centers dedicated to industry engagement. The joint statement of endeavor between the organizations includes a tailored educational program to enhance scientists' skills in and understanding of quantum technologies.

In May, researchers at JPMorgan Chase, the U.S. Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory and Quantinuum demonstrated a tangible speedup in a quantum algorithm used for many optimization use cases using Quantinuum’s H-Series quantum computer.