Euro-Q-Exa, Germany’s first quantum computer deployed by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU), has been unveiled at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) in Garching, Munich.

The system is based on IQM’s Radiance platform and features 54 superconducting qubits. A second, more powerful, IQM system of 150 qubits will be installed by the end of 2026.

The two Radiance systems will be integrated into the Euro-Q-Exa hybrid quantum computer, a digital quantum computer based on superconducting qubits and entangling capabilities housed at LRZ.

Installed, hosted, and operated at LRZ, Euro-Q-Exa is co-funded by the EuroHPC JU, the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR), and the Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences and the Arts (StWK). The system will be used by researchers across Europe, with expected use cases including neurodegenerative disease research, computational pharmacology, and climate modelling.

Jan Goetz, CEO of IQM, said: “The countries that own their open quantum infrastructure, not just access to the cloud, will lead. Europe is building toward that: locally operated systems, education of the new generation, hybrid HPC integration, and the institutional expertise that only comes from ownership.”

Euro-Q-Exa is one of six quantum computers being integrated into Europe’s most advanced supercomputing centers, sitting alongside installations in Czechia, France, Italy, Poland, and Spain.

Founded in Helsinki, Finland, in 2018, IQM builds full-stack quantum computers and applications for high-performance computers, research institutes, universities, and business enterprises.

In June 2024, the IQM-led Q-Exa consortium integrated a 20-qubit quantum computer into the SuperMUC-NG supercomputer at LRZ.