Oak Ridge National Laboratory has selected IQM Radiance as the first on-premises quantum computer to be integrated into the lab’s high-performance computing (HPC) systems.

Set to be delivered in the third quarter of 2025, the 20-qubit system will support ORNL’s mission to further integrate quantum computing hardware and HPC infrastructure.

IQM Radiance is a full-stack superconducting quantum computer that is upgradable to reach higher qubit counts in the future. In November 2024, the Tennessee lab announced that IQM’s quantum cloud service, IQM Resonance, would be available through ORNL’s Quantum Computing User Program, providing users with access to IQM’s Crystal and Star quantum systems.

“ORNL has a decades-long history in high-performance computing and is today one of the leading research institutions in the US for quantum computing,” said Travis Humble, advisor to the QCUP and director of the Quantum Science Center at ORNL.

“IQM’s on-premises installation will allow our researchers hands-on access to cutting-edge quantum computing technology as we explore how quantum computers will be integrated with HPC systems to tackle early quantum advantage.”

Mikko Välimäki, co-CEO of IQM Quantum Computers, added: “We are excited that ORNL has selected IQM Radiance as their first-ever purchased on-premises quantum computer. This further proves that quantum computers are already highly useful and in demand. Important research can be done to integrate quantum computers with classical hardware and develop the platform for quantum advantage.”

Founded in Helsinki, Finland, in 2018, IQM brings full-stack quantum computers and applications to HPCs, research institutes, universities, and business enterprises. The company operates quantum data centers in Finland and Munich, Germany, offering cloud-based access to its systems. It has delivered quantum systems to supercomputing centers in South Korea, Poland, Italy, and Taiwan.

IQM’s Radiance quantum computer is also available in 54 and 150-qubit versions.