Qunova Joins Japan’s 21-User Quantum-HPC Program, Gaining Fugaku and IBM System Two Access
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Updated · Quantum Zeitgeist · Jun 6
Qunova Joins Japan’s 21-User Quantum-HPC Program, Gaining Fugaku and IBM System Two Access
2 articles · Updated · Quantum Zeitgeist · Jun 6
Summary
Qunova Computing was selected as one of 21 organizations in Japan’s JHPC-quantum Test User Program, giving it no-cost access to a hybrid platform linking the Fugaku supercomputer with IBM Quantum System Two.
The company is one of only two non-Japanese participants, a slot it says reflects the maturity of its HI-VQE algorithm for quantum chemistry and materials-science workloads.
Qunova plans to use the system on iron-sulfur cluster calculations, a benchmark problem with relevance for materials research and drug discovery.
JHPC-quantum, funded by NEDO and now midway through a five-year mandate running through October, is building software and hardware links to support commercial hybrid quantum applications.
What is Qunova's strategy to outperform classical methods that are now solving the same benchmark problems?
As classical supercomputers solve 'intractable' problems, can quantum computing still deliver its promised industrial advantage?
Qunova Selected for Japan’s JHPC-quantum Testbed: Accelerating Hybrid Quantum-Classical Innovation
Overview
Qunova Computing has achieved a major milestone by being selected as one of only two non-Japanese organizations for Japan’s JHPC-quantum Test User Program. This gives Qunova direct access to advanced quantum hardware, including both IBM’s superconducting and Quantinuum’s trapped-ion quantum computers, within one of the world’s most comprehensive hybrid quantum-HPC environments. With its specialized expertise in hybrid quantum-classical algorithms, especially the HI-VQE algorithm, Qunova is making a strategic entry into Japan’s growing quantum ecosystem, positioning itself to collaborate and innovate at the forefront of global quantum computing.