Quantum Brilliance Europe CEO Mark-Mattingley Scott: "Quantum computing projects like this are important for the entire industry and Germany as a business location"
STUTTGART, November 18, 2021 — The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the project "Quantum Computer Expansion through Exascale HPC (Q-Exa)" with 40.1 million euros. With these funds, the German-Finnish start-up IQM will provide a quantum computer and integrate it into the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Garching.
A comment from Quantum Brilliance Europe CEO Mark-Mattingley Scott, a German-Australian manufacturer of quantum computing hardware:
"Germany's clear commitment to quantum technology, and quantum computing in particular, paves the way for investments in this future technology. This puts Germany in a position as the world's best possible location for quantum computing: A unique research landscape, excellent engineers and an investment-friendly environment – Germany meets all the requirements to become the technology and market leader in this fundamentally important area in the future and for a long time to come.
The recently announced collaboration between IQM and the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Garching underlines and supports the goals of the German funding programme.
I am convinced that projects like these are important for the entire industry and Germany as a business location – and I am pleased that the German funding institutions are courageously pushing ahead with cutting-edge research into quantum computing."