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EuroHPC inaugurates its first quantum computer in Poland

Jun 23, 2025

EuroHPC inaugurates PIAST-Q, a 20-qubit trapped-ion system in Poznań supplied by AQT. Calibration is still underway, with research access expected later in the year.

Why it matters

The installation turns the EU's shared quantum computing procurement program into deployed hardware alongside supercomputing infrastructure.

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EU picks six sites to host its first shared quantum computers (Oct 4, 2022)

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EuroHPC Joint Undertaking Inauguration of PIAST-Q: A Leap for European Quantum Computing
Primary sourceJun 23, 2025

“Today,under the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, EuroHPC JU inaugurated PIAST-Q in Poznań, Poland. This first inauguration of a EuroHPC quantum computer marks a milestone in building a European quantum computing infrastructure.”
EuroHPC Joint Undertaking PIAST-Q hardware
Primary sourceJun 23, 2025

“PIAST-Q is a laser-based trapped-ion quantum computer, hosted and operated by PCSS and supplied by AQT, in Innsbruck, Austria. PIAST-Q will offer a performance of 20 physical qubits”

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EuroHPC inaugurates its first quantum computer in Poland

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