In the culmination of a four-year joint-development project, Finland has launched Europe’s first 50-qubit quantum computer.
Finnish company IQM Quantum Computers partnered with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland to develop the superconducting quantum computer.
Located at VTT’s Micronova premises in the city of Espoo, the computer can now be used by companies and researchers who want to make use of its computing capabilities.
While the field of quantum computing technology is still in its infancy, scientists believe that with its ability to solve problems that are unsolvable on classic computers, the technology could help power innovation in a range of fields, from drug discovery and smarter encryption software to manufacturing and AI.
Erja Turunen, executive vice-president at VTT, said: “Developing and building a 50-qubit quantum computer demonstrates that Finland is one of the global leaders in the field.
“With this quantum computer, we can develop applications and new algorithms...