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Details
- Quantinuum and Singapore's National Quantum Office announced a strategic alliance to install the Helios quantum computer in Singapore by 2026, marking its first deployment outside the US.
- The partnership includes establishing a dedicated R&D and Operations Centre in Singapore, fostering collaboration among government agencies, top research institutions, and industry leaders.
- Singapore will provide access to the Helios quantum system for local and regional enterprises, with early focus areas including computational biology, financial modeling, advanced materials, and combinatorial optimization.
- Talent development initiatives such as internships and workshops are planned to cultivate local quantum expertise and support practical adoption across diverse industries.
- Helios boasts industry-leading technology with 98 physical qubits, 50 logical qubits, and real-time decoding powered by NVIDIA Grace Hopper GPUs, integrating with NVIDIA CUDA-Q and delivering high-fidelity quantum operations.
Impact
This partnership positions Singapore as a pivotal quantum innovation hub in Asia-Pacific, highlighting its commitment to technology leadership and advanced infrastructure. Quantinuum’s expansion intensifies competition with global quantum leaders, accelerating practical adoption in finance, healthcare, and materials sectors as Asia asserts a growing role in next-generation computing.
