ESPOO, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 28, 2025--
IQM Quantum Computers, a global leader in superconducting quantum computers, today announced it will integrate NVIDIA’s NVQLink into its quantum computers to scale error correction, a key component for realising quantum computing applications.
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NVQLink is an open and interoperable platform integrated with NVIDIA CUDA-Q that connects quantum hardware to AI supercomputing. It provides low-latency and high-throughput connectivity between quantum computers and Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)-accelerated compute, enabling the real-time orchestration of computational tasks needed for running useful hybrid quantum-classical applications and quantum error correction.
While today’s quantum computers are reaching sizes that unlock algorithms in simulation, optimization, and machine learning, errors at the level of physical qubits still prevent commercial quantum advantage.
IQM’s technology roadmap focuses on quantum error correction, which reduces error rates by encoding logical qubits in clusters of physical qubits. This requires longer runtimes, and more complex compute processes on GPUs. To support this path, IQM has pioneered IQM Constellation, a unique quantum processor architecture for scalable error correction.
The partnership combines IQM’s system integration know-how and advanced processor technology, Zurich Instruments’ control systems, and the NVIDIA accelerated computing platform with scaling compute power across the timescales involved from hundreds of nanoseconds to seconds. As a result, this collaboration establishes a layered compute architecture capable of supporting workloads.
“Integrating NVQLink into our systems is a significant step towards building logical qubits and utility-scale quantum computers,” said Jan Goetz, Co-CEO and Co-founder of IQM Quantum Computers. “By combining our IQM Constellation with NVIDIA accelerated computing and Zurich Instruments’ control electronics, we can tackle one of the toughest challenges on the road to fault-tolerant quantum computing: real-time decoding and control at scale.”
Beyond error correction, NVQLink also supports hybrid quantum–classical applications by allowing seamless data flow between logical qubits and classical compute resources. This opens up new opportunities for running hybrid algorithms that require real-time feedback from large-scale compute to superconducting quantum computers.
“Quantum is reaching an inflection point, and hybrid systems will be the foundation for solving real-world problems,” said Flavio Heer, CTO at Zurich Instruments. “Collaborating closely with IQM and NVIDIA to showcase seamless end-to-end integration of classical and quantum computing, spanning both hardware and software, represents a significant advancement for hybrid classical-quantum systems, and will enable powerful demonstrations very soon.”
"Building scalable quantum accelerated supercomputing demands tighter integration between quantum processors and classical accelerated computing to tackle challenges like quantum error correction," said Tim Costa, General Manager for Quantum at NVIDIA. "QPU builders like IQM and quantum system vendors like Zurich Instruments are accelerating breakthroughs in quantum computing by using NVIDIA NVQLink as the open unified interface connecting quantum hardware to accelerated computing platforms."
About IQM Quantum Computers:
IQM is a global leader in superconducting quantum computers. IQM provides both on-premises full-stack quantum computers and a cloud platform to access its computers. IQM customers include the leading high-performance computing centers, research labs, universities, and enterprises that have full access to IQM's software and hardware. IQM has over 300 employees with headquarters in Finland and a global presence in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Spain, Singapore, South Korea, and the United States. For more information, visit: meetiqm.com
About Zurich Instruments
Zurich Instruments is a Swiss company with a passion for phenomena that are often notoriously difficult to measure. We lead the change by providing advanced hardware, software and services for quantum computing control systems, lock-in amplifiers, impedance analyzers, and arbitrary waveform generators. As a company of scientists for scientists, we tackle challenges of research by delivering a wide product portfolio that reduces complexity of laboratory setups, unlocks new measurement strategies and complies to Swiss quality standards. Our commitment to collaborations and real-time support is reflected in seven offices worldwide, numerous research partnerships, and thousands of publications referring to Zurich Instruments. Since 2021, Zurich Instruments is a part of the Rohde & Schwarz and continues its scale up ambitions to advance science and accelerate the second quantum revolution.
IQM collaborates with NVIDIA on NVQLink to enable scalable quantum error correction
NUSEIRAT, Gaza Strip (AP) — Haneen al-Mabhouh, 34, sits in a wheelchair in her family home in Nuseirat, central Gaza, mourning the loss of her four daughters, including her 5-month-old baby, who were killed in an Israeli strike on her home last year. Al-Mabhouh also lost her leg in the attack and awaits permission to travel abroad for further treatment that could restore her mobility.
“I dream of walking again, of holding a new baby, of rebuilding my family,” she said, her voice heavy with grief. For now, she relies on her parents for basic daily care and cannot even hold a pen.
Nearby, 23-year-old Yassin Marouf lies in a tent, his left foot amputated and his right leg severely injured after being hit by Israeli shelling in May. His brother was killed in the same attack, and Marouf struggles with basic movements. Doctors say his right leg may also need amputation unless he receives treatment outside the Palestinian territory.
“If I want to go to the bathroom, I need two or three people to carry me,” he said.
In Gaza, thousands face similar challenges. Youssef al-Samri, 16, lost both legs while fetching water near his home after an Israeli airstrike in May. Displaced to a kindergarten in the al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, he navigates his world on his hands, relying on support to move through the classrooms where children play around him.
Twelve-year-old Fadi al-Balbisi is learning to walk again with a prosthetic after losing his right leg to shelling in April. At Hamad Hospital in Zawaida, he practices with a prosthetic limb under the guidance of specialists, each step a hard-earned milestone toward regaining independence.
The World Health Organization estimates that 5,000 to 6,000 people in Gaza have become amputees from the Israel-Hamas war, a quarter of them children. Many face long waits for prosthetics or medical evacuations abroad. Local centers, like the Artificial Limbs and Polio Center in Gaza City, are overwhelmed and have only limited supplies to provide artificial limbs.
While a recent shipment of essential prosthetic materials has arrived in Gaza, the need remains critical. Patients like al-Mabhouh and Marouf face months-long waits for treatments that could prevent further amputations or restore mobility. Even with ceasefires in place, medical evacuations have been slow, hampered by bureaucratic and logistical barriers.
In the midst of this crisis, the lives of those affected are frozen in uncertainty. For al-Mabhouh, Marouf, al-Samri, and al-Balbisi, each day is a struggle for movement, dignity, and hope, as they navigate the aftermath of war with resilience and the faint promise of medical help.
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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Haneen al-Mabhouh, 34, who lost her leg in an Israeli strike on her home that also killed all four of her daughters, including her 5-month-old baby, looks at photos of her daughters on a cellphone while sitting in a wheelchair in her family home in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Yassin Marouf, 23, who lost his left foot and suffered a severe injury to his right leg after being hit by Israeli shelling in May, lies in a tent in Zawaida, central Gaza, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A prosthetic leg made for Fadi al-Balbisi, 12, whose right leg was amputated after a shell fired by the Israeli army on April 28, sits before a training session at Hamad Hospital in Zawaida, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Fadi al-Balbisi, 12, whose right leg was amputated after a shell fired by the Israeli army on April 28, receives rehabilitation training with a prosthetic leg at Hamad Hospital in Zawaida, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Yassin Marouf, 23, who lost his left foot and suffered a severe injury to his right leg after being hit by Israeli shelling in May, lies in a tent surrounded by his family in Zawaida, central Gaza, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Fadi al-Balbisi, 12, whose right leg was amputated after a shell fired by the Israeli army on April 28, walks on crutches back home after receiving rehabilitation training with a prosthetic leg at Hamad Hospital in Zawaida, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Mohammed Al-Samri, 14, carries his older brother Youssef, 16, who lost his legs while fetching water near their home after an Israeli airstrike in May, in the kindergarten where he was displaced in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Haneen al-Mabhouh, 34, who lost her leg in an Israeli strike on her home that also killed all four of her daughters, including her 5-month-old baby, shows a photo of one of her daughters on a cellphone while sitting in a wheelchair in her family home in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Youssef al-Samri, 16, who lost his legs while fetching water near his home after an Israeli airstrike in May, walks on his hands in the kindergarten where he was displaced in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Yassin Marouf, 23, second from right, who lost his left foot and suffered a severe injury to his right leg after Israeli shelling in May, sits on a mattress in a tent surrounded by family and neighbors in Zawaida, central Gaza, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Youssef al-Samri, 16, who lost his legs while fetching water near his home after an Israeli airstrike in May, lies on the floor of a classroom in the kindergarten where he was displaced in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Prosthetic limb technician Ahmed Al-Ashqar, 34, prepares a leg amputation splint in the first stage of building an artificial leg at Hamad Hospital in Zawaida, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Fadi al-Balbisi, 12, whose right leg was amputated after a shell fired by the Israeli army April 28, tries a prosthetic limb during rehabilitation training at Hamad Hospital in Zawaida, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Haneen al-Mabhouh, 34, who lost her leg in an Israeli strike on her home that also killed all four of her daughters, including her 5-month-old baby, sits in a wheelchair in her family home in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Fadi al-Balbisi, 12, whose right leg was amputated after a shell fired by the Israeli army on April 28, receives rehabilitation training with a prosthetic leg at Hamad Hospital in Zawaida, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Youssef al-Samri, 16, who lost his legs while fetching water near his home after an Israeli airstrike in May, sits in a wheelchair in the playground of the kindergarten where he was displaced in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Yassin Marouf, 23, who lost his left foot and suffered a severe injury to his right leg after being hit by Israeli shelling in May, lies in a tent surrounded by his family in Zawaida, central Gaza, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
