Quantinuum, a global leader in quantum computing, announced the commercial launch of its latest quantum computer Helios designed to accelerate enterprise adoption of quantum technology by delivering industry-leading fidelity and hybrid compute capabilities.
Helios is the world’s most precise commercially available quantum computer, featuring a real-time control engine and enabling developers to program a quantum system similarly to heterogeneous classical computers. A new Python-based programming language, Guppy, allows seamless integration of hybrid workloads combining quantum and classical computing within a single program. Helios is now available via Quantinuum’s cloud service and on-premises offering.
“Le prochain point d’inflexion informatique commence aujourd’hui,” said Rajeeb Hazra, President and CEO of Quantinuum. “For the first time, companies can access a highly precise, general-purpose quantum computer to make real impact transforming how industries innovate, from drug discovery to finance to advanced materials.”
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Helios enables enhancements in generative AI models using quantum-generated data, unlocking the full potential of AI across data analytics, materials design and quantum chemistry. To accelerate generative quantum AI, Quantinuum is extending its partnership with NVIDIA integrating the NVIDIA GB200 with Helios via NVIDIA NVQLink to create solutions for targeted end-markets. Furthermore, Quantinuum will adopt NVIDIA accelerated computing for Helios and future systems, using Guppy alongside the NVIDIA CUDA-Q platform for essential real-time error correction.
Quantinuum also highlighted a growing early-user and collaborator community spanning life sciences, materials and energy sectors, including:
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Amgen: investor and research partner exploring quantum-machine learning for data-driven biologics discovery.
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BlueQubit: image recognition with AI using real-world driving video data.
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BMW Group: advancing sustainable mobility through research on fuel cell catalyst materials.
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JPMorgan Chase: investigating advanced financial-analytics capabilities.
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SoftBank Corp.: exploring organic-materials research for next-generation batteries, optical switches and solar cells.
In addition, Quantinuum has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the National Quantum Office (NQO) and the National Quantum Computing Hub (NQCH) of Singapore, granting access to Helios in Singapore to accelerate commercial quantum-computing applications in computational biology and bioinformatics, financial modelling and optimisation, advanced materials and chemistry, and combinatorial optimisation. As part of this strategic move, Quantinuum is establishing a world-class R&D and operations centre in Singapore.
To further widen the commercial reach of quantum computing, Quantinuum is launching two new ecosystem initiatives: Q-Net, a new user group serving as a forum for customer feedback and collaboration; and a startup-partner programme inviting early-stage developers to build and scale third-party applications on Helios.