19 November 2025
Scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich, together with their partners from the QSolid consortium, have achieved a significant project milestone: the project team has successfully integrated the prototype of a quantum computer into the Jülich Supercomputing Centre's infrastructure, known as JUNIQ. This marks an important step toward establishing a comprehensive German quantum ecosystem.
Just three and a half years after the project's kick-off, the prototype of a system-integrated quantum computer is being made available to external users for an initial two-week test phase starting on 17 November 2025. "It is an outstanding achievement by our team to have succeeded in building a complete prototype from scratch. From the chip upwards, it consists of hardware developed at Forschungszentrum Jülich. In addition, another prototype will be launched in January. The feedback from our first users will now be crucial to further optimise the quantum computer," explains Prof. Dr. Frank Wilhelm-Mauch, coordinator of QSolid.
