May 28, 2025 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
IQM Quantum Computers has brought its first quantum computer in Italy online.The 5-qubit IQM Spark system has been installed in the Turin data center belonging to Politecnico di Torino (PoliTo), Italy’s oldest technical university.
IQM’s Spark quantum machines have been specifically tailored for universities and research labs, offering high single-qubit and two-qubit gate fidelity, which the company says allows for reliable and accurate quantum applications. The quantum computer comes equipped with an “advanced cryogenic system” that operates at a temperature of about 20 millikelvin, close to absolute zero (-273.15°C or -459.67°F).
“The goal of our Polytechnic ecosystem is to create a first hub where academia and innovation centers work together, in such a way as to make this technology usable and exportable to industry activities towards society,” said the rector of the Polytechnic, Stefano Corgnati.
“We represent one of the first Italian applications that use this type of technology: for us, this is an important aspect because on the one hand it allows us to build innovative training paths, on the other it allows us to systematize these new scientific trajectories with the industrial fabric of the Italian system and the Piedmont system.”
Mikko Välimäki, co-CEO of IQM Quantum Computers, added: “Italy has enormous potential in the quantum field and our collaboration with Links allows us to take a step forward to strengthen the quantum ecosystem, especially in Piedmont.”
