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Innsbruck, Austria – The home of ion trap quantum computing

Bringing together more than 6 decades of experience in cutting-edge research on trapped ion quantum technologies, we have teamed up to realise the world’s first general-purpose ion-trap quantum computer. AQT already enables its customers to either install quantum computers on-site or access them conveniently via our cloud solution. We support customers in research with quantum hardware components and complete solutions that significantly accelerate the development of quantum optics experiments.

Values

Passion

Teamwork

Family-friendly culture

We make European quantum computing superior and more readily available to international customers. All components of the AQT quantum computer are engineered to fit within 19-inch rack cabinets, allowing familiarity to existing high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure and data centre installations. Empowering a robust quantum ecosystem and driving holistic acceleration, we make advanced technology effortlessly accessible through seamless cloud integration.

Dr. Thomas Monz, Co-Founder & CEO

Achievements

The founders of AQT have been the first persons to realise a controlled-NOT gate operation – the building block of general-purpose quantum computers. Since then, ion-trap quantum computers have been at the forefront of quantum technology development: from atomic clocks to quantum simulators, to universal quantum computers.

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World record on 14-particle entanglement. more	Topologically encoded quantum error correction. more	Realization of a scalable Shor algorithm. more	Quantum chemistry calculations. more

AQT Milestones

Alpine Quantum Technologies GmbH was founded in February, 2018 by Prof. Rainer Blatt, Dr. Thomas Monz and Prof. Peter Zoller. AQT is developing the first general-purpose quantum computer based on trapped ions.

The research promotion agency FFG and the University of Innsbruck are investing a total of ten million Euros in the start-up company AQT.

AQT Awarded by World Economic Forum AQT was selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers”. The World Economic Forum announced its selection of over 100 of the most promising Technology Pioneers of 2020, who are shaping industries from agriculture to healthcare while also working on sustainability issues and much more.

AQT quantum computers support four SDKs Qiskit Cirq PennyLane Pytket

Launch of the PINE TRAP Available as a stand-alone ion trap module or as a research accelerating experimental assembly, the PINE TRAP features low micromotion and low heating rates already at room temperature.

Launch of the PINE SET-UP as stand-alone solution Fully functional set-up in a table-top size for the storage and manipulation of up to 50 qubits

Launch of the PINE MODULE Perfect for the integration in a 19-inch rack or laboratory infrastructure.

Launch of the IBEX Q1 quantum computer IBEX Q1 system have already been used to realise a world-record of 24-qubit entanglement and to demonstrate the first fault-tolerant universal gate set.

Quantum volume of 128 AQT successfully demonstrates a quantum volume of 128 on its 19-inch rack-compatible quantum computing system PINE Q1.

Quantum computer for the Munich Quantum Valley AQT delivers a quantum computer with trapped ions for the Munich Quantum Valley/ Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) in Germany.

A hybrid computing infrastructure for Innsbruck Together, the University of Innsbruck and AQT have successfully integrated a quantum computer into a high-performance computing (HPC) environment for the first time in Austria. This hybrid infrastructure of supercomputer and quantum computer can now be used to solve complex problems in various fields such as chemistry, materials science or optimisation.

AQT selected vendor for the EuroHPC quantum computer The procurement contract of the EuroHPC quantum computer, which is to be located in Poland, has been signed by the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) and the company AQT, the selected vendor.

Meet AQT

Founders

The Innsbruck quantum physicists Rainer Blatt, Thomas Monz, and Peter Zoller are the founders of Alpine Quantum Technologies GmbH (AQT), a university spin-off for the construction of a commercial quantum computer.

Prof. Rainer Blatt

Co-Founder

Dr. Thomas Monz

Co-Founder & CEO

Prof. Peter Zoller

Co-Founder

Members

Advisory Board

Our Advisory Board is a group of experienced professionals and experts who provide strategic advice, insights, and support to our organisation’s leadership.

Prof. Ignacio Cirac

Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics

Prof. Jonathan Home

ETH Zürich

Dr. Peter Kayatz

Waterbergh Management e.U.

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