IQM Quantum Computers has officially launched its HPC Integration Service, a turnkey solution designed to integrate its IQM Radiance superconducting quantum computers directly into high-performance computing (HPC) environments. By operating as a Slurm node, IQM’s systems can now be scheduled and managed as standard computational resources alongside CPUs and GPUs using the open-source workload manager utilized by the majority of the world’s top supercomputing centers.
The service is built on IQM’s Quantum Device Management Interface (QDMI), an open-source standardization layer developed to resolve the fragmentation caused by vendor-specific software interfaces. This integration allows researchers and system administrators to submit quantum jobs through familiar HPC interfaces, effectively removing the “integration bottleneck” that has historically required bespoke engineering for every on-premises quantum deployment.
Production Validation at LRZ
The HPC Integration Service is already in production at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) in Germany, where IQM has installed four quantum systems. This real-world implementation enables users to run hybrid quantum-classical workloads without needing to program new routines for each backend. Prof. Dieter Kranzlmüller, Chairman of the LRZ, described the service as a key step toward the “seamless integration” of quantum hardware into existing heterogeneous infrastructures, allowing users to focus on use-case execution rather than hardware-level complexities.
Strategic Public Listing and Global Growth
This launch follows IQM’s February 2026 announcement of a planned merger with Real Asset Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: RAAQ) to go public at a $1.8 billion pre-money valuation. The transaction, expected to close in June 2026, would make IQM the first publicly listed European quantum company on a major U.S. exchange, with a potential dual listing on the Helsinki Stock Exchange also under consideration. With systems operating at four of the world’s top 10 supercomputing centers and a growing team of over 350 employees, IQM is positioning its on-premises model—where customers own and control their quantum infrastructure—as the industry standard for sovereign, large-scale quantum-HPC ecosystems.
You can find the official announcement regarding the HPC Integration Service here. Detailed technical specifications on the QDMI standard and its implementation on real hardware are available in the research paper on arXiv here.
May 12, 2026
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