On June 24, 2024, the Israeli Quantum Computing Center (IQCC) held its grand opening at Tel Aviv University as part of the university’s AI and Cyber Week. The center was built with NIS 100 million (~USD 27 million) in funding from the Israel Innovation Authority and is operated by Quantum Machines, according to a press release from Quantum Machines.
According to the announcement, the IQCC houses multiple co-located quantum computers of different qubit types, including a 25-qubit superconducting processor from QuantWare and an 8-qumode photonic system from ORCA Computing. All systems utilize the NVIDIA DGX Quantum platform, co-developed by NVIDIA and Quantum Machines, alongside high-performance classical computing resources.
IIA CEO Dror Bin said the center “exemplifies the remarkable progress of Israel’s quantum computing ecosystem and will serve as a center of excellence not just locally, but on a global scale.” The ribbon-cutting was attended by officials from the IIA, Tel Aviv University, NVIDIA, and Google.