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eleQtron

eleQtron is a German startup developing trapped-ion quantum computers based on its magnetic gradient induced coupling (MAGIC) architecture. The company, spun out of the University of Siegen, targets scalable and industrially deployable quantum computing hardware.

AI-written profile · not yet reviewed · 5 September 2026

Headquarters
Siegen, Germany
Founded
2020
Status
Private
trapped ion

Coverage

Quantum Computing Report

Forschungszentrum Jülich Operates eleQtron’s JION Trapped-Ion QPU via JUNIQ Infrastructure

Forschungszentrum Jülich and eleQtron GmbH have brought the JION trapped-ion quantum processor into operation at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre. The gate-based system is now integrated into the JUNIQ platform and connected directly to JSC's high-performance computing environment.

OutlookPlausible

This could enable researchers to run tightly coupled hybrid classical-quantum workloads, such as error mitigation or variational algorithms, directly against the new QPU without building their own integration layer.

trapped ionForschungszentrum JülicheleQtron
Quantum Zeitgeist

Forschungszentrum Jülich and eleQtron launch JION trapped-ion quantum computer

Forschungszentrum Jülich and eleQtron have launched JION, a new trapped-ion quantum computer located at the research centre in North Rhine-Westphalia. The installation adds a trapped-ion system to the centre's quantum computing resources.

OutlookLikely

JION could give researchers at Jülich and partner institutions direct access to a trapped-ion architecture for benchmarking algorithms and error mitigation against superconducting machines.

trapped ionForschungszentrum JülicheleQtron
HPCwire

Jülich and eleQtron Inaugurate JION Trapped-Ion Quantum Computer

Forschungszentrum Jülich and eleQtron inaugurated JION, a trapped-ion quantum computer developed in North Rhine-Westphalia. The system will be made available to research institutions and industry through the JUNIQ user infrastructure, with the aim of enabling hybrid computations alongside Jülich’s supercomputers.

OutlookPlausible

Within two years, JION could serve as a practical testbed for industrial hybrid quantum-classical workflows, coupling small quantum workloads with Jülich's HPC resources.

trapped ionalgorithms softwareForschungszentrum JülicheleQtron