Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ)

The Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) is the supercomputing centre of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, located in Garching near Munich, where it operates the SuperMUC-NG system for academic and industrial users. Alongside classical HPC, LRZ hosts quantum computing infrastructure: in 2024 it installed an IBM Quantum System One, the first such system in Europe, and it participates in the Q-Exa project to integrate an IQM superconducting processor into its HPC environment. It is a publicly funded research institution rather than a company, functioning as a host and integrator of quantum hardware within the Munich Quantum Valley ecosystem.

AI-written profile · not yet reviewed · 12 September 2026

Headquarters: Garching, Germany
Founded: 1962
Status: Private

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Coverage

Quantum Zeitgeist10 September 2026

Planqc’s 1,000-qubit system gains first hardware at LRZ

The first hardware components for planqc’s 1,000-qubit neutral-atom quantum computer have arrived at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ). The delivery is part of the MAQCS project and marks the beginning of onsite work toward the planned system, though planqc has not yet detailed which subsystems are being installed.

OutlookPlausible

This could enable LRZ to open early access to a partially assembled neutral-atom machine for hybrid classical-quantum experiments before the full 1,000-qubit system is complete.

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