Horizon Quantum

We’ve launched a series of demo videos showing developers how to use Triple Alpha, our integrated development environment, and its hardware-agnostic languages. This video shows users how to write and specify an instruction set. Interested in learning more? Check out the demo video to see how Triple Alpha gives you full flexibility in defining and switching between instruction sets, so you can define your own unitary and non-unitary quantum operations, as well as pulses.

QIP 2027 is coming to Singapore! We’re proud to be the anchor sponsor for the 30th anniversary edition of the Quantum Information Processing international scientific conference. Over the past three decades, QIP has grown into one of the largest conferences on quantum information processing. It brings together top researchers and industry leaders from around the globe for a week-long program. Hosted by the Centre for Quantum Technologies, QIP 2027 will take place at the National University of Singapore. Join us there to hear about the latest advances in quantum computing, cryptography, information theory, math, and physics. What: Quantum Information Processing (QIP) conference Where: University Cultural Centre, National University of Singapore When: February 20–26, 2027 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gGaiVW_W

What if quantum programming felt more like modern software development? Meet Beryllium—our purpose-built object-oriented quantum programming language. Beryllium brings familiar programming constructs like classes, functions, structs, and module imports to quantum software development. With Beryllium, developers can build hardware-agnostic quantum programs using abstractions they're already familiar with. Curious what that looks like? Read the introduction: https://lnkd.in/gMiU3J82

Beryllium, Triple Alpha's object-oriented programming language, lets developers build quantum programs with a rich type system: primitive numeric and quantum system datatypes, and composite datatypes built from them, including arrays, structs, and classes, analogous to those used in today's classical programming languages. Where Hydrogen acts as an intermediate representation and Helium adds BASIC-like control flow, Beryllium brings the full richness of a high-level programming language to quantum computing: C-style control flow, functions with typed inputs and outputs, user-defined modules to import, and object-oriented programming constructs like classes. Check out this demo video to learn more about programming in Beryllium, including how to work with typed functions, primitive and composite datatypes, modules, classes, jump statements, nested loops, and more.

Classical programming concepts like classes, function pointers, and user-defined libraries have transformed software development. Beryllium brings them to quantum programming. Our latest blog post explains why we decided to build Beryllium, our object-oriented quantum programming language. Read on to discover what makes Beryllium different from other quantum programming frameworks and to learn how object-oriented quantum programming makes quantum software development more accessible to those without deep quantum expertise. https://lnkd.in/gCSbXAG6

“During the second quarter of 2026, we reached important milestones with Beryllium, an object-oriented quantum programming language that we believe will allow developers to build increasingly sophisticated quantum applications and begin to abstract away the subtleties of quantum mechanics from the work necessary to realize quantum advantage. More recently, we announced a strategic collaboration with Quantum Machines, which aims to further our technical capabilities in calibration.” — Dr. Joe Fitzsimons, CEO of Horizon Quantum Today, we reported our Q2 financial results. Read the press release to learn about the progress we’ve made in building the software infrastructure to power quantum applications. https://lnkd.in/gXm8-jpv

We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Amanda Chew as Chief Product Officer. Since joining Horizon Quantum in 2020, Amanda has played a pivotal role in shaping product vision and strategy. As CPO, she will continue to oversee product development efforts that seek to advance our mission: unlocking broad quantum advantage by building software infrastructure to empower developers to use quantum computing to solve the world’s toughest computational problems. "It has been a privilege to work with our incredible team at Horizon Quantum and build the products and software infrastructure to empower developers to program quantum computers," said Amanda. "As Chief Product Officer, I look forward to continuing to shape our product strategy, leading the development of products that create greater value for our users and collaborators, and helping to position Horizon Quantum to unlock the full potential of quantum computing as the industry continues to evolve." "Amanda has played a central role in product strategy and development since joining our team in 2020," said our CEO Dr. Joe Fitzsimons. "Her promotion to Chief Product Officer reflects both the impact she has already made in shaping the direction of the company and our confidence in her ability to lead the next phase of Horizon's product strategy." Amanda joined Horizon Quantum as Product Manager. She was later promoted to Director of Product and then to Vice President of Product, a position she will continue to hold until her promotion to CPO becomes effective on August 17.  Before coming to Horizon, Amanda held various positions at Microsoft, including Senior Program Manager for Microsoft Visual Studio App Center. Amanda has a Bachelor of Science from Brown University in mathematics and computer science, and she has received executive certifications in design thinking, innovation, entrepreneurship, business strategy, and finance from Stanford University, Wharton Executive Education, and INSEAD Executive Education.

Today, we announced a strategic collaboration with Quantum Machines to increase the efficiency and reliability of quantum systems through the development of embedded calibration technologies. Accurate calibration determines the fidelity of a quantum system, but a full calibration routine is a time-consuming process and maintaining accuracy without interrupting system operation is challenging. Together with QM, we intend to develop an embedded calibration framework for our in-house quantum testbed system Ember-1, a superconducting quantum computer with a QM OPX1000 control system. This framework aims to enable lightweight calibration routines designed to reduce downtime, improve operational stability, and maintain high-performance operation over extended runtimes. "Improved calibration routines are crucial for enabling real-world applications of quantum computing," said our CEO Dr. Joe Fitzsimons. "By bringing together Horizon Quantum’s expertise in quantum software and Quantum Machines’ expertise in quantum control, I believe we can develop lightweight calibration routines that increase uptime and improve the reliability of our testbed system. This strategic collaboration provides us with an opportunity to contribute to the development of more stable, performant quantum systems[.]” Read more in the press release: https://lnkd.in/gHM5Ri6v

Real-time execution of quantum programs on the control system can significantly increase efficiency, helping developers overcome the limitations of the traditional circuit-based programming model. At Q2B Tokyo, our Director of Hardware Dr. Denis Chevallier and Quantum Machines VP of Business Development Dr. Gilad Ben-Shach showcased a real-time execution workflow for quantum programs, enabled by the integration of Horizon Quantum's Triple Alpha and Quantum Machines's OPX1000 control system. As Horizon Quantum builds the software infrastructure to power quantum applications, tight software-hardware integration remains a key focus. Our in-house hardware testbed is a testament to this commitment. Its first system—Ember-1—is a modular system with a Quantum Machines controller. Visit our website to learn more about Ember-1, https://lnkd.in/gKXjbp-D, the expansion of our hardware testbed https://lnkd.in/gPmRBkmG, and our execution infrastructure https://lnkd.in/gSUPa6Z6 #Q2B Photo courtesy of Jun Takagi

Today, we announced that we expect to locate our second quantum computer—an IonQ 256-qubit system—in Dublin, Ireland. By locating this frontier system at our European headquarters, we aim to benefit from Ireland’s growing quantum ecosystem, strong university network, and robust talent pool for deep-tech development, both within the country and across the EU. “Expanding our hardware testbed to Ireland with the addition of a frontier system is a significant step forward for both our company in our mission to unlock broad quantum advantage and for the country in strengthening its quantum ecosystem,” said our CEO & Founder Dr. Joe Fitzsimons. “We are excited to extend our testbed capabilities to include a trapped-ion system by deploying this state-of-the-art quantum computer in Dublin.” Minister Peter Burke, Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, commented: “I welcome Horizon Quantum’s decision to locate its second quantum computer testbed in Dublin. This significant investment reinforces Ireland’s position at the forefront of advanced technologies and reflects the strength of our growing quantum ecosystem, world-class research base, and highly skilled workforce.” CEO of IDA Ireland Michael Lohan said: “I warmly congratulate Horizon Quantum on this significant investment in Ireland and on selecting Dublin as the location for its second quantum computer testbed. Quantum development is an important strategic priority for IDA Ireland, and this announcement is a strong endorsement of Ireland’s growing technology ecosystem, our research capabilities, and the talent available here.” Read more in the press release: https://lnkd.in/gPmRBkmG