Classiq to support a major quantum applications hub in Iași, Romania

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Quantum software company Classiq has signed a multi-year agreement with FreeYa Mind Campus to support quantum application development at its Quantum AI centre in Iași, Romania. HPCwire carries the announcement. The centre already gives on site access to an IBM Quantum System Two, which makes it one of the more significant quantum installations in Eastern Europe

The partners say it will be the largest quantum applications hub in the region and one of the largest in the EU. FreeYa will give users on campus and across Romania access to Classiq's enterprise platform. That includes its agentic AI interfaces, the Qmod modelling language, automatic circuit synthesis and hardware aware execution

The network around the campus is broad. It includes more than 12 partner universities as well as businesses and public bodies, and it is open to government and EU programme participants. Classiq will provide training from introductory courses up to advanced algorithm design, offer certification, and set up its Romanian regional headquarters on the campus

Classiq's chief revenue officer Regev Yativ and FreeYa founder Cristian Berariu were both quoted in the release. Classiq has been busy lately, with deals in Japan, Israel and elsewhere. A foothold in Romania extends its reach into a part of Europe that is investing seriously in quantum skills

Romania has a strong tradition in mathematics and computer science, and a growing tech sector. Pairing real IBM hardware with good software tools and structured training could produce a lot of quantum talent. It is good to see quantum investment spreading beyond the usual Western European hubs

Does Eastern Europe have the potential to become a quantum talent hub? And how much do high level software tools help newcomers learn quantum programming?

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EU funding programmes could help a lot here. Being open to government and EU participants should bring in grant funded projects. That would keep the hub busy beyond the commercial users. Horizon Europe and Digital Europe both fund quantum projects. Romania is eligible for both