Quantum Expansion Cineca has announced two new quantum computers (one superconducting and one neutral atom) to be available to the research community by end of 2025, signaling a strategic shift toward quantum computing services and partnerships with hardware providers.

Strategic Partnerships Recent collaborations with IQM Quantum Computers and Lenovo for HPC systems indicate ongoing capacity upgrades and technology alliances that can open multi-vendor service opportunities, including hardware integration, optimization, and cross-selling of HPC software and support.

Supercomputing Leader As one of Europe’s largest supercomputing centers with a broad network of universities and public institutions, Cineca offers a compelling entry point for joint research initiatives, sponsored projects, and large-scale data and AI platforms that require advanced HPC and data management capabilities.

AI & Data Services Cineca’s involvement in AI model development and complex data systems, combined with its cloud and Databricks/Spark stack, presents opportunities to offer analytics, model training, data pipeline modernization, and cloud optimization services to academic and public-sector clients.

Public Sector Focus With a mission bridging academia, industry, and public administration and a track record in digital transformation initiatives (e.g., Galileo tender, ECMWF collaboration), there are sales opportunities in IT modernization, scientific computing workloads, and national research infrastructure projects.