The Healey-Driscoll administration has awarded nearly $5 million to establish the nation’s first Quantum Computing Complex at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) in Holyoke. Partnering with QuEra Computing Inc., the two-year project will deploy a state-of-the-art neutral atom quantum computer, facilitating open-access research, hardware innovation, and hands-on training for students.

The $16 million project is co-funded by $11 million in matching funds from QuEra. MGHPCC, with its experience in national computing infrastructure initiatives, will manage access to the QuEra System. The New England Research Cloud will make the quantum computer accessible to academic researchers.