Insider Brief:
- The collaboration between Classiq and Florence Quantum Labs focuses on developing quantum computing solutions for precision agriculture, using quantum-enhanced biosensors and AI-quantum hybrid algorithms to optimize ecosystem modeling, soil health monitoring, and nutrient management.
- Classiq’s quantum development platform simplifies the creation of advanced quantum programs through high-level abstraction, built-in functions, and compatibility with various quantum hardware.
- Florence Quantum Labs specializes in quantum-enhanced precision agriculture, using advanced biosensors and algorithms for real-time soil diagnostics, nutrient optimization, and predictive analytics tailored to diverse agro-climatic zones, promoting sustainable and climate-smart farming practices.
- The partnership intends to promote sustainable farming by integrating Classiq’s software capabilities with Florence Quantum Labs’ agricultural expertise, addressing global food security while reducing environmental impacts and enhancing agricultural resilience.
PRESS RELEASE — Classiq, a leading quantum computing software company, and Florence Quantum Labs today announced their collaboration on research to develop quantum-enhanced precision agriculture. This announcement comes as 2025 kicks off the International Year of Quantum Science and Technologies, underscoring the global significance of quantum advancements in addressing critical challenges.
This collaborative research will use the Classiq platform to develop quantum computing solutions in precision agriculture for a wide range of predictive and analytical applications. It will leverage Florence Quantum Lab-designed quantum-enhanced biosensors and include deployment of scalable AI-quantum hybrid algorithms for ecosystem modeling. The partnership focuses on significantly enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of soil health monitoring and nutrient management by integrating Classiq’s quantum computing platform with Florence Quantum Labs’ advanced agricultural technologies.
Classiq offers a leading quantum development platform with unique technology enabling high-level abstraction that simplifies and accelerates development of efficient complex quantum programs and applications. The Classiq platform’s built-in functions, GitHub repository and seamless execution on a broad range of quantum computing hardware will be key components in the research to develop transformative agricultural solutions.
“Our work together on the application of quantum computing to precision agriculture is an inspiring use case,” said Classiq CEO Nir Minerbi. “Classiq looks forward to enabling the development of sophisticated, optimized quantum programs to help tackle food security challenges.”
“This partnership represents a pivotal step toward harnessing quantum computing to address global food security challenges,” said Florence Quantum Labs CEO Dr. Pratima Vasistha. “By combining Classiq’s innovative platform with our expertise in precision agriculture, we are set to revolutionize sustainable farming practices.”
Florence Quantum Labs is pioneering the integration of quantum technologies to address critical challenges in sustainable farming and global food security. Through a rigorous multidisciplinary approach, the laboratory has established itself as a leader in the development of advanced quantum-enhanced biosensors, which provide unparalleled accuracy in real-time soil health diagnostics. These biosensors are coupled with AI-quantum hybrid algorithms, designed to optimize nutrient delivery systems and reduce inefficiencies in agricultural processes.
The lab’s work extends to the creation of comprehensive ecosystem models that leverage quantum computational capabilities to analyze complex soil microbiome interactions and nutrient pathways. By tailoring these solutions to diverse agro-climatic zones, Florence Quantum Labs ensures that their innovations are scalable and adaptable to global agricultural needs. Their research agenda also includes advancing bioinformatics methodologies through quantum-based algorithms, enabling deeper insights into soil ecosystems and driving the development of precision agri-bio solutions.
In alignment with climate-smart agricultural practices, Florence Quantum Labs’ commitment to sustainable innovation addresses the twin goals of mitigating climate change impacts and enhancing the resilience of agricultural systems. Their work contributes to reducing environmental footprints while ensuring the productivity required to meet the demands of a growing global population.
About Classiq
Classiq Technologies, the leading quantum software company, provides an all-encompassing platform (IDE, compiler and OS) with a single point of entry into quantum computing, taking you from algorithm design to execution. The high-level descriptive quantum software development environment, tailored to all levels of developer proficiency, automates quantum programming. This ensures that a broad range of talents, including those with backgrounds in AI, ML and linear algebra, can harness quantum computing without requiring deep, specialized knowledge of quantum physics. Classiq democratizes access to quantum computing and equips its users to take full advantage of the quantum computing revolution, including access to a broad range of quantum hardware.
Classiq’s core technology, algorithmic quantum circuit compilation, is engineered to power the quantum ecosystem of today and the future. Classiq works closely with quantum cloud providers and advanced computation hardware developers providing software for use with quantum computers, HPC and quantum simulators.
Backed by investors such as HPE, HSBC, Samsung, Intesa Sanpaolo and NTT, Classiq’s world-class team of scientists and engineers has distilled decades of quantum expertise into its groundbreaking quantum engine. Follow Classiq on LinkedIn, X or YouTube, visit the Slack community, GitHub repository and website, www.classiq.io to learn more.
About Florence Quantum Labs
Florence Quantum Labs is a leading innovator in the emerging field of quantum-enhanced precision agriculture, harnessing the transformative potential of quantum technologies to address critical challenges in sustainable farming and global food security. The laboratory’s multidisciplinary approach integrates advanced quantum-enhanced biosensors, sophisticated AI-quantum hybrid algorithms, and comprehensive ecosystem modeling to drive unprecedented accuracy in agricultural processes. By enabling real-time soil health diagnostics, optimizing nutrient pathways, and delivering predictive analytics tailored to diverse agro-climatic zones, Florence Quantum Labs is paving the way for a new era of climate-smart agriculture. Their commitment to advancing soil microbiome research and developing scalable, data-driven solutions positions them at the forefront of efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change, enhance ecological resilience, and ensure the productivity necessary to meet global food demands in a sustainable manner.
