Insider Brief
- Qoro and the STFC Hartree Centre have signed an MoU to develop hybrid quantum-classical computing capabilities by integrating Qoro’s software with Hartree Centre’s HPC infrastructure.
- The project uses the Quantum Resource Management Interface (QRMI) to connect Qoro’s Divi and Maestro software with HPC scheduling and quantum computing execution environments.
- The partners will develop reference workflows for UK researchers and may extend the work to physical quantum processors and industry pilots in energy, finance and pharmaceuticals.
PRESS RELEASE — Qoro announced today a collaboration under a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the STFC Hartree Centre to develop hybrid quantum-classical computing capabilities. The project integrates Qoro’s software with Hartree Centre’s HPC infrastructure through the Quantum Resource Management Interface (QRMI), detailed in a recent publication on arXiv.
The collaboration addresses a real scientific problem in electronic structure theory and quantum chemistry, showing quantum computing’s practical value to end users today without waiting for future quantum advantage. It also marks a step towards a sovereign UK quantum-HPC software value chain, aligning with the wider ecosystem.
“At the Hartree Centre we are focussed on getting the most from emerging computing technologies by applying them to UK industry and public sector challenges. We’re really keen to explore how we can make hybrid quantum-classical computing work harder for the UK economy through this new collaboration with Qoro.” said Kate Royse, Director of the STFC Hartree Centre.
Qoro’s software will integrate with QRMI on both sides of the interface. Above it: Divi, Qoro’s open-source Python library, generates and routes Slurm jobs and circuits into the Hartree Centre scheduler through QRMI – a ‘tightly-coupled’ application-aware function to serve quantum acceleration for HPC codes. Below it: Maestro, Qoro’s automated and unified simulation engine, is available as an execution backend through the QRMI interface, alongside several quantum computing vendors including IBM, Pasqal, and more.
Qoro and the Hartree Centre will then document the resulting workflows as a reference for UK quantum computing researchers. Depending on results, they may extend the work to physical quantum processing units (QPUs) and run industry pilots in sectors such as energy, finance, and pharmaceuticals.
“Quantum computing has to prove itself outside the lab, enabled by an enterprise-grade software ecosystem. Working with the Hartree Centre lets us demonstrate our combined software stack against practical challenges and explore applications in materials science, modelling in the physical sciences, quantum optimisation and associated workflows,” said Dan Holme, CEO and Co-founder of Qoro Quantum.
