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SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain, Oct. 14, 2025 - The Basque Government and IBM today unveiled the first IBM Quantum System Two in Europe at the IBM-Euskadi Quantum Computational Center in San Sebastián. The installation of this system marks a milestone in the partnership between the two parties, which began in 2023 within the framework of the BasQ – Basque Quantum initiative, promoted by the Basque Government to help make Euskadi an international hub for quantum technologies.
Read the full press release on the IBM website.
This IBM Quantum System Two installation is only the second such deployment outside the US. It is powered by a 156-qubit IBM Quantum Heron processor, one of the best performing quantum processors developed by the company, to date. Designed to be scalable and integrate multiple processors in the future, this system marks a technological milestone by enabling the execution of utility-scale algorithms, surpassing the capabilities of classical brute-force simulation.
Building on our experience of being part of the team that designed the nine-foot-tall, nine-foot-wide case of half-inch thick borosilicate glass that formed a sealed enclosure around IBM Quantum System One in 2019, Goppion was again chosen by IBM to provide the protective glass enclosures for IBM Quantum System Two, first unveiled at the end of 2023.
Goppion's Role
IBM Quantum System Two was developed by IBM’s design office in collaboration with Map Project Office and Universal Design Studio. Goppion engineered a metal and glass cladding around the system's central enclosure housing the cryostat and the quantum processor, and surrounding electronics. Goppion’s custom-made cabinets enhance the sleek look of the system as well as provide an environment that helps isolate the components thermally and acoustically.
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