Quantum Enhanced Computing Platform for Pharmaceutical R&D
QuPharma
A SEEQC-led consortium linking a quantum computer with a classical supercomputer to model drug properties.
Role: Lead
Themes: Computing, Biomedical and health
Company · London
SEEQC's chips put the classical control and readout logic of a quantum computer on superconducting circuits that sit at the same cryogenic temperature as the qubits. Its UK subsidiary led QuPharma, a £5.07m Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund project from March 2022 to March 2025 that coupled a full-stack quantum computer with an STFC supercomputer for drug-discovery problems, working with Merck, Riverlane, Oxford Instruments, the University of Oxford and Medicines Discovery Catapult. SEEQC UK also took part in Riverlane's NISQ.OS and AutoQT consortia.
SEEQC UK is a company in London. It leads 1 UK project (QuPharma) and is a partner in 3 more.
Sources: SEEQC · QuPharma: Quantum Enhanced Computing Platform for Pharmaceutical R&D | UKRI Gateway to Research · SEEQC UK awarded £6.8M Innovate UK grant to build quantum enhanced computer for pharmaceutical R&D | The Quantum Insider · NISQ.OS | UKRI Gateway to Research · AutoQT | UKRI Gateway to Research
QuPharma
A SEEQC-led consortium linking a quantum computer with a classical supercomputer to model drug properties.
Role: Lead
Themes: Computing, Biomedical and health
AutoQT
A Riverlane-led consortium developing automated methods to control and tune large numbers of qubits.
Role: Partner
Themes: Computing, Software and algorithms
A sureCore-led consortium designing chip technology that works at the very low temperatures inside quantum computers.
Role: Partner
Funding: £6.5m
Themes: Computing, Materials and components
NISQ.OS
A Riverlane-led consortium that built Deltaflow.OS, an operating system meant to run the same software on different kinds of quantum hardware.
Role: Partner
Funding: £7.6m
Themes: Computing, Software and algorithms
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