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Neutral AtomEst. 2018Boston, Massachusetts

QuEra

QuEra

“Harvard-MIT neutral atoms.”

Harvard/MIT spinoff running neutral-atom processors and demonstrating some of the largest logical-qubit experiments to date.

48 Logical Qubits at Once

QuEra ran the largest error-corrected quantum experiment ever, with Harvard and MIT.

Led by Andy Ory (CEO)
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The Story

Timeline.

2018

Founded on breakthroughs from the Harvard/MIT labs of Mikhail Lukin and Markus Greiner.

2022

Aquila, a 256-qubit programmable neutral-atom analog machine, goes live on AWS Braket.

2023

Demonstrates a 48-logical-qubit experiment with Harvard and MIT — a record for error correction.

2025

Roadmap targets 100 logical qubits and fault tolerance later in the decade.

What makes them different

Key Facts

  • Uses rubidium atoms rearranged in real time by optical tweezers.
  • First to publicly demonstrate large numbers of error-corrected logical qubits.
  • Operates both analog and digital neutral-atom modes.
  • Backed by Google Ventures, QCV and the Japanese SoftBank Vision Fund.

Real-world pilots

Quantum Uses Today

  • Public cloud access via AWS Braket for research and industry.
  • DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative.

If they succeed

Potential Applications

  • Fault-tolerant algorithms with hundreds of logical qubits.
  • Quantum simulations of magnetism and superconductivity.
  • Combinatorial optimization at massive scale.
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