QC Ware Proves Quantum-Classical Chemistry Workflow

QC Ware has demonstrated a hybrid quantum-classical computational chemistry workflow using its Promethium platform and IBM Quantum hardware. The demonstration calculated electrostatic interaction energy for nitric oxide reductase by combining GPU-accelerated molecular modeling and classical chemistry methods with quantum measurements performed on IBM's 156-qubit Heron superconducting quantum processor.

The workflow focused on an important molecular property in drug discovery, catalysis, and materials science. Dr. Kin-Joe Sham, Co-Founder and COO at QC Ware, said: 'This demonstration shows how classical and quantum computing can be combined to address meaningful computational chemistry problems.'

Promethium's GPU-native architecture enables researchers to apply quantum chemistry across larger molecular systems and more compounds than has traditionally been practical. For selected workloads, Promethium runs demanding calculations up to 20× faster than conventional platforms.