Driving Discovery to World’s First Silicon-based Quantum Computer Server
Strategic investment attracting world-leading talent laid the groundwork for Equal1 breakthrough.
Investment in frontier research has positioned Ireland at the cutting edge of next generation technologies such as 5G and quantum computing.
Bogdan, then a professor at TU Delft in the Netherlands, was recruited in 2014 to build an expert team at UCD in an area where Ireland previously lacked research capability at scale.
This ground-breaking research resulted in a spin-out, Equal1, co-founded with Dr Dirk Leipold and Mike Asker. By putting the world’s first portable quantum computer system on a single chip into production, Equal1 set a new benchmark for scalable quantum computing.
Since 2024, they have partnered with leading chip manufacturer NVIDIA, and as of 2026, they have raised €73 million in public and private funding. Equal1 and UCD’s CeADAR’s European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) for AI have entered a partnerships to accelerate the innovation pipeline for Irish enterprise.
From lab to market, Research Ireland ensures Ireland is at the forefront of quantum computing and digital transformation, delivering national priorities under Impact 2030 and Quantum 2030.
The Research Ireland Professorship Programme enabled me to move to Ireland to build an expert team in UCD. Commercialising this research through Equal1 has helped put Ireland at the forefront of global quantum research and innovation.
– Prof. R. Bogdan Staszewski, University College Dublin
Partners/co-funders:
UCD, EIC, CeADAR – Centre for AI and the European Digital Innovation Hub for AI in Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Ireland Strategic Investment Fund
