Introducing the Next Version of λambeq

A leading open-source software development tool for Quantum Natural Language Processing (“QNLP”) debuts integration with PennyLane, an Enhanced Training Package, and Support for Quantum Specialists new to NLP

April 12, 2023

The quantum natural language processing team at Quantinuum, the world’s largest, standalone quantum computing company, is excited to announce a major update to its open-source Python library and toolkit, λambeq (pronounced "Lambek"), to version 0.3.0. 

This update brings several enhancements that not only improve the user experience but significantly expand the capabilities the toolkit provides to its rapidly growing user community, including a growing number of quantum developers and engineers considering natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) for the first time.

The most significant parts of today’s announcement are: 

  • the introduction of PennyLane integration;
  • an improved model training package; and
  • new tutorials to introduce quantum professionals to technical NLP and ML
Unlocking New Possibilities with PennyLane Integration

A notable feature of this update is the integration of PennyLane, a powerful quantum computing library that is widely used by engineers and developers all over the world. With PennyLane support, users of λambeq can now develop hybrid quantum-classical models using the PennyLaneModel, hooking numerically determined gradients of parameterized quantum circuits (PQCs) to modules of ML libraries like PyTorch. This integration unlocks new possibilities for researchers and developers working on quantum natural language processing.

Enhanced Training Package for a Streamlined Experience

This update also brings significant improvements to the training package, with the addition of new λambeq-native loss functions that will help users more easily to train their models using standard implementations, oriented to classification tasks and others such as regression. This streamlined experience allows users to focus on their research and development without the need for custom loss functions. It not only enables better training performance on larger models but is also part of the team’s effort to make λambeq fully ML-enabled.

Helping Quantum Computing Engineers Explore NLP and ML

Another feature in this release is new NLP-101 tutorial support. This was developed following feedback from users, who are turning their attention to quantum NLP and quantum ML with increasing frequency. Many new λambeq users do not have a deep knowledge of techniques such as text pre-processing or the best practices required to perform successful experiments.

A technical tutorial has been published in notebook form, to help developers and engineers working in QML or QNLP to explore what is possible using λambeq.

Additional Features and Enhancements

In addition to the major features highlighted above, this update includes several other enhancements and bug fixes:

  • Support for Python 3.11
  • Improved fail-safety in the BobcatParser model download method
  • Fixed various bugs, including issues with the SPSAOptimizer and NumpyModel tests
  • Enhanced exception handling and documentation requirements
QNLP in the community

The launch of λambeq 0.3.0 update is a natural step for Quantinuum, which is not only the world’s largest standalone quantum computing company, but also the pioneer and leader in QNLP, in supporting the growth of quantum natural language processing and its applications. By continually enhancing the toolkit and providing cutting-edge integrations and resources, Quantinuum is paving the way for researchers, developers, and users in the ever-growing QNLP and NLP communities. QNLP offers us a way to take full advantage of the possibilities of advancing the boundaries of AI and truly using the promise that has been exhibited in part by Large Language Models such as GPT-4 whilst continuing to work to solve some of the well documented short-comings of such classical technologies.

About Quantinuum

Quantinuum is the world’s largest, standalone quantum computing company, formed by the combination of Honeywell Quantum Solutions’ world-leading hardware and Cambridge Quantum’s class-leading middleware and applications. Science-led and enterprise driven, Quantinuum accelerates quantum computing and the development of applications across chemistry, cybersecurity, finance, and optimization. Its focus is to create scalable and commercial quantum solutions to solve the world’s most pressing problems, in fields such as energy, logistics, climate change, and health. The company employs over 480 people including 350 scientists, at nine sites in the US, Europe, and Japan.

About Xanadu

Xanadu is a Canadian quantum computing company with the mission to build quantum computers that are useful and available to people everywhere. Founded in 2016, Xanadu has become one of the world's leading quantum hardware and software companies. The company also leads the development of PennyLane, an open-source software library for quantum computing and application development. Visit www.xanadu.ai or follow us on Twitter @XanaduAI.

About PennyLane

PennyLane is an open-source software framework for quantum machine learning, quantum chemistry, and quantum computing with the ability to run on all hardware. To find out more, visit the PennyLane website, or check out the PennyLane demos: a gallery of hands-on quantum computing content (https://pennylane.ai/qml/demonstrations.html).

About Quantinuum

Quantinuum, the world’s largest integrated quantum company, pioneers powerful quantum computers and advanced software solutions. Quantinuum’s technology drives breakthroughs in materials discovery, cybersecurity, and next-gen quantum AI. With over 500 employees, including 370+ scientists and engineers, Quantinuum leads the quantum computing revolution across continents. 

June 21, 2026
Quantinuum Announces Strategic Collaboration with HPE on Quantum-HPC Integration for Enterprise
  • Strategic collaboration aims to establish framework for combining quantum computing with HPC and AI environments
  • The collaboration will engage enterprise customers seeking hybrid quantum-classical solutions across high-value scientific and industrial use cases

Broomfield, CO and Houston, TX, June 22nd, 2026 — Quantinuum (NASDAQ:QNT), a leading quantum computing company, today announced a strategic collaboration with HPE focused on integrating quantum computing with high-performance computing (HPC) and AI infrastructure.

“We envision a future where quantum computers work seamlessly with classical computers to unlock scientific discovery and practical, real-world value for industries,” said Dr. Rajeeb Hazra, President and CEO of Quantinuum. “As a leader in trapped-ion quantum computing, we look forward to integrating our high-fidelity systems with leading classical architectures. This collaboration with HPE represents an important step in our broader ecosystem approach to delivering practical, hybrid solutions to our enterprise, public sector, and research customers.”

The strategic collaboration is intended to develop quantum computing technologies that become a practical extension of a customer’s HPC and AI strategy. Together, the companies will explore hybrid reference architectures, validate application workflows, and engage with select customers on approaches that combine quantum technology with large-scale classical environments.

“Accelerating scientific and industrial discovery requires a deeply integrated, hybrid approach that brings together the best of classical supercomputing, AI, and quantum technology,” said Masoud Mohseni, Director of HPE Quantum and Senior Distinguished Technologist at HPE Labs. “Through this collaboration with Quantinuum we will be integrating our systems  toward a scalable infrastructure for classical-quantum applications.”

Under the collaboration, Quantinuum will provide access to quantum systems, technical expertise, and its developer environment, while HPE will contribute high performance computing systems and large-scale deployment capabilities and expertise. Together, the companies plan to collaborate on technical integration, interoperability, benchmarking, proposal development, and customer engagement.

About Quantinuum

Quantinuum is a leading quantum computing company offering a full-stack platform designed to make quantum computing deployable in real-world environments. The company has commercially deployed multiple generations of quantum systems built on the well-established QCCD architecture, which it has implemented with novel designs and capabilities to achieve the industry’s highest accuracy levels based on average two-qubit gate fidelity.1  Quantinuum has active engagements with market leaders across pharmaceuticals, material science, financial services, and government and industrial markets.

The company has a global workforce of approximately 700 employees, including top scientists and researchers. Over 70% of its technology team holds PhDs and Master’s degrees. Quantinuum’s headquarters is in Broomfield, Colorado, with additional facilities across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Qatar, and Singapore.

For more information, please visit www.quantinuum.com.

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As of December 31, 2025.

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June 5, 2026
Quantinuum Announces Closing of Upsized Initial Public Offering

Broomfield, CO, June 5th, 2026 — Quantinuum Inc. (Nasdaq: QNT) (“Quantinuum”) today announced the closing of its upsized initial public offering of 28,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at an initial public offering price of $60.00 per share. All of the shares were offered by Quantinuum. The aggregate gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses were $1.68 billion. Quantinuum’s Class A common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “QNT.”

J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley (in alphabetical order) acted as joint lead active book-running managers for the offering; Jefferies and Evercore ISI also acted as active book-running managers; BofA Securities, UBS Investment Bank, Cantor, Mizuho, Needham & Company, Societe Generale and TD Cowen acted as joint-book running managers; and Craig-Hallum and Rosenblatt acted as co-managers for the offering.

A registration statement relating to this offering was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 3, 2026. A prospectus relating to and describing the terms of the offering has been filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The offering is being made available only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the prospectus may be obtained from: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717 or by email at prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com and postsalemanualrequests@broadridge.com; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department or by email at prospectus@morganstanley.com; Jefferies LLC, Attn: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022, by telephone at (877) 821-7388 or by email at Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com; or Evercore Group L.L.C., Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 55 East 52nd Street, 35th Floor, New York, New York 10055, by telephone at 888-474-0200 or by email at ecm.prospectus@evercore.com.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Quantinuum

Quantinuum is a leading quantum computing company offering a full-stack platform designed to make quantum computing deployable in real-world environments. The company has commercially deployed multiple generations of quantum systems built on the well-established QCCD architecture, which it has implemented with novel designs and capabilities to achieve the industry’s highest accuracy levels based on average two-qubit gate fidelity as of December 31, 2025. Quantinuum has active engagements with market leaders across pharmaceuticals, material science, financial services, and government and industrial markets. Quantinuum’s headquarters is in Broomfield, Colorado, with additional facilities across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Qatar and Singapore.


Quantinuum:

Quantinuum Investor Relations
investors@quantinuum.com

(855) 888-7686

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June 3, 2026
Quantinuum Announces Pricing of Upsized Initial Public Offering

Broomfield, CO, June 3rd, 2026 – Quantinuum Inc. (“Quantinuum”) today announced the pricing of the upsized initial public offering of 28,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $60.00 per share. Quantinuum has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 4,200,000 shares of its Class A common stock to cover over-allotments at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

The shares of Class A common stock are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on June 4, 2026 under the ticker symbol “QNT.” The offering is expected to close on June 5, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley (in alphabetical order) are acting as joint lead active book-running managers for the offering; Jefferies and Evercore ISI are also acting as active book-running managers; BofA Securities, UBS Investment Bank, Cantor, Mizuho, Needham & Company, Societe Generale and TD Cowen are acting as joint-book running managers; and Craig-Hallum and Rosenblatt are acting as co-managers for the offering.

A registration statement relating to this offering was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2026. The offering is being made available only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the prospectus, when available, may be obtained from: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717 or by email at prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com and postsalemanualrequests@broadridge.com; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department or by email at prospectus@morganstanley.com; Jefferies LLC, Attn: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022, by telephone at (877) 821-7388 or by email at Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com; or Evercore Group L.L.C., Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 55 East 52nd Street, 35th Floor, New York, New York 10055, by telephone at 888-474-0200 or by email at ecm.prospectus@evercore.com.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Quantinuum

Quantinuum is a leading quantum computing company offering a full-stack platform designed to make quantum computing deployable in real-world environments. The company has commercially deployed multiple generations of quantum systems built on the well-established QCCD architecture, which it has implemented with novel designs and capabilities to achieve the industry’s highest accuracy levels based on average two-qubit gate fidelity as of December 31, 2025. Quantinuum has active engagements with market leaders across pharmaceuticals, material science, financial services, and government and industrial markets. Quantinuum’s headquarters is in Broomfield, Colorado, with additional facilities across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Qatar and Singapore.

Quantinuum:

Quantinuum Investor Relations
investors@quantinuum.com
(855) 888-7686

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