Best Innovations in Supercomputing and Quantum Computing Awarded at Nimbus Awards HPC Edition 2026
At ISC 2026, an event dedicated to supercomputing held in Hamburg, the winners of the second edition of the Nimbus Innovation Awards - HPC Edition 2026 were announced. Companies, services, and products that excelled in innovation in the supercomputing and quantum computing market were awarded.
Winners of the Nimbus Innovation Awards - HPC Edition 2026
The Nimbus Innovation Awards are awarded by the Nimbus Alliance, a coalition of European publications specializing in business technology which includes Edge9 in Italy, TechnologyInsider Pro in the Netherlands, PRONETIC in Spain, and XX/pro in Germany. Journalists from each newsroom participated in the nomination and voting process.
In total, there are 16 winners, including three in special categories; the categories are linked to innovations in specific areas related to hardware or software in the world of supercomputing:
- Best Innovation in Quantum Computing: IBM Quantum-Centric Supercomputing Blueprint
- Best Innovation in Quantum Software: D-Wave's Quantum Simulator with Logic Gate Model
- Best Innovation in Supercomputing CPUs: IBM POWER11
- Best Innovation in Supercomputing GPUs: Bolt Graphics ZEUS Architecture
- Best Innovation in Server Platforms for Supercomputing: AMD Helios
- Best Innovation in Storage Hardware for Supercomputing: IBM FlashSystem
- Best Innovation in Storage Software for Supercomputing: Xinnor xiNAS
- Best Innovation in Cooling for Supercomputing: Iceotope Precision Liquid Cooling
- Best Innovation in Networking for Supercomputing: Arista XPO
- Best Innovation in Data Platforms for Supercomputing: Hammerspace Tier O
- Best Innovation in Power for Supercomputing: OCP Diablo800 VDC Rack Architecture
- Best Innovation in AI for Supercomputing: KAYTUS Agents for Science
- Best Sustainability Innovation for Supercomputing: EAR System Software
- Overall Best Software Innovation for Supercomputing: KAYTUS Agents for Science
- Overall Best Hardware Innovation for Supercomputing: AMD Helios
- Supercomputing Innovator of the Year: IBM
The awards for the Nimbus Innovation Awards HPC Edition 2026 were presented to the winners at the ISC conference. For more information about the awards and selection process, you can visit the official Nimbus Awards website.