EU grants €19 million to accelerate European quantum technology commercialisation
The European Union has granted €19 million for the Qu-Pilot initiative, led by the Technical Research Centre of Finland, to enhance European quantum technology infrastructures. This project aims to facilitate quantum technology companies’ access to pilot fabrication services over the next three years and a half.
The European Union has granted €19 million to upgrade the existing European micro, nano, and quantum technology infrastructures and respond to a growing demand for pilot fabrication services by quantum technology companies. The new initiative, Qu-Pilot, includes 24 member organisations from 9 European countries, and it is led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Over the next three years and a half, it will work on the development of the quantum technology infrastructure, while offering companies a direct path to design, develop, and validate their hardware products and processes on a pilot scale.
The Qu-Pilot specific grant agreement (SGA) is part of a broader EU Framework Partnership agreement (FPA) aimed at setting the roadmap and framework for the development of European pilot production capabilities in quantum technologies.