On October 6th, 2022, the European Commission and Canada announced the support of three joint projects on quantum (see below), as a result of the EU-Canada joint call on quantum technologies launched in June 2021, supported by the EU Quantum Flagship through the Coordinated and Support Action (CSA) InCoQFlag.
The CSA organized two workshops and a networking session to support this joint call and researchers from Europe and Canada.
Those projects illustrate the collaboration between the European Union and Canada on research and innovation, especially quantum. The three projects are cofunded by the EU Quantum Flagship under Horizon Europe and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), for a total of €4 million euros from the EU and CAD$5 million from Canada.
Canada is one of the most non-European country that collaborate with Europe. This joint call on quantum is one of many steps that led Canada to express formal interest to associate with Horizon Europe. Negotiations for association are ongoing.
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Go to: Project launch – QKISS : Developing ready-to-deploy European Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) systems
March 13th, 2023Project launch – QKISS : Developing ready-to-deploy European Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) systems
Funded by the European Commission under the Digital Europe programme, the QKISS (Quantum Key Industrial SystemS) project aims to develop high-performance, secure and certifiable European quantum key distribution (QKD) systems within 2 to 3 years. Launched in January 2023, the project brings together two high-tech industrial groups, Exail and Thales, and two leading academic teams from the Universities of Paris-Saclay and Sorbonne.
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Go to: ‘Unhackable’ technologies revealed at Mobile World Congress
March 13th, 2023
‘Unhackable’ technologies revealed at Mobile World Congress
New quantum systems designed to make communication ‘unhackable’ showcased by European spin-off companies.
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Go to: The Quantum Flagship strengthened its presence at the MWC2023
March 2nd, 2023
The Quantum Flagship strengthened its presence at the MWC2023
From Feb 27th to March 2nd, the Quantum Flagship held a 100m2 stand at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023. The congress, which took place at the Fira de Barcelona convention Centre in Barcelona, attracted more than 61,000 attendees from 168 countries across the globe.
