On October 12th afternoon, the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) organized an event on “Quantum and chips: Developing European industrial capabilities in quantum technologies”.
This event gathered policymakers and quantum experts from research, industry and investments to discuss the state-of-art of quantum in Europe and future development. Representing the next step for Europe, the Chips Act was the central theme of the event with quantum being part of it.
Margrethe VESTAGER, European Commission Executive Vice-President said “Quantum technologies will greatly benefit from the Chips Act […]. The EU is among the leaders when it comes to investment in quantum and recently the Nobel Prize rewarded two European quantum scientists. […] We have to keep investing in research and innovation and build bridges between research and industry.”
The quantum expert’s panel demonstrated this amazing success by illustrating development in quantum software and hardware but also the need for public and private investment in quantum to be able to compete with international competition. The panel also emphasized the potential of quantum in the future and the willingness of the quantum community, whether from research or industry, to develop all quantum fields and position Europe as a leader.
Laure LE BARS, President of the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC), stated that the future quantum computing market potential is a trillion euros industry, way more than its size today. And Olivier TONNEAU, partner of Quantonation – the first VC fund dedicated to quantum technologies –, added “Europe cannot afford to miss the quantum revolution: it is a unique economic opportunity and it represents a sovereignty issue. […] Europe can compete with China and the US, but will need a supranational approach.”
The conclusion is that quantum technologies are in perpetual development, in Europe and worldwide. To be at the forefront of the worldwide race, Europe has to keep investing in research and industry and maintain a healthy competition. Summarizing this, Christian EHLER, MEP and STOA chair said “Setting up the Quantum Flagship has been risky – a budget of 1bn Euros – but it has been an amazing success story, the research, the ambition… The Chips Act now represents a willingness to get this into the next dimension.”
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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.
