EuroHPC Joint Undertaking Selects 13 European QPU Startups for Quantum Grand Challenge
EuroHPC Joint Undertaking approved Decision No. 31/2026, selecting 13 European quantum computing startups for its Quantum Grand Challenge call. The selected companies will receive Phase 1 Coordination and Support Action funding as a preliminary milestone. The funding is intended to support establishment of technical proof-of-concepts.
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What this could mean
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This could enable European supercomputing centres to benchmark proof-of-concept QPUs from the selected startups against common EuroHPC integration requirements within two years, narrowing the field for follow-on host procurements.
Phase 1 CSA funding is explicitly aimed at technical proof-of-concepts, and EuroHPC already operates a quantum hosting programme. If the startups deliver working prototypes, the centres can evaluate them on-site without waiting for full product maturity.
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