On the 1st of April will be launched the Qu-Pilot SGA project-Experimental production capabilities for quantum technologies in Europe, where Qilimanjaro is a partner. The project is led by VTT Finland and was granted by the European Commission a €19m Specific Grant Agreement (SGA).

The Qu-Pilot project consists of 21 partners from 9 different countries aiming to develop and provide access to the first, federated European fabrication (production) capabilities for quantum technologies, building on and linking together existing infrastructures in Europe. Qu-Pilot will implement the first stage of the capability innovation roadmap for providing experimental (pilot) production capabilities and a roadmap for transferring such capabilities to an industrial production environment. It will provide experimental production capabilities for quantum technologies in computing, communication and /or sensing through 13 service-provider organizations available to users, including industry, in particular SMEs and contribute to developing European standards in the field. Qu-Pilot will provide services for the development of a European supply chain of quantum technologies, provide European industry, especially start-ups and SMEs, with the necessary innovation capacity, and make sure that critical IP remains within the EU. The initial service offering will be validated through use-cases. A minimum of 20 such usecases are expected and of those 11 are already part of this Qu-Pilot.

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