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ThinkQuantum Initiates Photonic Chip Miniaturization Program for Terrestrial and Space Cryptography

Italian quantum hardware manufacturer ThinkQuantum S.r.l., a subsidiary of aerospace firm Officina Stellare S.p.A., has assumed the leadership of the PIQCS (Photonic Integrated Quantum Cryptography System) initiative. Developed in a collaborative framework with the University of Padua, the five-year industrial project is backed by a 4.3 million EUR capital allocation from Italy’s Ministry of University and Research (MUR) via the Italian Fund for Applied Sciences (FISA). The development pipeline is coordinated by hardware engineer Marco Avesani and focuses on migrating macro-scale, discrete quantum communication subsystems onto compact, mass-producible photonic integrated chips to transition quantum key distribution out of controlled laboratories and into standard network nodes.