Finland Allocates €6.9 Million ($8 Million USD) to Launch QScale Consortium for Optical Quantum Control and Cryogenic Packaging - Quantum Computing Report

A multi-institutional Finnish research consortium has been awarded funding under Business Finland’s Rise to the Challenge program to launch the QScale project (“Scaling up quantum computing by telecom-based technologies”). Backed by a total budget of €6.9 million ($8 million USD)—including a €5.5 million ($6.4 million USD) primary grant from Business Finland—the three-year structural initiative aims to replace traditional electrical control cabling in superconducting quantum computers with high-speed, energy-efficient optical telecommunications infrastructure. Set to launch on September 1, 2026, the project is coordinated by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in partnership with Tampere University and Aalto University, establishing a cross-disciplinary [...]

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