Planqc Wins European Award For Bringing Quantum Computers Home

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planqc received the Made in Europe Award 2026 in the Commercialising category, recognizing its work to establish a sovereign European quantum computing industry. The company is currently building a 100-qubit neutral-atom quantum computer for the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and recently received the first hardware for a 1,000-qubit system destined for the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ).

“Europe doesn’t need to import the next era of computing,” says Alexander Glätzle, CEO and Co-Founder of planqc, and the award demonstrates a European path in quantum technology is already underway. planqc is also partnering with Airbus, ESA, BMW and Fraunhofer to develop applications for these emerging systems.

planqc Wins “Commercialising” Award for European Quantum Industry

The Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) received the first components of a 1,000-qubit quantum computer earlier this month, signaling rapid advancement in planqc’s hardware development. This system, designed to function as a co-processor within existing high-performance computing infrastructure, demonstrates a move beyond theoretical designs toward scalable quantum solutions. Beyond hardware, planqc is actively forging partnerships to define practical applications for its quantum computers, the company says.