U.S., Europe Need Closer Cooperation to Build Quantum Industry, QED-C Official Says

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• The United States and Europe need closer cooperation on quantum supply chains, infrastructure and standards to turn their research strengths into commercial capabilities, according to QED-C Deputy Director Jonathan Felbinger.
• Europe’s larger quantum workforce and greater number of quantum-focused companies complement U.S. strength in private investment, according to industry figures cited by Felbinger in the EE Times.
• Felbinger warned that fragmented allied markets could raise costs and slow adoption as China sustains substantial public investment in quantum technology.

National, state and regional efforts to build quantum industries often capture the headlines. But the strengths that reach across those borders may prove to be just as important to their success, according to a senior industry consortium official writes in EE Times.

According to Jonathan Felbinger, deputy director of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium, the United States and Europe risk weakening their quantum industries if they allow separate supply chains, standards and policies to divide allied markets. He advocates for closer transatlantic cooperation to turn scientific research into businesses capable of building, selling and supporting quantum technologies.