Pasqal Leads €50 Million Q-PLANET Project for Neutral-Atom Quantum Technology

Insider Brief

• Pasqal is coordinating Q-PLANET, a €50 million, three-year European pilot line focused on industrial-grade chip components for neutral-atom quantum technologies.
• The consortium includes 28 partners from 11 European countries and will develop lasers, atom chips, microfabricated vapor cells, and manufacturing design kits.
• Pasqal will lead development of 1013 nm chip-based laser sources and support testing and validation of components for quantum computing, sensing, and communications.

PRESS RELEASE — Pasqal (NASDAQ: PSQL), a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, is coordinating the implementation of Q-PLANET (Quantum Pilot Line for production of Advanced chips for Neutral atom European Technologies), co-funded by the EU Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) and National/Regional authorities. Backed by €50 million over three years, the consortium brings together 28 partners from 11 European countries to develop industrial-grade chip components for neutral-atom quantum computing, sensing, and communication.

A Concrete Commitment to Europe’s Quantum Industrial Ambitions and Strategic Autonomy

Pasqal’s leadership of Q-PLANET reflects the company’s concrete commitment to the European Union’s industrial quantum ambitions, in line with the upcoming EU Quantum Act. Through Q-PLANET, Pasqal is delivering one of the flagship initiatives of the European Quantum Strategy, aimed at supporting the large-scale industrialization of quantum technologies across the European Union.