QuiX Quantum Advances Europe's Industrial Quantum Computing Ambitions Through €50M P4Q Initiative

QuiX Quantum strengthen Europe's photonic manufacturing supply chain while advancing the industrial foundations for its Dedalo fault-tolerant quantum computer.

ENSCHEDE, NETHERLANDS, November 4, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- QuiX Quantum, a Dutch-German developer of universal photonic quantum computers, is contributing to Europe's transition from quantum research to industrial-scale quantum computing through Photonics for Quantum (P4Q), a €50 million European pilot-line initiative co-funded by the EU Chips Joint Undertaking and national funding authorities.
Running from April 2026 through March 2029, P4Q brings together 29 research and industrial partners from twelve European countries to establish scalable, reliable manufacturing capabilities for quantum photonic integrated circuits.
For QuiX Quantum, the initiative represents an important foundation for its long-term industrial strategy, connecting advanced photonic manufacturing with the company's roadmap toward scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computing systems.

From CARINA to Dedalo: Advancing the Path to Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing
Earlier in 2026, QuiX Quantum delivered CARINA, its universal photonic quantum computing hardware platform developed for the German Aerospace Center's Quantum Computing Initiative (DLR QCI).
Building on this achievement, QuiX Quantum is advancing its next-generation Dedalo architecture, with the development and demonstration of loss-tolerant logical-qubit capabilities planned throughout 2028–2030. These developments are intended to establish the technical foundation for commercially deployable fault-tolerant photonic quantum computers beyond 2030.
Dedalo is designed around modular photonic hardware, quantum error correction, photon-loss protection, energy-efficient operation, and integration with classical HPC and data-center infrastructure.
Achieving these objectives requires advances in quantum system architecture alongside the industrial manufacturing of high-performance photonic components.
As an industrial user within P4Q, QuiX Quantum is helping translate system-level requirements from its quantum computing roadmap into concrete manufacturing and integration challenges addressed by the pilot line.
These include reducing optical losses, advancing high-performance phase control, improving manufacturing reproducibility, and supporting scalable photonic circuit fabrication and assembly.
Together with advances in photon generation, switching, feed-forward control, and quantum error correction, these capabilities are critical to the development of increasingly scalable photonic quantum computers.

Strengthening the Netherlands and Europe's Quantum Supply Chain
P4Q provides an opportunity to strengthen a resilient, internationally competitive quantum photonics supply chain in the Netherlands and across Europe.
With the University of Twente coordinating the initiative and QuiX Quantum developing advanced quantum computing systems from its Dutch-German operations, P4Q connects scientific expertise, semiconductor manufacturing, industrial suppliers, and quantum system developers.
For QuiX Quantum, the initiative supports closer integration with European manufacturing partners, the development of qualified production processes, and opportunities to reduce critical supply-chain dependencies.
By strengthening local capabilities in photonic fabrication, packaging, testing, and system integration, Europe can retain more of the technological expertise, intellectual property, and economic value generated by its quantum research investments.
The Netherlands, with its established photonics ecosystem, has a particular opportunity to become a leading industrial hub for the development and production of critical quantum computing components.

Public Procurement and Continued Investment as Catalysts for Industrial Scale-Up
The Netherlands' evolving quantum strategy, including the exploration of public procurement and government participation as an early customer for quantum technologies, offers an additional opportunity to accelerate market development.
Such initiatives can stimulate demand, provide early deployment opportunities, and support the validation of emerging quantum computing technologies.
However, public procurement alone cannot replace the sustained investment required to develop fault-tolerant quantum computing technologies and scale them into competitive industrial products.
While P4Q establishes important manufacturing capabilities, the next phases require complementary investments in advanced engineering, system-level research and development, quantum error correction, production capacity, and commercial deployment.
Further coordinated investments from the European Union, the Netherlands, and Germany, alongside private capital, could significantly amplify P4Q's impact by connecting European manufacturing strengths with the development of globally competitive quantum computing systems.

"Europe has established a world-leading position in quantum photonics. P4Q is an important step toward turning this scientific excellence into scalable industrial capabilities," said Stefan Hengesbach, CEO of QuiX Quantum.
"With CARINA delivered to DLR QCI, we are now advancing our Dedalo architecture toward logical-qubit demonstrations between 2028 and 2030 and fault-tolerant quantum computing beyond that. P4Q helps establish the manufacturing foundation needed for this journey. Combined with strategic public procurement and further coordinated investment from the European Union, the Netherlands, Germany, and private capital, we have the opportunity to build a resilient European supply chain and a globally competitive quantum computing industry."

From European Research Excellence to Global Industrial Leadership
P4Q's programme period through March 2029 aligns with a critical phase in QuiX Quantum's development roadmap.
Between 2028 and 2030, QuiX Quantum intends to advance the Dedalo architecture and demonstrate key logical-qubit capabilities, while the manufacturing technologies developed within P4Q are expected to support the longer-term industrialization of increasingly complex photonic quantum systems.
The company aims to build on this foundation beyond 2030, progressing toward scalable, commercially deployable fault-tolerant quantum computing systems.
By combining customer-driven development, European manufacturing partnerships, public procurement opportunities, and sustained industrial investment, QuiX Quantum aims to help translate Europe's scientific leadership into lasting technological sovereignty and global industrial competitiveness.

About QuiX Quantum
QuiX Quantum is a European photonic quantum computing company founded in Enschede, the Netherlands, in 2019. The company develops integrated photonic quantum computing hardware and describes its approach as full-stack and fabless, with systems designed for modularity, scalability, and compatibility with data center and HPC environments. QuiX Quantum has offices in the Netherlands and Germany and is developing universal photonic quantum computing systems based on its silicon nitride photonic technology.
More information: www.quixquantum.com

About Photonics for Quantum (P4Q)
Photonics for Quantum (P4Q) is a pan-European pilot-line initiative coordinated by the University of Twente, bringing together 29 research and industrial partners from twelve European countries.
Running from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029, the €50 million programme is co-funded by the EU Chips Joint Undertaking and national funding authorities. It aims to advance reliable, scalable manufacturing of photonic integrated circuits for quantum technologies.
Grant Agreement No. 101291189.
More information: www.photonics4quantum.eu

Caterina Taballione
QuiX Quantum BV
communications@quixquantum.com