Delft quantum ecosystem scores two wins with Fujitsu lab opening and record investment

Fujitsu is extending its efforts in quantum technology with the opening of the Fujitsu Advanced Computing Lab in Delft. This event marks an important step up in the collaboration between the global IT giant and Qutech, the quantum research institute at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). The lab is the first of its kind for Fujitsu in Europe and the company’s first to focus on quantum technology outside of Japan.

One week earlier, TU Delft spinoff Qphox announced that it had obtained 8 million euros in a financing round led by Quantum Delta NL Participations and the European Innovation Council. It’s the largest investment in a quantum company in the Netherlands so far. Qphox develops a quantum modem device, which converts quantum information between the microwave domain and optical telecom frequencies. That allows for low-loss and high-fidelity transmission of quantum states, an important step in scaling systems that need to be kept at unwieldy cryogenic temperatures.