QU-TEST

Supporting open testing and experimentation for quantum technologies in Europe

Qu-Test brings together 13 service providers for a federated network of testbeds and 11 industrial users from the European quantum community. The network brings together competences and infrastructures across Europe to offer testing and validation services. A first goal of this cooperation is to support the creation of a trusted supply chain through the validation of quantum devices, chips, components, and systems by the testbed network as an independent third party.
A second goal is to discuss and agree on unified sets of parameters to characterize quantum devices. Methodologies and procedures will be harmonized among the partners of the testbed network in a step towards establishing standards for quantum technologies. Qu-Test is aligned along three testbeds: quantum computing, quantum communication, quantum sensing. In more detail, the Quantum Computing Testbed will measure, characterise, and validate cryogenic quantum devices, cryogenic qubits such as superconducting and semiconducting qubits, photonics qubits and ion traps. The Quantum Communication Testbed will characterize devices for Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Quantum Random Number Generation (QRNG) and provide design and prototyping services to support innovation in the supply chain of quantum communication technologies.

Finally, the Quantum Sensing Testbed will benchmark sensing and metrology instruments provided by industry and use a large suite of quantum sensors (clocks, gravimeters, magnetometers, imagers) to validate industrial use cases aiming at generating new business cases for quantum sensing and metrology devices. With additional services of IPR support, business coaching and innovation management, Qu-Test supports the European quantum industry with a holistic one-stop-shop to move the full ecosystem forward.

AMIRES was involved in the project’s preparatory phase and in the negotiations. AMIRES is leading WP8 Dissemination, communication & exploitation. Supporting coordinator in WP9 Project Management. Highly involved in WP6 Qu-Test operation, sales and customer relations, responsible for task 6.3 Ecosystem Management Platform and task 6.4 Business development, IP consulting and Investor Relations. In WP7 Business model validation via Open Calls is talking a lead of task 7.1 Application rules, open calls.

• Partners:
  • NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO, The Netherland
  • TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY, Finland
  • INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM / IMEC, Belgium
  • FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG e.V, Germany
  • AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH, Austria.
  • COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, France
  • PHYSIKALISCH-TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT, Germany
  • INSTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA, Italy
  • LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE METROLOGIE ET D´DESSAIS, France
  • OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS, France
  • INSTITUT D´OPTIQUE THEORIQUE ET APPLIQUEE LOTA- SUPOPTIQUE, France
  • AMIRES THE BUSINESS INNOVATION MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE Z.Ú., Czech Republic
  • SONNENBERG HARRISON PARTNERSCHAFT MBB PATENT UND RECHTSANWALTSKANZLEI, Germany
  • INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG, Austria
  • QUANTWARE B.V. The Netherlands
  • SILENT WAVES, France
  • ALICE & BOB, France
  • ALEA QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES APS, Denmark
  • AUREA TECHNOLOGY, France
  • QUANDELA, France
  • SINGLE QUANTUM BV, The Netherlands
  • EXAIL, France
  • QUANTUM OPTICS JENA GMBH, Germany
  • SENER AEROESPACIAL SOCIEDAD ANONIMA, Spain
  • CRYOCONCEPT FRANCE, France

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101113901.