A major EU-supported SUPREME project starts today on 11 May to industrialise superconducting quantum technologies and to reinforce Europe’s global leadership in quantum innovation. Its goal is to develop scalable, stable and reproducible fabrication processes for superconducting quantum devices and make these technologies accessible to European companies and academia.
The project received EUR 25 million in EU funding, and with additional national contributions, total funding reaches about EUR 50 million for a 3.5-year programme. A major technical milestone will be the development of a 200 qubit 3D integrated qubit module, demonstrating progress toward reliable large-scale superconducting quantum devices.
VTT’s role as coordinator of the consortium highlights Finland’s strong position in quantum technology. VTT has a pivotal role in the Helsinki area ecosystem that was ranked by ECIPE (European Centre for International Political Economy) last December second globally and first in the EU among quantum clusters.
The Finnish quantum sector is expected to grow rapidly
“Finland is well positioned to create growth in quantum business. By staying at the forefront, we are also building value chain for the quantum industry. Momentum in Finland’s quantum ecosystem is accelerating, led by companies such as IQM and Bluefors and a new generation of startups,” says Erja Turunen, Executive Vice President in Digital Technologies VTT.
The SUPREME project is linked to Finland’s broader ambitions, such as scaling up a superconducting quantum computer. In spring 2025, VTT and IQM announced the completion of the largest superconducting quantum computer developed and built in Europe. The 50-qubit quantum computer was launched and it is now available for research and business use. The collaboration continues: first on a 150-qubit and later on a 300-qubit superconducting quantum computer.
SUPREME is committed to strengthen Europe’s position in quantum technology by building the basis for European technology sovereignty for superconducting quantum technologies. It significantly contributes to goals of the European Quantum and the European Chips Act.
Kick-off of the programme takes place on 11 - 13 May in Helsinki, hosted by VTT.
Consortium partners
The consortium involves the following 23 partners from eight EU Member States:
- Research organisations and academia: VTT, coordinator (Finland); TNO (Netherlands); Delft University of Technology (Netherlands); Bayerische Akademie Der Wissenschaften (Germany); Fraunhofer Gesellschaft für Angewandte Forschung e.V. (Germany); Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (Germany); Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology e.V. (Germany); The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission - CEA (France); University of Naples Federico II (Italy); Fondazione Bruno Kessler (Italy); Institut de Física d’Altes Energies - IFAE (Spain); Silicon Austria Labs (Austria)
- Large enterprises: Infineon Technologies AG (Germany); IQM Finland Oy (Finland)
- Small and medium enterprises: Arctic Instruments Oy (Finland); Alice & Bob (France); QuantWare BV (Netherlands); Single Quantum BV (Netherlands); QphoX BV (Netherlands); Peak Quantum GmbH (Germany); Silent Waves (France); Amires, The Business Innovation Management Institute (Czech Republic); Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech S.L. (Spain)
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