Qu-Test Open Call I
Closed
Submission
01/10/2024 – 31/03/2025
Budget
€1.5M
Outcome
12 industry projects selected
QU-TEST&QU-PILOT
European ecosystem for quantum technology fabrication and testing
19
Finished projects
16
Service providers
27
Industrial partners
100%
Funded services
Technologies — Fabrication
Four pilot platforms, open to industry
Qu-Pilot opens Europe's experimental production facilities to companies that need real process runs, not another prototype in a university cleanroom. Pick a platform to see what can actually be fabricated.
Superconducting platform
Fabrication for superconducting quantum circuits: Josephson junctions, resonators and the metallisation stack around them.
Photonics platform
Integrated photonic components: design, simulation, assembly and packaging on passive and active platforms.
Semiconducting platform
Quantum dots and coherent manipulation units built on advanced silicon technologies.
Diamond platform
Quantum diamond technologies for sensing and quantum devices, from growth to readout.
Technologies — Testing
Three testbeds, one characterisation report
Qu-Test measures what you built: harmonised protocols, calibrated setups and a report your customers can rely on, across computing, communication and sensing.
Quantum Computing
Validate quantum processors, control electronics, cryogenic components and enabling technologies through performance characterisation, device screening, reliability testing and system-level measurements.
Quantum Communication
Assess the performance, interoperability and robustness of quantum communication technologies, including QKD, QRNG, photonic devices and optical network components.
Quantum Sensing and Metrology
Characterise and benchmark quantum sensing technologies through precision measurement, calibration, performance assessment and environmental testing.
Industry projects
What the ecosystem has already delivered
Every project below was carried out through a collaboration between a European company and a service provider: the company brought a device or challenge, the service provider fabricated or characterised it, and the results are published. Three examples are shown in full below, the remaining projects can be explored in the portfolio.
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NV center-based magnetometry for fault analysis applications
Service provider
The project
Semiconductor devices are becoming increasingly complex, creating a growing need for failure-analysis techniques capable of detecting and localizing faults at nanometre scales and within multi-layer integrated circuits. While conventional Electrical Fault Analysis (EFA) and Physical Fault Analysis (PFA) methods remain highly effective, emerging quantum sensing techniques such as nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centre magnetometry offer the potential for non-invasive, high-resolution imaging and diagnostics beyond the capabilities of existing approaches.
The main objective of the project was to evaluate the potential of NV-centre-based quantum sensing for semiconductor fault-analysis applications.
The outcomes
TNO got valuable insight into the requirements, practical constraints, and performance indicators that industrial users consider relevant when assessing the adoption of quantum sensing methods.
DiamondSensing
10
Position Navigation and Timing Sensor with NV-centers
Service providers
Industrial partner
The project
Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond are an emerging quantum sensing technology with the potential to enable highly sensitive inertial navigation and positioning systems. Assessing their performance, implementation requirements and industrialization potential is a key step toward future deployment in Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) applications.
The main objective of the project was to evaluate the feasibility of NV-center-based inertial sensing by assessing the technology at material, subsystem and instrument levels, and benchmarking its potential against state-of-the-art atomic sensor technologies.
The outcomes
TNO and Fraunhofer IAF established a structured assessment methodology for evaluating NV-center technologies across material, subsystem and instrument levels.
SENER gained a feasibility assessment of NV-center-based inertial sensing and a clearer understanding of the technical requirements and development pathways toward future PNT systems.
The project advanced the understanding of how emerging diamond quantum sensors could be translated from laboratory research into deployable navigation and timing technologies.
MeasurementsDiamondSensing
09
Cold Rb atom clock accuracy assessment
Service provider
Industrial partner
The project
Cold atom clocks are among the most stable and accurate timing technologies available today and are key enablers for applications such as telecommunications, navigation, synchronization and future quantum infrastructures. Accurate characterization of their frequency performance is essential to verify specifications and quantify long-term frequency stability.
The main objective of the project was to assess the accuracy of the cold atom clock developed by Exail, called MuClock, through comparison with a state-of-the-art frequency reference provided by OBSPARIS reaching 2 × 10−16 accuracy. To confirm its accuracy, a measurement of MuClock's absolute frequency was also performed.
Long-term frequency comparisons, supported by expert analysis and optimized operating conditions, enabled a detailed evaluation of MuClock's performances reaching 2 × 10−14 accuracy, which demonstrated a unique feature at this level of performances on the clock market.
The outcomes
OBSPARIS demonstrated advanced capabilities for the metrological evaluation of quantum clocks using state-of-the-art frequency references and measurement expertise.
Exail gained an independent accuracy assessment of its MuClock system, providing unique performance data to support product validation and future development.
TestingMeasurementsAtoms & ionsSensing
16
Scalable Quantum Processing Unit
Service provider
Industrial partner
The project
Achieving scalable quantum computing requires hardware architectures that can support increasing numbers of qubits while maintaining high performance and manageable system complexity. For superconducting quantum processors, this requires rigorous characterization of qubit coherence, interactions, control schemes, and fabrication quality to validate emerging approaches that may overcome current scalability limitations.
The main objective of the project was to characterize and benchmark a series of superconducting quantum processing units of increasing complexity, validating key parameters such as qubit coherence, qubit-qubit coupling, crosstalk, and ZZ interactions.
The collaboration delivered the targeted benchmarking measurements, including coherence times and nearest-neighbour ZZ coupling characterization, providing critical data for assessing fabrication quality and advancing the development of Planckian’s scalable quantum processor concept.
The outcomes
TNO demonstrated its capability to provide end-to-end device characterization, benchmarking, reporting, and technical coordination for industrial quantum-computing developers.
Planckian obtained independent characterization data on its superconducting quantum devices, including coherence metrics and nearest-neighbour ZZ interaction measurements. The results provided a quantitative basis for benchmarking fabrication yield, validating key elements of the SQPU architecture, and supporting the technology's progression from TRL 3 towards TRL 4/5.
The project helped advance a promising European quantum-computing technology from proof-of-concept towards laboratory validation. The resulting performance data reduced technical uncertainty around the new architecture's scalability and contributed to the development of future high-performance quantum processors.
TestingMeasurementsSuperconductingComputing
03
Characterization of an industrially fabricated ion trap
Service provider
Industrial partner
The project
The lack of protocols and standardize measurements for ion trap characterization makes hard to compare results from different labs.
The main goal of this project was to design a reliable measurement protocol and a data sheet for the most important performance parameters of ion traps, including ion micromotion and ion heating rate.
The knowledge exchange between PTB and Infineon ended up in a test procedure and its successful implementation that will pave the way to a future standardization of commercial ion traps.
The outcomes
Standardized data sheet for ion trap characterization: The data sheet contains the most important trap parameters and clearly states in which unit the quantity should be displayed.
Measurement protocol: Information on the measurement methods to characterize the ion trap.
For Infineon the availability of a standardize method will help to speed up their own measurement capabilities in the long run and will help compare measurements of different traps in a reliable way.
TestingSemiconductingAtoms & ionsComputingSensing
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What we offer
Services, not grants
Qu-Test and Qu-Pilot accelerate the time-to-market of European industrial innovation in quantum technology and establish a trusted supply chain. Since 2024, three open competitive calls have been run, building a European quantum ecosystem of 16 service providers, 27 industrial partners and 2 business support partners. Selected companies receive the service, fully funded: no money changes hands.
Qu-Pilot Open Call I
Closed
Submission
01/10/2024 – 31/03/2025
Budget
€1.5M
Outcome
12 industry projects selected
Qu-Test Open Call II
Closed
Submission
From 31/03/2025
Budget
€1.3M
Outcome
10 industry projects selected
Qu-Pilot Open Call II
Ongoing
Submission
To be announced
Budget
€1.5M
Outcome
Up to 10 industry projects
Proposal preparation & submission
Companies are encouraged to discuss their idea with the Single Entry Point before applying.
Fill in the intake form for a feasibility check
Download the application information package
The SEP addresses enquiries from applicants
Evaluation & selection
Experts with the most fitting expertise evaluate the incoming proposals.
Final ranking made in an evaluation panel
Contract negotiation
A technical team is assigned to the use case to prepare the offer.
Co-development of the Joint Implementation Agreement (JIA)
Service delivery
Start of the execution of services by the selected provider.
Regular status update reporting
Open call — apply
Tell us what you are building
Which capability you need, and where you are with it. The Single Entry Point replies within five working days and will tell you whether a feasibility call is the right next step.
News & Events
Where to find us
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days
EQTC 2026
30 November – 3 December 2026
· Dublin, Ireland
The European Quantum Technology Conference is around the corner, and Qu-Test & Qu-Pilot are part of one of Europe's key events dedicated to quantum technologies, organised by the Quantum Flagship.
MetriQs Workshop at CIM2027
15–18 March 2027 Lyon, France Event
Q-Expo 2026
18–19 May 2026 Bilbao, Spain Past · Event
Photonics West 2026
January 2026 San Francisco, USA Past · Event
M36 consortium meeting
January 2026 Trento, Italy Past · News
About us
Two Horizon Europe projects, one map
Ten countries.
Nine of them do both.
Qu-Test spans ten European countries, Qu-Pilot nine, and nine carry fabrication and testing capability side by side. Denmark is testing only. Hover a country to see who is there.
Austria
2 partners2 testing1 fabrication
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Belgium
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Czechia
1 partner1 testing1 fabrication
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Denmark
1 partner1 testing0 fabrication
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Finland
2 partners1 testing2 fabrication
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France
10 partners9 testing3 fabrication
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Germany
7 partners4 testing5 fabrication
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Italy
4 partners1 testing3 fabrication
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Netherlands
3 partners3 testing1 fabrication
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Spain
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QU-TEST
A Horizon Europe Research & Innovation Action developing and providing infrastructure for testing and experimentation of quantum technologies (computing, communication and sensing) across Europe.
Community
24 partners, 11 countries
Duration
01/04/2023 – 31/03/2027 · 48 months
EU contribution
€19M
Call
HORIZON-CL4-2022-QUANTUM-06-SGA
Grant
101113901
Consortium
QU-PILOT
A Horizon Europe Research & Innovation Action developing and providing access to Europe's first pilot production facilities for quantum technologies, brokered through a Single Entry Point.
Community
21 partners, 9 countries
Duration
01/04/2023 –31/03/2027 · 48 months
EU contribution
€19M
Call
HORIZON-CL4-2022-QUANTUM-06-SGA
Grant
101113983
Consortium
