May 13, 2026 -- Coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, SUPREME brings together 23 leading research institutes, technology companies, and industrial partners from eight EU Member States. The six-year project aims to establish Europe’s first pilot line for superconducting quantum chips, enabling stable, repeatable, and high-yield fabrication of quantum devices for computing, sensing, and communication.

Within the consortium, Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech will contribute its expertise in superconducting flux qubit technology, supporting the development of Josephson junctions, 3D qubit integration, and hybrid quantum system processes — key enablers for scalable, high-performance quantum technologies. The company will serve as an end user in the consortium and assess whether fabrication processes and manufactured chips meet the quality and reliability requirements needed for industrial-scale deployment.

The SUPREME pilot line has kicked off this week  with external access for academic and industrial partners planned for 2027. Process Design Kits (PDKs) will allow users to design and prototype superconducting quantum devices using SUPREME’s infrastructure.

As our Senior Fabrication Engineer Paloma Machain puts it:

“Being part of SUPREME is a unique opportunity to tackle one of the hardest problems in quantum hardware: turning cutting-edge lab processes into something reproducible, scalable and industry-ready. At Qilimanjaro, we know that yield, reproducibility and optimal 3D integration are what ultimately separate a research prototype from the reliable production of QPUs. That’s exactly the challenge we’re here to help solve, and pilot lines like SUPREME are a strong signal that Europe is on the right path.”