Braunschweig, Germany — September 8, 2026 -- QUDORA Technologies, the German full-stack quantum computing company, today announced that it has been selected under the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking’s (EuroHPC JU) Quantum Grand Challenge, an EU program designed to accelerate the development of market-ready, utility-scale quantum computing platforms. QUDORA is one of 13 companies chosen from across Europe, and receives the recognition alongside the EU’s STEP Seal: the European Commission’s quality label for high-performing project proposals.

QUDORA’s selected project, NEQTAR (NEar-Field Quantum ConTrol High-Performance Computing ARchitecture), will develop the technical and financial roadmap for scaling QUDORA’s proprietary Near Field Quantum Control (NFQC®) technology and integrating it with European high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure.

“Being selected as one of 13 European quantum companies is a testament to our entire team’s work and our progress toward building a globally competitive quantum computing company from Europe,” said Dr. Amado Bautista-Salvador, CEO and Co-Founder of QUDORA.

“It is a privilege to receive the EU’s recognition, and we are excited to use the NEQTAR roadmap to advance our Near-Field Quantum Control technology toward scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computers,” said Dr. Giorgio Zarantonello, CTO and Co-Founder of QUDORA.