PROMISE is a consortium that focuses on the application of Nitrogen Vacancy (NV) in diamond quantum technology for imaging. The aim is to guide the development and use of this mature and promising quantum technology, which is known for its ease of operation. PROMISE leads the NV based quantum imaging sensors to the next level of development building widefield magnetometer prototypes to measure relevant samples into operational environments (TRL7) to foster its market uptake.

Quobly, the pioneering French startup developing large-scale quantum processors based on silicon qubits, is taking a decisive step toward industrialization with the opening of its new quantum chip processing facilities along with new and expanded offices.

Telefónica, in collaboration with Vithas and technology providers such as LuxQuanta and QoolNet, has managed to communicate two hospitals within the Community of Madrid by protecting them through a quantum fiber optic link. With this project, the operator demonstrates the viability of Quantum-Safe securitization of communications between healthcare centers, so that in the future it will be possible to guarantee the immunity of sensitive data such as healthcare data against possible attacks from quantum computers.

Telefónica España has signed an agreement with the Government of Biscay to become its technology partner and collaborate in the development of its quantum technology industrial strategy in this historic territory.

In a significant move for the European quantum industry, Danish company Kvantify has announced the appointment of Dr. Jörg Weiser as its new Chairman, bolstering its global experience and technical expertise. This appointment underscores the company’s ambition to revolutionize Life Sciences through novel drug discovery algorithms and quantum computing.

The United Nations has chosen 2025 to be the International Year of Quantum Science. To mark the event, the New Journal of Physics (NJP) has curated a collection of ten outstanding quantum articles published in the journal since its inception, including two significant contributions from ICFO.

Researchers at the University of Twente solved a long-standing problem: trapping optically-generated sound waves in a standard silicon photonic chip. This discovery, published as a Featured Article in APL Photonics, opens new possibilities for radio technology, quantum communication, and optical computing.

QunaSys is pleased to announce its participation in the FULL-MAP project, a European Union-funded initiative aimed at revolutionizing battery technology through AI, big data, autonomous synthesis robotics, and high-throughput testing. As part of this effort, QunaSys will leverage its expertise in quantum machine learning to enhance the modelling and simulation of electrolytes, anodes and cathodes, enabling more efficient and data-driven discovery of novel materials for next-generation batteries.

A team from the Faculty of Physics of the University of Barcelona has designed new experimental equipment that makes it possible for students to familiarize themselves with the more complex concepts of quantum physics. The configuration they present —versatile, cost-effective and with multiple ways of application in the classroom — is already operational in the Advanced Quantum Laboratory of the UB’s Faculty of Physics and could also be accessible in less specialized centres.

TU Wien, the University of Innsbruck and the company qtlabs are working together on a major FFG-funded project to make quantum cryptography secure and suitable for practical use.