CERN joins the European Quantum Industry Consortium

In June, the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC) welcomed CERN as an Associate Member to its community. As a not-for-profit association established by several major business actors from across Europe, QuIC’s mission is to boost the European quantum-technology industry’s competitiveness and economic growth. CERN sees this membership as a great opportunity to build links with key players within the quantum supply chain and to help shape the European community. It is also proof of the recognition of CERN as a member of the European quantum ecosystem.

The QuIC Autumn Plenary Meeting was held in in Espoo, Finland in November and CERN representatives attended along with many other stakeholders from the quantum community. CERN gives great importance to taking part in flagship events gathering the European and global quantum actors, to be involved in conversations around quantum, to seize knowledge-sharing opportunities and to give visibility to CERN as a potential innovation partner for quantum tech companies.

Joining QuIC offers CERN first-hand insights into the latest quantum tech developments to address the Organization’s scientific and engineering challenges. For the QuIC community, the addition of CERN enhances the collective expertise, accelerating the emergence of commercial quantum solutions. CERN and fellow QuIC members will drive technological breakthroughs that address global challenges, for the benefit of society at large.

– Dr. Thierry Botter, Executive Director of the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC), Member of World Economic Forum, Global Future Council on Quantum Computing

In 2023, these events included the International Timing and Synchronisation Forum, the World of Quantum Conference and the European Quantum Technology Conference (EQTC). The EQTC is the European quantum community’s biggest event and was held from 16-20 October in Hanover, Germany. 700 key figures from research, industry and startups had the chance to discuss and celebrate milestones, highlighting the pioneering work of European organisations in the field and creating links within the community.

CERN also hosted events, such as the seventh edition of the interdisciplinary Quantum Techniques in Machine Learning (QTML) conference, with more than 330 participants and the Sparks! forum.