Neutral-Atom Platform Technologies
Horyzont Europa · Temat konkursu
Podsumowanie
Polska firma może skorzystać z tego naboru na B+R.
Funds eligible legal entities developing scalable neutral-atom quantum processors and simulators, with benchmarking and at least two scientific or industrial use cases.
- Kto może złożyć wniosek
- Firma może być liderem: SME, large company, startup, research org, university, public body, other.
- Kwota
- 19 mln € – 20 mln € na projektBudżet całkowity 20 000 000 €
- Termin
- 17.11.2026 01:00 CETza 24 dni
- Status
- Otwartyotwarty 13 sie 2026
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Opis
Expected Outcome:
This action aims to establish European leadership in neutral-atom quantum simulation and digital quantum computing by delivering:
• Fully programmable industry-ready quantum simulators based on 10.000 neutral atoms in a scalable architecture, accessible via cloud platforms, and with the possibility of integrating them into high-performance computing environments.
• Fully programmable platform for neutral-atom quantum computing capable of both analogue quantum operations and gate-based computing with 1.000 physical qubits and a clear path to further scalability to 10.000 physical qubits.
• Coherence time of the order of hundreds of interaction times and infidelity of operations below 1%.
• Demonstration of quantum simulation and/or computing operating beyond classical computability, validated through benchmarking with classical methods.
• New real-world applications across science and industry (at least two) (e.g: in the energy and health sectors)
• The software stack for these applications, including enhanced software for verification, algorithm implementation, and user programming interfaces.
• Demonstration of the full quantum stack – including quantum control, electronic control components and verification of quantum processors simulation operating beyond regimes that are classically computable.
• Programming interfaces allowing users (including non-expert ones to the best extent possible), to use these quantum processors to their problem sets.
• Enhanced scalability, stability, and usability of the quantum simulation and computing processors.
• Strengthened European industrial and technological capacity in quantum simulation/computing and associated hardware/software components.
• This action must address at least two of the technical challenges highlighted in the SRIA 2030 for neutral-atom platforms. These include the need for stable atom control during multi-qubit operations, essential for reliable error correction, and the development of Quantum Non-Demolition (QND) measurement and high-fidelity universal gate operations. Proposals should tackle these and comparable bottlenecks with a view to scalable, fault-tolerant systems for simulation and computation.
Scope:
The proposal should advance the maturity and usability of neutral-atom quantum processors platforms with a focus on practical applications. It should include:
• Development and deployment of scalable quantum processors with individually addressable neutral atoms, supporting analogue simulation operation, hybrid analogue-digital techniques and gate-based quantum computing.
• Demonstration of real-world use cases (minimum two), addressing complex scientific or industrial problems (e.g., materials science, chemistry, optimization) that are intractable for classical simulation/computing. These should include benchmarking and verification strategies to assess quantum advantage.
• Development and integration of a complete software stack including quantum control systems, electronic control components, user programming interfaces, classical simulation support tools, and robust operation protocols.
• Cloud-based access to the quantum processor, ensuring usability by researchers and industrial users across Europe. The system should allow for hybrid quantum-classical workflows with HPC environments and support non-expert users to the extent possible.
• Implementation of robust quantum error mitigation, error correction, error detection and quantification techniques adapted to neutral-atom processors.
• Development of benchmarking and cross-platform validation tools to assess the performance of different simulation/computing approaches and support standardisation efforts.
• Pathways highlighting the use of quantum processors as development platforms for future generations of quantum sensors and for the execution of quantum metrological protocols.
• Enhancement of the EU’s supply chain through the development and integration of key quantum components for neutral-atom based computational processors (e.g., trapping and control optics, elecrtronic control components, laser systems, photonic interfaces).
• Coordination of partners activities, including training, documentation, and user engagement activities to foster adoption and ecosystem growth.
The action builds upon the foundations set by the PASQuanS2 FPA and aligns with the goals of the Strategic Research and Industry Agenda (SRIA 2030), the Chips for Europe initiative contributing to Europe’s strategic autonomy in neutral atom quantum simulation and digital neutral-atom technologies.
Kto może złożyć wniosek – szczegóły
- Typy wnioskodawców
- SME, Large company, Startup, Research org, University, Public body, Other
- Cel
- Badania i innowacje
- Znaczenie dla B+R
- 3 z 3
- Polska kwalifikuje się
- Tak
- Ograniczenie krajów
- EU Member States or EuroHPC JU Participating States; ownership and control restrictions apply.
- Region
- Dowolny
- Konsorcjum
- Niejasne
- Poziom gotowości (TRL)
- —
- Tematy
- Neutral-atom quantum computing
- Quantum simulation
- Scalable quantum processors
- High-performance computing integration
Ocena maszynowa na podstawie tekstu naboru; warunki sprawdź u źródła. 23 paź 2026
Warunki
Fakty wyodrębnione z dokumentów źródłowych w przeglądzie danych Scindu. Każda wartość ma własne warunki. Brak danych oznacza, że źródło nie podaje wartości, a nie zero ani brak limitu.
- Ograniczenie wnioskodawcy
- Entities in an otherwise eligible country that are directly or indirectly controlled by a non-eligible country/entity may not participate absent guarantees approved by the eligible country showing no negative impact on Union strategic assets, interests, autonomy or security.
- Zasięg geograficzny
- Participation is limited to legal entities established in EU Member States or EuroHPC JU Participating States. Associated Horizon Europe countries can qualify if they become EuroHPC JU participating states before grant-agreement signature.
- Zakres projektu
- The proposal must address at least two neutral-atom SRIA technical challenges. The scope calls for at least two scientific or industrial use cases. The listed outcomes include a 10,000-atom simulator and a 1,000-qubit platform with a scaling path to 10,000 qubits.
- Zakres projektu
- The proposal should advance the maturity and usability of neutral-atom quantum processors platforms with a focus on practical applications. It should include:
- Inny warunek
- HORIZON-JU-RIA under HORIZON Action Grant Budget-Based (HORIZON-AG).
- Inny warunek
- Single-stage call deadline: 17 November 2026.
- Inny warunek
- Official EuroHPC JU call page lists the single-stage deadline as 17 November 2026, 17:00 CET.
- Inny warunek
- Employee/equivalent actual personnel costs are calculated using the person’s actual eligible annual personnel cost divided by 215, multiplied by action day-equivalents; this is a calculation method, not a stated salary cap or salary amount. No job-specific pay rates or numeric salary ceilings found in the reviewed topic record.
- Inny warunek
- The topic budget overview expects one grant.
- Inny warunek
- The topic submission session opened 13 August 2026; current record gives single-stage deadline 17 November 2026.
- Oczekiwany czas trwania projektu
- 42
Expected project/action duration, not a hard maximum or minimum. QTI duration was not stated in the announcement reviewed.
Kwoty i koszty
- Budżet orientacyjny
- 20 000 000 €
Budżet tematu z tabeli budżetowej portalu. Limity na projekt i ryczałty są w warunkach konkursu.
- Alokacja naboru
- 20 000 000 €
- Koszt kwalifikowalny
- This topic is offered as a HORIZON-AG budget-based grant. MGA describes actual-cost grants as budget-based mixed actual-cost grants reimbursing only eligible costs actually incurred for the project; personnel categories and conditions are defined in MGA Article 6.2.A.
- Koszt kwalifikowalny
- The applicable reimbursement rate is the rate fixed in the specific call/topic conditions and grant agreement; RIA maximum is 100% of eligible costs.
- Koszt kwalifikowalny
- Potential personnel costs for beneficiaries may include (A.1) employees/equivalent under employment contract or equivalent appointing act and assigned to action; (A.2) natural persons under a non-employment direct contract and (A.3) third-party seconded persons against payment, subject to employee-like work conditions and beneficiary ownership of results unless agreed otherwise; and (A.4) unpaid SME owners or natural-person beneficiaries as unit costs under Annex 2a. Topic-specific staff positions, hiring volumes, qualifications, FTE and pay rates are not stated in the reviewed topic record.
- Intensywność wsparcia, maksimum
- 100
General Horizon Europe maximum for RIA; the call-specific rate fixed in the topic conditions and grant agreement governs and may set the applicable rate.
- Oczekiwane dofinansowanie projektu, do
- 20 000 000 €
Expected EU contribution for the topic; the source describes an expected contribution range, not a guaranteed award or hard project-cost ceiling.
- Oczekiwane dofinansowanie projektu, od
- 19 000 000 €
Expected EU contribution for the topic; the source describes an expected contribution range, not a guaranteed award or hard eligibility floor.
Personel i usługi
Inna rola
Koszt personelu, który grant może sfinansować
Conditional eligible cost category under the budget-based HORIZON-AG MGA; a role is not a topic-mandated hire. Must be assigned to the action and incurred/declared under the applicable cost-category rules. No FTE, headcount, or duration requirement found in topic scope.
Dokumenty źródłowe
Dane naboru
- Otwarcie
- 13 sie 2026
- Tryb terminów
- Single-stage
- Program
- Horyzont Europa · 2021 - 2027
- Konkurs
- HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-NAPT-11 · Neutral-Atom Platform Technologies
- Rodzaje działań
- HORIZON JU Research and Innovation Actions
- Źródło
- ec.europa.eu
- Sprawdzono
- 23 paź 2026
- Aktualizacja portalu
- 7 wrz 2026
- Status przeglądu
- Przegląd częściowy
- Przejrzano
- 22 paź 2026
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