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Pasqal and Eleven Ventures have agreed to form a commercial joint venture that will deploy multiple neutral-atom quantum computing systems inside Saudi Arabia and across the broader MENA region. The partnership also prioritizes building local talent so quantum capability is developed within the Kingdom rather than accessed remotely. Strategic leadership will be provided by HRH Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Bin Talal as Chairman of Pasqal Arabia, with further technical and commercial details available in the full announcement.
BTQ Technologies announced its subsidiary, QPerfect, is collaborating with the University of Strasbourg to support aQCess, France’s first public neutral-atom quantum computing platform. QPerfect will deliver a hardware-accurate digital twin of the processor using its MIMIQ simulation platform. The aQCess system targets more than 400 ytterbium-based qubits with Rydberg interactions and is designed for open access by researchers and industry. The partnership places advanced software tools in direct contact with scaling European quantum hardware.
Bull and Alice & Bob have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate cat-qubit quantum computers into high-performance computing environments. The agreement leverages Alice & Bob’s fault-tolerant cat qubit technology to enable hybrid quantum-classical workloads with reduced error correction overhead. Joint efforts will focus on low-latency interfaces, SLURM compatibility, and software orchestration to make these quantum resources accessible within Bull’s European HPC infrastructures. This collaboration accelerates commercial quantum-HPC solutions, supporting technological sovereignty and practical applications in materials simulation and optimization.
The quantum sector accelerated from research to real deployments and policy mandates in mid-June 2026. The UK and Japan sealed a $24 billion partnership while the US and France advanced legislation and sovereign quantum infrastructure. Hardware from IQM reached Oak Ridge National Laboratory and photonic systems arrived in Japan, with PsiQuantum starting construction on a utility-scale system in Australia. Researchers achieved passive error correction at the break-even point and companies launched scalable post-quantum security platforms. Enterprises such as Rolls-Royce and Cleveland Clinic are integrating quantum tools into industrial and medical workflows, signaling a shift to procurement.
Quantum Machines has acquired QHarbor and is opening a new office in Delft, Netherlands. This expansion strengthens the company’s presence in one of Europe’s leading quantum hubs. The move will integrate QHarbor’s expertise into QM’s Orchestration Platform for hybrid quantum-classical computing.
Pasqal partners with Riverlane to merge neutral atom quantum systems with a specialized quantum error correction stack. Their collaboration aims to overcome reliability barriers by detecting and correcting errors in real time. Together, the two teams foresee industry-wide benefits for fields such as energy storage, pharmaceuticals, and artificial intelligence.
Atos has received a non-binding offer from the French State to acquire its Advanced Computing activities for an enterprise value of €500 million, potentially increasing to €625 million with earn-outs. The offer includes an exclusivity period until May 31, 2025, and impacts the company’s financial restructuring process. An initial payment of €150 million is expected upon signing the Share Purchase Agreement.
Alice & Bob has launched Dynamiqs, a powerful quantum simulation library. It uses NVIDIA GPUs to accelerate complex simulations by up to 60 times. This open-source tool supports advancements in quantum research and development.
In an exciting development, PASQAL has joined forces with Mila, a renowned research institute at the University of Montreal. The institute, founded by Professor Yoshua Bengio, is dedicated to AI. This collaboration marks an exploratory initiative, aiming to elevate generative modeling through quantum computing benchmarking and integration with tensor networks.