Researchers, employees of QT research-funding agencies and representatives of European quantum industry attended a conference organised by the QuantERA Network in Krakow.
QuantERA (ERA-NET Cofund in Quantum Technologies) is an international network coordinated by the National Science Centre and connecting 39 research-funding agencies from 31 countries that has supported European QT research since 2016. QuantERA promotes ambitious research on latest engineering in the field of QT, supports translational collaboration between researchers and research-funding agencies, monitors activities and strategies in the field of QT and develops guidelines for responsible research.
The conference held on 20 and 21 September 2022 was attended by principal investigators for projects selected in the QuantERA calls, members of the network’s Strategic Council comprising researchers and representatives of quantum industry, employees of the agencies co-founding the network, representative so the European Commission and Quantum Flagship Programme launched by the European Commission. The participants discussed, inter alia, the strategies for the development of quantum technologies adopted by respective countries and possibilities for commercialisation of quantum research. The outcome of projects funded under the first QuantERA call was presented, as well as the progress of work in projects selected in 2019. The principal investigators in projects that received funding in 2021 talked about their plans and expected outcome of their research.
Polish research teams are involved in 29 out of 77 research projects that received funding in three QuantERA calls. Basic research is funded by the National Science Centre and applied research, by the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR). The NCN has already funded 22 projects for the total of over 4 mln Euro and the NCBR, 7 projects for the total of over 2 mln Euro.