The quantum internet: A vision for the road ahead

QuTech is a collaboration between Delft University of Technology and TNO focused on quantum computing and quantum internet research. Founded: 2014. Estimated employees: 201-500. Known funding: Publicly funded. Notable products: Quantum Inspire, quantum internet research.

The Chicago Quantum Exchange-led Bloch Quantum Tech Hub received a reported nearly $55 million package centered on a $30 million U.S. Economic Development Administration award plus state and private-sector contributions for quantum manufacturing and supply-chain development in the Illinois-Wisconsin-Indiana region.

Innovate UK Business Connect's opportunities page lists 'Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&D', open from 2026-06-27 to 2026-09-18, where UK registered organizations can apply for a share of up to £33 million to develop device-level hardware and associated software for universal fault-tolerant quantum computers.

CORDIS lists REALCRYPT as a Horizon Europe ERC Proof of Concept project for protocol-level hybridisation of post-quantum and classical cryptographic protocols, coordinated by Bergische Universitaet Wuppertal with EUR 150,000 in EU contribution.

SpeQtral raised Series A funding for satellite quantum communications.

SBQuantum secured seed funding for diamond quantum magnetometry systems.

Vector Atomic received government support for quantum clocks and inertial sensing.

A source-backed weekly read on fresh quantum-access activity and research signals from August 18 through August 24.

A source-backed weekly read on quantum capital, company movement, research signals, policy activity, and watchlist items from the QAtlas corpus.

A source-backed look at fresh quantum research, measurement and error-management work, and the verification milestones worth watching next.

A source-backed read on open quantum testbeds, hybrid quantum-AI workflows, and the gap between technical access and commercial proof.

A source-backed weekly read on IBM's pending HRL acquisition, QCi's commercial leadership changes, and a new flow-based approach to continuous-variable quantum-state tomography.

A source-backed weekly read on industrial quantum partnerships, workforce development, and hardware infrastructure.

Living QAtlas page for quantum networking, QKD, and communications signals.

Living QAtlas page connecting companies, funding, research, agencies, and technologies.

QAtlas guide to quantum ecosystem categories and public-source mapping.