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EuroHPC Joint Undertaking launched four new calls on 2 June 2026 focused on quantum innovation and standardisation in Europe. The calls cover quantum sensors, photonic quantum computing platforms, quantum standards and quantum machine learning, with deadlines in Sep 2026 and Jan 2027. This article update also points to broader developments linking high-performance computing, artificial intelligence and quantum technologies. 4 new call topics on Quantum topics EuroHPC JU opened four new calls as part of its growing quantum activities. The topics are quantum sensors for inertial navigation in GNSS-denied or contested environments, large-scale photonic quantum computing platform technologies, standards for quantum technologies, and quantum machine learning. Large-Scale Photonic Quantum Computing Platform Technologies (HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-PQC-06) – 30/9/26 Standards for Quantum Technologies (HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-STAND-05) – 30/9/26 Grand Challenge on Quantum Sensors for Inertial Navigation (HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-NGC-04) – 14/1/27 Quantum Machine Learning (HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-QML-07) – 28/1/27 The deadlines for photonic quantum computing platforms and quantum standards are on 30 September 2026, the two other call topics (quantum sensors inertial navigation, quantum machine learning) are in January 2027. EuroHPC and Quantum Europe Strategy These calls sit within a wider European policy and infrastructure context. Current strategic discussions around the Quantum Europe Strategy and the expanded EuroHPC JU mandate point to several parallel action lines: deployment of quantum computers and simulators, preparation of competence clusters, first steps towards secure quantum networking, supply-chain mapping, skills and talent actions, and international cooperation with partners including Canada, Korea and Japan. Six technical roadmaps are also being prepared on quantum computing and simulation, quantum communication, quantum sensing and metrology, quantum supply chain and enabling technologies, quantum chips industrialisation, and European quantum standards. These roadmaps are expected to look at cross-cutting issues such as security and defence aspects, standardisation, pilot lines, testing facilities and enabling conditions. Quantum topics linked with AI & Infrastucture EuroHPC JU is also expanding the links between quantum, AI and HPC infrastructure. In Bologna, SOL, the sixth EuroHPC quantum computer, was inaugurated together with LISA, the AI-optimised upgrade of the Leonardo supercomputer. SOL is based on neutral atoms and is designed to support hybrid quantum-classical workflows, while LISA aims to strengthen AI-intensive workloads, including large language models and multimodal generative AI. In parallel, the European Commission selected the EUROPA consortium, as winner of the Frontier AI Grand Challenge; the consortium is expected to develop an open-source frontier AI model covering all 24 official EU languages on European infrastructure. On governance, EuroHPC JU has added a new Quantum Technologies Advisory Group alongside RIAG (the Research and Innovation Advisory Group - looks ahead at “what Europe should develop next") and INFRAG (Infrastructure Advisory Group - focuses on “what infrastructure Europe should build and operate”) to advise on quantum development, deployment, integration into the European HPC ecosystem, international cooperation, skills, standardisation and security. If you are looking at future funding, infrastructure access and the growing connection between quantum, AI and HPC capabilities in Europe, make sure to get involved in the EuroHPC JU ecosystem. You may also wish to attend ISC High Performance 2026 in Hamburg, with activities linked to supercomputers, Centres of Excellence, quantum computing projects and skills initiatives, including EuroQHPC-Integration, EuroQCS, HPCQS, QEX/QEC4QEA, HPCTRAIN, EUMaster4HPC and the HPC in Europe Portal.
The draft ERC work programme 2027 is available in the European Commission’s comitology register here. Mid-April the main changes for the ERC 2027 work programme were announced in this ERC news article. The final version of the ERC 2027 work programme is expected to be adopted by the European Commission by the end of July and subsequently to be published on the ERC website and European Commission Funding and Tender portal.
The application deadline for the Battery Young Researcher Award is extended until Monday, 6 july. Master's students, PhD candidates, or early-career researchers working across the battery value chain, can gain visibility within Europe's battery ecosystem through this award. The winner will receive: An invitation to Battery Innovation Days 2026 in Stockholm The opportunity to present on the main stage Visibility across Battery Innovation Days communications A cash prize Applications are evaluated by an expert jury representing both industry and research. Apply here.
Developed by REGILIENCE+ under the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change, the Quick Guides for Climate Adaptation transform European experience and expertise into practical support for local and regional authorities. Each guide focuses on a major climate risk - from floods and water scarcity to heatwaves, storms, and snow and ice - and provides concrete actions that can be implemented on the ground. Built on cooperation, peer learning, and experiences from across Europe, this guide helps territories learn from each other and avoid reinventing solutions. What works in one place can inspire action in another. They are designed to support faster and more informed decision-making. The Quick Guides' objective is simple: help turn knowledge into preparedness, and preparedness into action, where it matters most. This guide can now be downloaded from the Portal of the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change.
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Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant coordinated the Glaukos project, which answered the call topic published in 2019 of Horizon 2020 Framework Programme ‘Develop bio-based fibres and/or functional molecules to improve the performance of textile products’ under the Framework of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU). The consortium partners took up this challenge by valorising industrial side streams and setting up a circular approach to the textile industry.
