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EuroHPC inaugurates PIAST-Q, its first quantum computer, in Poland

EuroHPC inaugurated PIAST-Q, a 20 qubit trapped ion quantum computer hosted at Poznan's PCSS centre in Poland. The EUR 12.28 million machine was funded half by EuroHPC and half by Polish ministries.

Verified Editor-read EuroHPC Joint Undertaking press release, 23 June 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that PIAST-Q has yet run a production workload beyond its inauguration.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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