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# Equal1-led QUBIC consortium wins EUR 13.7 million Irish quantum funding
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-10-28-equal1-qubic-dtif-funding/
- Published: 2025-10-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T12:02:26.000Z
- Description: Equal1, a UCD quantum computing spin-out, won EUR 13.7 million from Ireland's Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund, announced 28 October 2025. The QUBIC consortium it leads will build quantum algorithms, hardware and software for energy, climate and pharma uses.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [University College Dublin press release, 28 October 2025](https://www.ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2025/october/28/quantumcomputingprojectbyucdspin-outsecures137mfunding/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish any working hardware delivery date; the award funds research and development, not a finished quantum computer.

**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](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-13\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)