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# UK and Germany commit GBP 14 million to joint quantum research
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-12-05-uk-germany-quantum-funding/
- Published: 2025-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T12:00:58.000Z
- Description: The UK and Germany committed GBP 14 million for joint quantum work: a GBP 6 million R&D call from Innovate UK and Germany's BMFTR opening in early 2026, plus GBP 8 million for a Fraunhofer photonics centre in Glasgow. Lord Vallance signed a quantum standards pact.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [GOV.UK press release, 5 December 2025](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-germany-deepen-science-and-tech-ties-with-14-million-to-unlock-quantums-vast-potential?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish which projects or companies will win funding from the joint call, which has not opened yet.

**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 2026-10-07\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)