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ERC Consolidator Grant funds UK Spain quantum chip control electronics project

The European Research Council granted CIC nanoGUNE's Fernando Gonzalez Zalba, also a Quantum Motion engineer, a Horizon Europe Consolidator Grant for QuDos, building ultra low power qubit control electronics.

Verified Editor-read CIC nanoGUNE announcement, 9 December 2025

What it does not test. Does not disclose the grant's monetary value or establish that the control electronics will be deployed in any operating 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.

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