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# EuroHPC and Germany switch on 54-qubit Euro-Q-Exa quantum computer at LRZ Garching
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-02-12-eurohpc-euro-q-exa-quantum-computer-lrz/
- Published: 2026-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:51:13.000Z
- Description: EuroHPC JU and Germany started operation of Euro-Q-Exa, a 54-qubit IQM quantum computer at LRZ Garching, funded with EUR 10 million from EuroHPC JU and EUR 15 million from the German federal and Bavarian state governments.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified

Verified [EuroHPC Joint Undertaking press release, 12 February 2026](https://www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/inauguration-euro-q-exa-expanding-european-quantum-computing-infrastructure-2026-02-12%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that the planned second, 150-qubit system due by end of 2026 will arrive on schedule.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who operates, who made the parts. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight +6 of 36 possible. EuroHPC/Germany now operating IQM-built (EU) quantum computer; EUR25m, single German site. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)