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# EIC Pathfinder awards EUR3 million to VTT led Super ICQ quantum consortium
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-02-16-eic-pathfinder-super-icq-quantum-award/
- Published: 2026-02-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T12:00:15.000Z
- Description: The European Innovation Council awarded EUR 3 million under its Pathfinder programme to Super ICQ, a VTT led consortium including Lancaster University, to develop superconducting control circuits for scalable quantum computers.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Lancaster University press release, 16 February 2026](https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/physics/about-us/news/lancaster-shares-in-3-million-european-award-for-quantum-technology?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not show the circuits built or tested, only the grant awarded to the research consortium.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight +2 of 36 possible. EUR3m EIC grant funds VTT/Lancaster consortium to build quantum control circuits in Europe. [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 and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)