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# MicroAlign secures EUR2.5 million EIC Accelerator grant for quantum fibre arrays
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-02-18-microalign-eic-accelerator-grant/
- Published: 2026-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T12:00:17.000Z
- Description: Eindhoven photonics firm MicroAlign secured a EUR 2.5 million EIC Accelerator grant plus an equity component to industrialise nanometre precision fibre array manufacturing for photonic quantum computers.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [MicroAlign press release, 18 February 2026](https://microalign.nl/press-release-microalign-secures-e2-5-million-eic-accelerator-grant/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not disclose the size of the equity component or confirm production volumes have been reached.

**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. EUR2.5m grant funds NL firm to industrialise quantum fibre array manufacturing. [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)