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MicroAlign secures EUR2.5 million EIC Accelerator grant for quantum fibre arrays

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.

Verified AI-drafted MicroAlign press release, 18 February 2026

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

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

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