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# Julich inaugurates JION quantum computer linked to supercomputer infrastructure
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-09-03-julich-eleqtron-jion-quantum-computer-inauguration/
- Published: 2026-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-04T10:30:28.000Z
- Description: Forschungszentrum Julich and Siegen-based start-up eleQtron inaugurated JION, a trapped-ion quantum computer built under NRW's EUR 21 million EPIQ partnership, linking it to Julich's supercomputers via the JUNIQ infrastructure for hybrid quantum-classical computing.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified

Verified [NRW Ministry for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy press release, 3 September 2026](https://www.wirtschaft.nrw/jion-neuer-quantencomputer-made-nrw-wird-das-juelicher-supercomputernetzwerk-angebunden?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish JION's qubit count, error rate or any independent verification of its computational performance against rival systems.

**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. German-built (eleQtron) quantum computer now operating at Julich, EUR21m single-site capability. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)