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# LRZ begins installing second expansion stage of Euro-Q-Exa quantum computer
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-10-01-lrz-euro-q-exa-expansion/
- Published: 2026-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T03:50:51.000Z
- Description: LRZ in Munich began installing Euro-Q-Exa's second expansion stage, adding 150 qubits built by IQM to the existing 54 qubit EuroHPC quantum computer. The expanded system is to open to European users in 2027.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Leibniz-Rechenzentrum (LRZ) press release, 1 October 2026](https://www.lrz.de/en/news/detail/euro-q-exa-ausbauphase-beginnt?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that the expanded system is installed, calibrated or available to users, which the source puts only in 2027.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Installation of IQM qubit expansion begun, not yet available to users until 2027. [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)