Documented European use cases of quantum technologies, and official public services that support organisations which want to try them. Each record links to the official pages it is based on.
Documented use cases and public support services compiled from official EU and national pages and from the organisations' own press releases and technical publications, on the dates shown. Summaries are the portal's own wording of what each source reports; the portal has not checked the reported outcomes, and the organisations named have not confirmed these records. No advice is given here; contact the provider directly. Owner-reviewed for demonstration, 28 October 2026. Compiled 2026-10-21.
Demand map: who buys or trials quantum, by sector and country, from tenders, EU projects and these use cases.
Maturity as the source describes it: research (laboratory, simulation or algorithm work), demonstration (a proof of concept shown in a test or field setting), pilot (trial in operation with end users) or deployed (in regular or production use). Where a source is unclear, the weaker stage is shown, next to the words the source itself uses.
3 use cases
Bus routing with a quantum computer during Web Summit in Lisbon (Volkswagen and CARRIS)
Sector
Mobility and transport
Technology
Quantum computing and simulation
Maturity
Pilot (the source says: pilot project)
What was done and reported
Volkswagen announced a pilot in which nine buses of the Lisbon public transport operator CARRIS used an in-house traffic management system that calculates individual routes almost in real time with a D-Wave quantum computer, during the Web Summit conference of November 2019. The company reports that it developed the system with Hexad and PTV Group; the release was published before the pilot and reports no results.
Organisations
Volkswagen Group; CARRIS; D-Wave Systems; Hexad; PTV Group
Quantum computing challenge for transport use cases (BMW Group and Airbus)
Sector
Mobility and transport
Technology
Quantum computing and simulation
Maturity
Research (the source says: challenge)
What was done and reported
BMW Group and Airbus chose five winning teams from more than 100 submissions to a quantum computing challenge for transport, on material simulation, equations for aircraft noise and aerodynamics, supply chain logistics, scenario generation for autonomous systems and carbon fibre composite design. The companies report that the finalists ran their algorithms on quantum resources through Amazon Web Services and that the results will help them identify promising applications.
Organisations
BMW Group; Airbus; University of Southern California; University of Hamburg; 4colors Research; Quandela; TU Delft
Hybrid quantum algorithm for rolling stock planning (Deutsche Bahn and IQM)
Sector
Mobility and transport
Technology
Quantum computing and simulation
Maturity
Research
What was done and reported
With a real Deutsche Bahn dataset of 190 trips across five German cities, IQM developed a hybrid quantum-classical algorithm that embeds QAOA in a divide-and-conquer framework to decide which train runs which service, and ran it end to end on its IQM Emerald quantum computer. The company reports that at current circuit depths and subgraph sizes the quantum results are comparable to classical baselines.
Official services that offer access to quantum computers, testing, training or support, as their providers describe them, with the availability they state on the date shown. The portal does not refer cases on your behalf: contact the provider directly.
EuroHPC quantum access in pilot mode
Provider
EuroHPC Joint Undertaking
Kind
Access to quantum computers
Where
European level
Offer
Quick preliminary access to the EuroHPC quantum computers for testing and development: collecting performance data, testing a method on a target system, developing code, algorithms and workflows, and quantum computing training. Applicants request QPU hours; the call is continuously open with monthly cut-offs, and projects last 3 or 6 months.
For
All categories of users; the EuroHPC JU names researchers, public institutions and industry across Europe.
Cost
Free access, as the EuroHPC JU states in its news of 25 June 2026.
QEX consortium coordinated by Stichting QuantumDeltaNL; a EuroHPC Joint Undertaking project funded under Horizon Europe
Kind
Competence centre
Where
European level
Offer
The EuroHPC JU describes QEX as a one-stop shop for quantum computing applications and tools: access to quantum hardware, open-source software, co-development of applications with hands-on support, and a training programme in quantum computing and simulation. The project runs from April 2025 to April 2029.
For
Researchers and end users, including European scientific users, businesses and industry; training for academia and industry.
QEC4QEA Quantum Excellence Centre for Quantum-Enhanced Applications
Provider
QEC4QEA consortium coordinated by Forschungszentrum Jülich; a EuroHPC Joint Undertaking project funded under Horizon Europe
Kind
Competence centre
Where
European level
Offer
The EuroHPC JU says the centre will establish a one-stop shop for quantum solutions and expertise, with a hardware-independent application library, benchmarking suites, APIs and compilers, curated access to HPC and quantum infrastructures, a training programme and a help desk. The project runs from November 2025 to October 2029.
For
End users, developers and quantum computing scientists; the centre names industries such as finance, pharmaceuticals and supply chain management.
36 National Competence Centres in the EuroHPC participating states, coordinated by the EuroCC 3 project
Kind
Competence centre
Where
European level
Offer
Each centre is a national one-stop shop for HPC expertise, services and training, with tailored consulting, skills development and help to access national and European resources. The EuroHPC JU factsheet says the centres deliver training adapted to HPC, AI and quantum skills and provide services to support industry.
European Digital Innovation Hubs network, listed in the catalogue on the European Commission's EDIH portal
Kind
Innovation hub
Where
European level
Offer
Hubs offer access to testing and experimentation facilities before investing, skills and training, help with funding and business plans, events and matchmaking, and tailored technical assistance. The EDIH catalogue can be filtered by the technology Quantum Technologies (computing/communication);
For
Small and medium-sized businesses and public sector organisations.
JUNIQ, Jülich Unified Infrastructure for Quantum Computing
Provider
Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich
Kind
Access to quantum computers
Where
Germany
Offer
Forschungszentrum Jülich describes JUNIQ as a vendor-neutral user platform with peer-reviewed access to quantum computers of different maturity and to software emulators, integrated with its supercomputers. Visitors choose a route: exploratory access to test a system and develop a use case, a research allocation, joining an existing project, or support with system choice and applications.
For
European academic and industrial researchers.
Availability
On the access page (last modified 24 August 2026), the D-Wave Advantage2 annealer JUPSI is open for applications, for exploratory access and research allocations; checked 21 October 2026.
QuTech, a collaboration of Delft University of Technology and TNO
Kind
Access to quantum computers
Where
Netherlands
Offer
The platform offers cloud access to several hardware backends and simulators, including superconducting transmon processors and a neutral-atom emulator, with an editor, an SDK that connects to Qiskit and PennyLane, and a knowledge base.
For
Anyone who registers; the platform presents itself as quantum computing for everybody.
INQUBATOR, Fraunhofer quantum computing consulting and testing centre for industry
Provider
Fraunhofer IAF (coordinator) with Fraunhofer IAO, ITWM and IPA; funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
Kind
National adoption programme
Where
Germany
Offer
Fraunhofer says the four-year centre gives companies access to quantum computers from several manufacturers, with workshops, training and joint development of their own use cases, starting from four initial use cases in medicine, cyber security, insurance and the automotive industry. Selected use cases are developed jointly over about ten months, each with an exploitation plan.
For
Companies of all sizes, in particular SMEs not yet active in quantum computing.
Cost
No additional costs for project partners to use the HPC and quantum computing infrastructure, as Fraunhofer IAF states.
Availability
The 2026 call for use cases closed on 15 September 2026 (extended from 31 August 2026); no later call was announced on the pages read on 21 October 2026.
VTT says its 50-qubit superconducting quantum computer VTT Q50 is open for companies to run and develop their own algorithms through the VTT QX cloud service, with Qiskit and Cirq job submission, pulse-level access, timeslot reservation and support through a ticketing system.
For
Companies, under a written contract with VTT.
Cost
Paid: VTT states that pricing is based on QPU seconds used, invoiced monthly with a minimum per calendar month.
Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS), Quantum Spain programme of the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Service
Kind
Access to quantum computers
Where
Spain
Offer
The ministry says the quantum computer at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, now with a 35-qubit processor and integrated with the MareNostrum 5 supercomputer, follows an open access model; users run their algorithms on real quantum hardware after competitive calls of the Spanish Supercomputing Network (RES).
For
The scientific community, companies and public bodies.
Availability
Access through competitive RES calls, as stated on 19 May 2026; checked 21 October 2026.
Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology (WACQT), Chalmers University of Technology, with Chalmers Next Labs
Kind
Network
Where
Sweden
Offer
Chalmers lists three partnership models: industry and institute partners for exploring quantum technology use cases, enabling technology partners for small and medium-sized suppliers, and WARA partners for short collaborative projects with Chalmers Next Labs, which operates the quantum testbed. Benefits for industry partners include free access to the WACQT testbed and access to an IBM quantum computer.
For
Companies and institutes with a substantial presence in Sweden, including R&D activities.
Cost
Industry and institute partners pay an annual membership fee, as the partnership page states.
CEA at the TGCC with GENCI, French national quantum plan
Kind
Access to quantum computers
Where
France
Offer
CEA describes HQI as a hybrid platform that couples several quantum computers, including the 100-atom neutral-atom computer Ruby co-funded by EuroHPC, to the Joliot-Curie supercomputer at the TGCC, together with a programme of academic and industrial research and dissemination of uses.
For
French and European academic and industrial researchers who want to evaluate quantum computing for their applications.
Cost
Free of charge on a public infrastructure, as CEA states.
Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC), University of Galway, with EuroCC support
Kind
Competence centre
Where
Ireland
Offer
ICHEC, Ireland's national high-performance computing centre, offers a quantum programming foundations micro-credential developed with industry and academic partners, as on-the-job training and continuous professional development.
For
The existing workforce and researchers from any scientific discipline.
Availability
The news item of 21 June 2024 marks the course as active; no current intake dates are given on the page read on 21 October 2026.