Over the past few months, we’ve focused on strengthening both national and international relationships, encouraging joint learning, and raising awareness of Sweden’s quantum capabilities. At the same time, QSIP has continued with innovation-supporting activities that help translate quantum research into proof-of-concept projects, foster collaboration between academia and industry, and promote gender equality in quantum innovation. All of this aligns with our slogan: Empowering Sweden’s Quantum Innovation Future.

Looking back on the spring of 2025, we’re proud to say that IQT Nordics 2025 was a great success. The conference brought together more than 200 participants from 16 countries, representing a wide range of stakeholders across the quantum ecosystem. It was a pleasure to meet so many of our newsletter subscribers there.

Another highlight has been the growing Nordic collaboration. In the end of May, the Nordic Prime Ministers and Head of Governments signed a declaration for coordinated commitments in Quantum Technology and in a joint statement they mention 10 areas where the Nordics countries shall collaborate to continue to be a region that is globally recognized within the field of Quantum Technology. On an eco-system level, actors from Denmark (The Danish Quantum Community), Finland (InstituteQ), and Sweden (QSIP) have come together in new ways. This has led to a joint response to the EU’s open call for evidence on its Quantum Technology Strategy, as well as a collaborative project application to the Nordic Innovation Call: Green and Competitive Nordic Region. We also had the opportunity to attend two events hosted by DQC. Their Industrial Days in late May were especially inspiring as we prepare for our own QSIP Annual Days, which will take place October 1–2 at KTH in Stockholm. Before that, we will visit the Finnish Quantum Days, taking place in Helsinki in the beginning of September giving us a chance for more interactions with our Nordic colleagues.

Our international efforts have also extended beyond the Nordics. We recently organized a delegation to Singapore  and are working toward establishing a Memorandum of Understanding between Swedish stakeholders and Singapore’s National Quantum Office (NQO). As a direct result of this delegation, Vinnova has launched a new call: Innovative collaborations with Singapore in quantum technology for small and medium-sized enterprises. This initiative aims to support partnerships initiated during the trip and foster deeper collaboration between our two countries.

As we head into the summer break, we’re also looking forward to an exciting fall. We’ll continue to develop QSIP, and its activities, and we’d love your input. All subscribers should have received an email with a short survey about the platform and our future focus areas. Your feedback is invaluable and will help shaping our upcoming initiatives. You can access the survey here, and we welcome your participation even if you’re new to the platform or not yet a subscriber. In addition, before the vacation starts, we encourage you to have a look at the list of open calls further down in this newsletter. We have noted that there are several calls closing in August or early September. Among those we can highlight that the Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology (WACQT) have now opened another round of possibility for Industrial PhD or industrial postdoc project for SME companies.  

We wish you all a relaxing and sunny summer!