Overview
- The company announced Thursday that it will invest €92 million in a Barcelona centre and expects to create up to 210 jobs over the next five years.
- OQC says the facility will focus on research, development and the manufacturing and integration of superconducting quantum systems for sectors such as finance, health, energy and artificial intelligence.
- Regional and national bodies including the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Spanish government, ACCIÓ, Barcelona & Partners and the Ajuntament de Barcelona publicly pledged support for the project.
- OQC, founded at the University of Oxford, recently closed about €300 million in funding with participation from Cofides reported at roughly €40–46 million, which the company cites as backing for its European expansion.
- Key near‑term questions remain unresolved: the exact Barcelona site and the opening timetable are pending, with OQC signalling a target to start work late this year and reports varying between a late‑2026 and a second‑half‑2027 opening, while technical and supply constraints will shape the rollout.