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OQC Chooses Barcelona for €92 Million Quantum Computing Development and Manufacturing Centre

The project is meant to build R&D and production capacity for superconducting quantum hardware to serve finance, health, energy and AI and to strengthen Europe's quantum capabilities.

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.