Q-STAR and NQCP Unite to Advance Quantum Innovation
Japan and Denmark Form Industry Partnership to Accelerate Quantum Technology Commercialisation Japan's Quantum Strategic Industry Alliance for Revolution (Q-STAR) and Denmark's Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum Computing Programme (NQCP) signed an MoU to boost industry-driven quantum technology cooperation. This accord is seen as a crucial step towards a global framework for quantum technology research and use.
One version states that the MoU was signed on October 29, 2025, in late October. Objectives and Strategies The alliance aims to accelerate quantum technology commercialisation and global advancement through collaborative projects, coordinated outreach, and a shared development language. Quantum technology could transform healthcare, banking, mobility, energy, and the environment. The collaborative structure encourages participation from research institutes, governmental organisations, investors, startups, SMEs, and large enterprises in both regions. Facilitating commercialisation goals and strategy sharing is crucial. NQCP plans to employ Japan's scale-up, packaging, and advanced semiconductor expertise. Integration aims to improve cryogenic interconnects, control electronics, photonics, and qubit devices. Collaboration frameworks and activities Both alliances aim to promote their research perspectives. Q-STAR's QRAMI and NQCP's Pathfinder Framework focus on mission-driven fault-tolerant quantum computing R&D. Q-STAR members will be thoroughly introduced to the Pathfinder Framework in the MoU's first activities. The MoU specifies cooperation areas like: Cooperating on projects. Sharing knowledge through webinars, seminars, and displays. Developing open collaborative platforms to commercialise scientific findings. Policy and joint statement proposals. Working collaboratively with government agencies to expand the quantum industry in both nations. Governments must increase financing and laws to address the sector's funding, education, standardisation, and intellectual property issues. Partner Organisations Overview On January 9, 2025, the Japanese Cabinet Office and the Danish Ministry for Higher Education and Science signed a wider intergovernmental Memorandum of Cooperation on Quantum Science and Technology, which underpins this industry-level MoU. The intergovernmental agreement emphasised the importance of discussing security and governance policy, accelerating commercialisation through use case development, talent and skills base initiatives, and fundamental to applied research (quantum computing, communication, and sensing). Japan’s Q-STAR Q-STAR, a Japanese business alliance, promotes quantum technology and its usage in society. It was created in September 2021 to build quantum technology-based enterprises and businesses. Q-STAR now has 137 members from startups, SMEs, large corporations, and academic institutions. Beyond corporate and industrial constraints, the organisation promotes global cooperation. Denmark’s NQCP The Novo Nordisk Foundation Quantum computer Programme (NQCP) conducts quantum computer research. Its headquarters are at Copenhagen University's Niels Bohr Institute. NQCP's main goals include building general-purpose quantum computers and studying quantum algorithms and their usage. NQCP advances quantum physics
