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MicroAlign has been awarded a €2.5 million EIC Accelerator Grant to industrialize its fiber-array manufacturing for quantum computing. This grant will facilitate the automation of production processes, increasing throughput while maintaining high quality.

As the quantum computing industry transitions to early commercial deployment, the demand for high-accuracy fiber connectivity solutions is rising. MicroAlign's patented micro-manipulation technology ensures nanometer-level precision in fiber alignment, crucial for photonic quantum computers.

By 2026, the company aims to miniaturize its technology for high-density optical interconnects. MicroAlign plans to support a significant share of global photonic quantum computing systems by 2029.