The Netherlands will get to host one of the nine quantum computers that the European Commission has ordered to strengthen the EU’s position in super-fast computer technology.

The computer will cost an estimated €20 million, half of which will be paid by Brussels, and will be located in Amsterdam University’s science park. The delivery date is slated for summer 2026 and the new computer will be interfaced with the national supercomputer Snellius.

“We expect this will give a tremendous boost to the development of quantum applications, research and Dutch companies,” said Alex Berg, from the Dutch IT innovation association Surf, which applied to host the computer.

Once up and running, half the capacity will be available to Dutch companies and institutions, and the rest to users from other EU countries.

Supercomputers with quantum computing acceleration can solve specific complex tasks in seconds, tasks that traditional supercomputers struggle to compute.