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OQC Invests €92M, Creates 210 Jobs in Barcelona Quantum Hub

6/20/2026

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OQC will open a quantum computing centre in Barcelona, investing 92 million euros and creating 210 jobs.
Construction will start in Q4, making the centre OQC’s first EU site that will produce quantum computers for AI, finance, healthcare and energy.
Spain’s government joined a 300 million-euro financing round, adding Cofides’s 46 million-euro FOCO contribution, while the Generalitat, Barcelona City Council and other local partners backed the project to advance Barcelona’s quantum-technology ambitions.

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OQC will open a quantum computing centre in Barcelona, investing 92 million euros and creating 210 jobs.
Construction will start in Q4, making the centre OQC’s first EU site that will produce quantum computers for AI, finance, healthcare and energy.
Spain’s government joined a 300 million-euro financing round, adding Cofides’s 46 million-euro FOCO contribution, while the Generalitat, Barcelona City Council and other local partners backed the project to advance Barcelona’s quantum-technology ambitions.