Leading Europe’s quantum frontier – UPM and Q*Bird launch Spain’s first multi-node MDI-QKD network
Delft, 20 January 2026 – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (also referred to as UPM), through the Quantum Information and Computing Research Group, in collaboration with Q*Bird, has deployed Spain’s first Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution (MDI-QKD) network, connecting 3 end nodes, marking a significant milestone in Europe’s quantum communication infrastructure. The system is deployed in high-security operational environments, […]
Q*Bird secures €2.5M grant and €5M equity from EIC Accelerator to scale Europe’s quantum secure networks
Delft, 12 January 2026 – Q*Bird, the Dutch leader in quantum secure communication and the world’s only commercial provider of Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution (MDI-QKD), is proud to announce the official signing of its EIC Accelerator 2025 grant. Q*Bird’s NEXUS project, commissioned under the EIC Accelerator, will enhance MDI-QKD hardware size and efficiency, introduce next-generation optical modules and […]
Q*Bird has won the Deloitte Rising Star Award!
Delft, 07 November 2025 – The news is out! Q*Bird has won the Deloitte Rising Star Award! The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 celebrates the fastest-growing technology companies in the Netherlands and highlights the scale-ups driving future growth. Today, we are proud to stand among the winners of the 26th annual Technology Fast 50, revealed during the […]
World Economic Forum spotlights Q*Bird – Securing the Port of Rotterdam!
Delft, 11 November 2025 – We are proud to share that Q*Bird is featured in the latest white paper by the World Economic Forum and Accenture, showcasing how we are pioneering quantum-secure communications for critical infrastructure. The report, “Quantum Technologies: Key Opportunities for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains,” explores how quantum technologies are unlocking new industrial […]
Q*Bird has been nominated for the prestigious Deloitte Rising Star Award!
Delft – We are beyond proud to announce that Q*Bird has been nominated for the prestigious Deloitte Rising Star Award! The Rising Star competition is more than an award. It is a celebration of innovation, entrepreneurship and the technological future, recognizing the most promising tech start-ups in the Netherlands. At Q*Bird, we are pioneering quantum-secure communication […]
Honouring vision in quantum – Dr. Ingrid Romijn named Quantum.Tech Hot 10 Winner 2025!
Delft – We are beyond proud to announce that Q*Bird’s CEO and Co-Founder, Dr. Ingrid Romijn, has been awarded the Quantum.Tech Hot 10 Award 2025 at Quantum.Tech Europe in Rotterdam! The Hot 10 Awards shine a spotlight on the visionaries shaping the future of quantum technology worldwide. To see Ingrid recognised among such an inspiring group […]
Q*Bird at NATO SHINE 2025
Delft – Q*Bird is proud to contribute to NATO SHINE 2025 at the Maritime Faculty (ITUMF) in Istanbul, Türkiye, the final milestone of NATO’s Innovation Continuum. Through this strategic initiative, led by NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT), Q*Bird supports NATO’s efforts to strengthen quantum-secure and crypto-agile communication architectures across defense networks. Q*Birders, Aditi Rupade, Software Engineer […]
UPM installs Q*Bird MDI QKD Falqon® Series – Paving Spain’s first multi-node MDI QKD network!
Delft – We are excited to share Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) has successfully installed Q*Bird’s MDI QKD Falqon® Series system, a major step toward Spain’s first metropolitan-scale, multi-node MDI QKD network. The live network is powered by our MDI QKD Falqon® Series and features a hub-and-spoke topology with an untrusted center hub, an optical switch […]
Leading the quantum frontier – Q*Bird at the NATO Summit!
Delft – As part of the recent invitation-only “Securing the Future – Innovation for Resilience” event held alongside the NATO Summit and hosted by the Municipality of The Hague and the Province of Zuid-Holland, Q*Bird joined other innovators and government and defense leaders to discuss critical security needs in the quantum age. Together with the Ministerie […]
Redefining quantum network management with the launch of Q*Bird Quantum Domain Controller (QDC)
Delft, 29 September 2025 – Q*Bird, a leader in quantum-secure communications is proud to launch the Q*Bird Quantum Domain Controller or (QDC), a secure, web-based platform that centralizes configuration, management, monitoring and control of a Q*Bird Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) network. The QDC addresses the growing complexity of managing multi-node quantum networks. Manual device-by-device configuration using command-line tools […]