Quantum Latino 2026: Connecting Quantum Ecosystem in Latin America

Quantum technologies are advancing across research laboratories, universities, governments, industries, and innovation ecosystems around the world. As the ecosystem continues to grow, collaboration across disciplines and borders becomes increasingly important. Global Quantum Week 2026 was established to provide a coordinated international platform where organizations can contribute their expertise, share knowledge, build partnerships, and strengthen the collective development of quantum technologies. From 25 September to 1 October 2026, institutions worldwide are invited to participate by organizing activities that contribute to a diverse global programme spanning science, policy, education, entrepreneurship, standards, investment, and public engagement. Global Quantum Week encourages every participating organization to become an active contributor to a worldwide conversation shaping the next generation of technologies. We welcome: 🔹 Universities and academic institutions 🔹 Research centres and laboratories 🔹 Government entities and regulators 🔹 International organizations 🔹 Technology companies and industry leaders 🔹 Startups and innovation hubs 🔹 Professional associations and communities 🔹 Investors, accelerators, and ecosystem builders Global Quantum Week 2026 📅 25 September – 1 October 2026 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 📩 Contact us: info@vernewellgroup.com 🌐 https://lnkd.in/dg2knY6X 🔗https://lnkd.in/gbQ5RVUi #GlobalQuantumWeek #QuantumInnovationSummit2026 #QuantumTechnology #QuantumCommunity #InternationalCooperation #QuantumResearch #Innovation

Australia is joining Horizon Europe—but what does that actually mean for researchers, universities and deep-tech companies? Petra Andrén, CEO of Quantum Australia, explains how the partnership could unlock global opportunities while highlighting why Australia must continue investing in research, talent and commercialisation at home. Read the full interview: https://lnkd.in/gqXKdpBf #Innovation #DeepTech

🇳🇱 The Netherlands remains one of Europe's strongest innovation ecosystems but the ERA Country Snapshot 2025 shows that maintaining leadership now requires renewed investment and strategic adaptation. 🚀 The ERA Country Snapshot 2025 presents a balanced picture: the Netherlands continues to excel in research quality, Open Science and innovation, while recognising that its competitive advantage is gradually narrowing and requires decisive policy action. 🔬 The Netherlands continues to lead in European research infrastructures, with major investments in DiSSCo ERIC, the Einstein Telescope, and new national research facilities, alongside the launch of the Dutch Tulip Fund to attract world-class researchers. 📖 The country further strengthened Open Science through its national CoARA Chapter, a 95% Open Access publication rate, and a new Open Science NL programme supporting citizen science, AI, replication studies and research infrastructures. 💡 Knowledge valorisation remains a strategic priority through the Faculty of Impact programme and the Building the Tech Champions of Tomorrow agenda, aimed at strengthening start-ups, scale-ups and research commercialisation. 🤖 The Netherlands is investing heavily in future competitiveness through a €200 million AI Factory, a new industrial policy focused on semiconductors, AI and biotechnology, and €230 million for the IPCEI on Advanced Semiconductor Technologies. 📊 Despite these strengths, the report highlights that the Netherlands is gradually losing part of its innovation advantage. Growth in innovation performance has been slower than the EU average, public R&D investment has declined in recent years, and the 2025 European Semester calls for higher public and private R&D investment, particularly in strategic technologies and late-stage scale-ups. The report also notes that higher education budgets were reduced by more than €500 million in 2025, creating additional pressure on the research system. 💡 For ERA_FABRIC, the Netherlands demonstrates that even Europe's innovation leaders cannot rely on past success. Sustaining globally competitive innovation ecosystems requires continuous investment in research, strategic technologies, talent and knowledge valorisation, while adapting governance to emerging geopolitical and technological challenges. https://lnkd.in/dha_5_ks #ERAFABRIC #EuropeanResearchArea #InnovationEcosystems #ResearchAndInnovation #KnowledgeValorisation #OpenScience #ArtificialIntelligence #Semiconductors #ResearchInfrastructure #InnovationPolicy

🌍 Empowering Youth Innovation for the Future of Low-Altitude Economy On International Youth Day, we are thrilled to host a delegation of young European tech experts, organized by the World Youth Scientist Summit (WYSS) Secretariat and China-Europe Association for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ACEIE). 📌Key Highlights: • Driving Innovation: Uniting global talents to accelerate tech & industry integration. • Exploring Low-Altitude Tech: Showcasing IceCypress’s breakthroughs in AI, smart transit, and low-altitude economy. • Global Youth Synergy: Shaping tomorrow's intelligent mobility together. Youth is the key driver of technological progress. At IceCypress, we believe boundaryless innovation and global youth collaboration are essential to shape a smarter, more connected world.  Together, let's pioneer the skies of tomorrow! #InternationalYouthDay #IceCypress #LowAltitudeEconomy #WYSS #TechInnovation #AI #YouthInTech

"𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨." (𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘮 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵) 📌 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗛𝘂𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - Results from our online Survey To better understand our community and their perspectives on Digital Humanism, we invited conference participants to take part in a short online survey. Why do people come to the DigHum Conference? 👉 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 “𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗲” 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴:   • engaging with critical questions surrounding digital technologies  • gaining inspiration for professional work,  • learning about innovation and emerging developments,  • discussing approaches for dealing with new technologies. 💡 The responses illustrate that participants view 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 rather than a single discipline. 💡 🌱 Participants indicated they would like to return for future editions of the conference. The feedback suggests that 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗛𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. 🛸 We sincerely thank everyone who participated in the survey. 🫶 Read the full BLOG on our website https://lnkd.in/dvCfB-fX The conference is organised by Digital Humanism | Verein zur Förderung des digitalen Humanismus. More Information: https://dighum.wien #dighum #digitalhumanism About us: We are an interdisciplinary doctoral training programme dedicated to critically examining and shaping the digital transformation of society. It is a joint initiative by the Universität Wien, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) and Technische Universität Wien, supported by Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF).

Three years ago, Q-Con started with a simple idea.   Europe doesn't just need breakthrough quantum research.   It needs an ecosystem.   An ecosystem where researchers meet entrepreneurs. Where startups connect with investors. Where industry learns from academia. Where governments, defence, finance and space organisations work together. And where international collaboration helps Europe build sovereign quantum capabilities.   That vision has shaped Q-Con from the very beginning.   This September, we're taking the next step.   For the first time, Q-Con Quantum Conference will feature two stages and more than 50 speakers.   🎤 Inspire Stage Discover bold ideas, inspiring stories and strategic discussions about where quantum technologies are heading and how they will transform business and society. Hosted by Miłosz Wojtyna.   🔬 Deep Dive Stage For those who want to go beyond the headlines. More technical. More practical. More depth. Fewer buzzwords. Hosted by Jakub Tomasz Gnyp (who also hosted the very first edition of Q-Con).   But Q-Con has never been just about a conference.   It's about building a community, strengthening Europe's quantum ecosystem and creating the partnerships that will shape the next generation of sovereign technologies.   If you'd like to be part of that journey, we'd love to welcome you to Gdańsk.   📅 11 September 2026 🎟️ qcon.tech/tickets   Kainos, University of Gdansk | Invest in Pomerania

The National Science Foundation is evolving, and so are the opportunities for innovators. The NSF is expanding its focus beyond basic research by investing in programs that accelerate commercialization and strengthen the U.S. innovation ecosystem. Highlights include: 🔬 NSF X-Labs – Long-term support for multidisciplinary teams tackling ambitious scientific challenges. 🚀 SBIR/STTR Relaunch – A $250 million investment to help early-stage companies bring breakthrough technologies to market. 🤝 Technology Accelerators – New partnerships connecting researchers, startups, investors, and industry to speed commercialization. These initiatives reflect a growing emphasis on moving scientific discoveries from the lab to the marketplace, strengthening regional innovation ecosystems, and enhancing U.S. competitiveness. For New Mexico's biotech community, these programs represent exciting opportunities to advance research, secure funding, and transform innovative ideas into real-world impact. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/efrPasUY

🌍 What do the ERA Country Snapshot 2025 reports tell us about Europe's innovation future? Europe is no longer focusing only on funding research—it is increasingly investing in building resilient innovation ecosystems. Across EU Member States, Associated Countries and enlargement partners, common priorities are emerging: 🏛️ Stronger R&I governance through new agencies, strategies and coordinated policy frameworks. 💡Greater emphasis on knowledge valorisation, technology transfer and stronger science-business collaboration to turn research into economic and societal impact. 📖 Open Science has become mainstream, with Open Access, FAIR data, EOSC and research assessment reforms now embedded in national policies. 🤖 Strategic investment in AI, semiconductors, quantum technologies, biotechnology, cybersecurity and advanced materials is reshaping national innovation agendas. 🌍 International cooperation through Horizon Europe, European Partnerships, research infrastructures and researcher mobility remains a cornerstone of competitiveness. At the same time, the snapshots reveal recurring challenges: ⚠️ Insufficient public and private R&D investment ⚠️ Weak science-business linkages ⚠️ Limited private-sector innovation ⚠️ Talent shortages and researcher career challenges ⚠️ Persistent regional disparities in innovation capacity For ERA_FABRIC, the most important conclusion is that there is no single path to innovation leadership. Countries start from very different positions, but the most successful ecosystems increasingly share the same characteristics: ✅ effective governance ✅ strong collaboration across stakeholders ✅ excellent research infrastructures, ✅ vibrant entrepreneurship ✅ knowledge valorisation ✅ and place-based innovation strategies that build on regional strengths. 💡 Europe's future competitiveness will depend not only on how much we invest in research, but on how effectively we connect researchers, businesses, governments, investors and citizens into resilient innovation ecosystems capable of translating knowledge into sustainable economic and societal impact. This is precisely the transformation that ERA_FABRIC aims to promote. #ERAFABRIC #EuropeanResearchArea #InnovationEcosystems #ResearchAndInnovation #KnowledgeValorisation #OpenScience #HorizonEurope #InnovationPolicy #SmartSpecialisation #RegionalInnovation

"Science changes the world but only when it leaves the lab. With this prize, we want to ensure that the nextfuture-changing breakthrough is not just discovered, but built." by Andreas Kosmider To all EELISA European University and FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg researchers, check out this 100k€ prize money-opportunity and let's #Innovate4Europe Budapest University of Technology and Economics FAU Gründung & Entrepreneurship Lisa Drescher Iman Hamadi Mines Paris - PSL Anita KUMARIRI Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Elena Berga Montardit İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Alper Yurttaş Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Monia Gentile, RTTP Scuola Normale Superiore Francesco Cardarelli Universitatea POLITEHNICA din București Razvan CRACIUNESCU École nationale des ponts et chaussées Charlotte Engrand ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Nina Walker Falling Walls Foundation

Most education explains the technologies that already exist. The AURA Institute of Future Technologies begins with a different question: What should exist next? Our mission is to encourage interdisciplinary thinking, independent research and project-based learning around emerging technologies. We aim to create an environment where ambitious technological questions can become structured research and development projects. #InnovationEducation #FutureResearch #AURAInstitute