SuperQ enters partnership in Europe with Fraunhofer

Dr. Muhammad Khan reports SUPERQ SECURES STRATEGIC EUROPEAN FOOTHOLD VIA LANDMARK PARTNERSHIP WITH FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS ITWM; POSITIONS FOR GLOBAL DOMINANCE IN HYBRID QUANTUM SuperQ Quantum Computing Inc. has entered a transformative strategic partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM, a member of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft -- Europe's largest and most prestigious applied research organization. The collaboration is governed by a memorandum of understanding focused on joint technical evaluation and research-oriented co-operation in the area of quantum and hybrid optimization. This partnership marks SuperQ's official entry into the European quantum ecosystem. By aligning with Fraunhofer, the MoU represents a derisking of SuperQ's commercial road map and opens new market opportunities with Europe's industrial Mittelstand and Fortune 500 giants. SuperQ transitions from a North American innovator to a global peer. Engineering the quantum utility era Under the MoU, the collaboration will focus on technical exchange and exploratory activities, including: Independent technical assessment: Fraunhofer ITWM will conduct a structured technical evaluation of SuperQ's platform in selected application scenarios. The assessment is intended to identify capabilities and limitations, and may catalyze enterprise adoption and provide a competitive moat. Joint research and financing opportunities: The partners plan to explore participation in European and international publicly financed research programs. Such projects, if pursued, would support research and development activities with non-dilutive capital in areas such as energy systems, logistics and machine learning. The hybrid advantage: Unlike pure play hardware firms, this collaboration focuses on SuperQ's differentiated strategy, which is backed by Fraunhofer ITWM: integrating gate-based quantum, quantum annealing and classical high performance computing into a single, seamless workflow. "This is not just a geographic expansion. It is a validation of our one-click philosophy by the most respected names in industrial mathematics," said Dr. Muhammad Khan, chief executive officer and board chair of SuperQ. "Investors should recognize that we are moving beyond the quantum lab phase. Working with Fraunhofer ITWM allows us to engage with one of Europe's leading applied mathematics institutes in a rigorous and practice-oriented setting turning complex math into executive-ready ROI." Strategic integration and market impact Within this collaboration, Fraunhofer ITWM will evaluate the Super platform in terms of performance, scalability and potential integration into its HPC infrastructure for industry-scale simulation and algorithm acceleration. This ensures that, as quantum hardware matures, SuperQ's software remains the indispensable operating system for industrial-scale simulation. Together, they aim to develop and evaluate hybrid quantum-classical computing workflows that combine gate-based quantum computing, quantum annealing and classical high performance computing to enhance modelling, simulation and optimization while jointly identifying application areas -- such as logistics, energy, manufacturing, finance, defence-related optimization or resource exploration. "Fraunhofer ITWM is dedicated to bringing cutting-edge innovation into industrial practice," stated Dr. Pascal Halffmann, research co-ordinator, quantum computing, at Fraunhofer ITWM. "By coupling our expertise in quantum algorithms and HPC with SuperQ's orchestration technologies, we aim to advance next-generation computing for industrial use cases." About SuperQ Quantum Computing Inc. SuperQ Quantum is reducing the technical and financial barriers to quantum and supercomputing commercialization. It is defining the next era of enterprise transformation, emerging as a partner for global organizations seeking direct quantum and supercomputing return on investment. It is also putting quantum computing in the palm of consumers' hands through ChatQLM to drive widespread adoption. Its flagship Super platform strives to make the most advanced computational power intuitive and accessible. This will empower executives, leading research institutions and critical government agencies to unlock immediate business impact across finance, health care, logistics, defence and beyond, leveraging its proprietary artificial intelligence autopilots to turn complex challenges into executive-ready results with one-click productization and deployment. SuperQ Quantum is headquartered in Canada with a growing international presence, particularly in the United States, Middle East and Asia, strategically establishing Super hubs in key regions. We seek Safe Harbor.