Israel Proposes Quantum R&D Center as Its Startups Drew 10% of 2025 Private Investment
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Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Jul 29
Israel Proposes Quantum R&D Center as Its Startups Drew 10% of 2025 Private Investment
1 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Jul 29
Summary
Israel’s Innovation Authority is proposing a national quantum-computing R&D center to let local companies test, integrate and benchmark processors, algorithms and controllers in one shared lab.
Dror Bin said the aim is not to build a full national quantum computer now, but to solve the integration problem as Israeli firms specialize in different parts of the stack.
Israel accounted for about 10% of global private investment in early-stage quantum companies in 2025, and Bin said usable quantum applications could emerge before 2030.
The proposal fits a broader strategy of backing private-sector-led innovation while the authority also plans a startup runway fund and has launched a 6 million shekel BlueTech energy program.
Bin, who is preparing to step down after five years, cast the quantum push as part of safeguarding Israel’s tech ecosystem through war, currency pressure and the next AI-driven technology wave.