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Singapore x planqc: thank you for visiting us in Garching!   On a very warm day in Garching (with Singapore-like temperatures 😄), we were pleased to welcome a delegation of experts from Singapore, with representatives from the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), for a thoughtful exchange on quantum computing, innovation ecosystems and how international collaboration can help bring advanced technologies closer to real-world application.   What Singapore has achieved in recent years is genuinely impressive. The country ranks among the world’s most innovative economies, reaching 5th place globally in the 2025 Global Innovation Index, and its startup ecosystem has climbed to 4th place in the 2025 Global Startup Ecosystem Index – up twelve places since 2020. This momentum is now also visible in quantum: with a dedicated National Quantum Office and National Quantum Strategy, Singapore is deliberately coordinating quantum research, translation, talent and ecosystem development.   For a country already known for technology, startups and advanced industry, this makes its focus on quantum especially interesting – and made us all the more happy that the delegation came to planqc to see first-hand what is being built here in Germany.   After Isabella Fritsche had already given insights into our work at the DLR Quantencomputing-Initiative (DLR QCI) in Ulm, the delegation joined us in Garching for a deeper look into planqc. We started with the foundation of what we build: our neutral-atom quantum hardware. Sebastian Blatt walked the delegation through the physics behind our approach, the engineering challenges of building scalable systems, and the roadmap towards quantum computers that can become relevant for real-world applications.   From there, the discussion moved further up the stack. Martin Kiffner and Adrian Vetter shared how we think about quantum algorithms, software, control systems and HPC integration – and why these layers are just as important as the hardware itself – So, a full-stack overview!   Many thanks to YC Choy, Yueh Chinn Seah, Yi Jun Mock, Baoyun Song, Rachel Juay, Fang Lim and the whole team for visiting us. We look forward to continuing our discussions!