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The focus of this platform is to provide solutions that address today’s security vulnerabilities while positioning itself for the future of Web 3.0 and self sovereign identity applications. “Our expertise in biometric solutions has proven to be the essential foundation for building a leading global identity ecosystem. Collaborating with Infineon to integrate the SCL37x Secure Element into the SentryCard and Sentinel biometric platforms provide the perfect balance between performance, power and uncompromising security,” said Mark Bennett, CEO at Sentry Enterprises. “There is no question that privacy-centric, biometric solutions will play a critical role in the security, identity, and emerging crypto markets,” said Arnaud Moser, Senior Director of Americas, Smart Cards and IoT Security, Infineon. “We believe that Sentry is the first commercially scalable player in this arena, and we are very pleased that

they have selected Infineon’s SLC38 Secure Element to strengthen their platform.” Sentry uses Infineon security controllers, which are certified to the security level CC EAL 6+, and designed for Digital Identity use cases like electronic passports, physical access cards, physical tokens, and more for secured identification and authentication. Infineon is pleased to collaborate with Sentry to bring more secured innovative and convenient solutions to market. Sentry’s biometric platform provides a critical missing element in today’s highly connected world – a user controlled absolute proof-of-identity that readily integrates with the world’s existing infrastructure. Establishing absolute proof of-identity and trust are paramount to protecting critical infrastructure, enterprise and government assets, as well as the rapidly growing cryptocurrency markets.

New report shows quantum technologies thriving in Europe Europe’s globally-competitive q u a n t u m t e c h n o l o g y ecosystem, comprised of SMEs, corporations, leading scientists, projects, start ups, and spin-offs, is showing strong signs of growth, a new report shows. Europe’s 1500 quantum scientists across 236 organizations filed 105 patents (with 64 already granted) and published 1313 scientific papers (with a further 223 under review). Investment in quantum

technologies has been vital in establishing strong growth within the sector. According to the report, during the ‘ramp

The new study published by the European Commission called

“Taking the lead in the quantum revolution” shows Europe’s quantum technology ecosystem is thriving with a suite of solutions being developed by projects, start-ups, and spin-offs for a number of applications, including sensing, communication, and computation. The driving force behind many of the continent’s quantum technology breakthroughs since 2018 is the Quantum Flagship – Europe’s €1 billion, ten-year research and innovation program, the report reveals. Growth from Ramp-Up Phase Since the initial four-year ‘ramp-up’ phase (2018-2021) began,

up’ phase, the European Commission invested €150 million to support 24 consortia involving leading research institutions and companies. This growth phase was complemented by the QuantERA project – a network of 39 public Research Funding Organizations (RFOs) supporting research and innovation in Quantum Technologies – which leveraged a combined €88.9 million. These combined activities helped establish 25 start-ups and spin-offs which are working to commercialize communication, computation, simulation, sensing, and metrology solutions. The report notes the Flagship’s efforts to move advanced

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