Allied4Future Conference in Partnership with TU Delft and the Knowledge4Innovation Forum​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Launch of the A4F Technology Collaboration Labs

Inaugural Meetings

Quantum Internet Policy Lab & AI in Healthcare Lab

13 June 2025 | TU Delft | 10:00–16:00

Launch of the A4F Technology Collaboration Labs

On 13 June at TU Delft, Allied4Future will officially launch its Technology Collaboration Labs (TCLs)—a new framework for accelerating and financing responsible deep tech innovation in Europe. First presented at the World Future Forum in Lisbon, the TCLs focus initially on Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Technologies. These strategic and enabling technologies will play a crucial role in shortening research and innovation cycles in many other deep tech areas.

The Technology Collaboration Labs (TCLs) are the foundational instruments of Allied4Future—advancing Europe’s capabilities in Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Technologies and other deep tech as critical enablers of long-term competitiveness, sustainability, and sovereignty. Designed as collaborative platforms, the TCLs unite researchers, startups, industry leaders, public institutions, and investors to build sovereign deep tech capacity, drive scientific breakthroughs, and shape the future of ethical innovation. While AI and Quantum evolve independently, their synergies unlock new possibilities across scientific and industrial domains. Over time, the TCLs will expand to cover additional fields, forming a flexible and future-proof infrastructure for mission-driven innovation in Europe.

In her keynote, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the TCLs and Sustainable Finance Goals (SFGs) initiatives as instrumental for Europe’s leadership in strategic, transformative technologies.

Inaugural Lab Meetings

At the occasion of the TCL launch, Allied4Future in partnership with TU Delft will hold the inaugural meetings of the AI in Healthcare Lab and the Quantum Internet Policy Lab.

AI in Healthcare Lab

The inaugural AI in Healthcare Lab explores how technological innovation can help address healthcare system challenges. It tackles why AI adoption lags—due to regulatory hurdles, trust issues, and stakeholder mismatches—and how we can bridge the gap between promise and practice.

Quantum Internet Policy Lab

The Quantum Internet Policy Lab supports Europe’s leadership in secure quantum communication by bridging research, industry, and policy. It advises on frameworks to guide the technology’s transition from R&D to deployment—ensuring openness, equity, and strategic autonomy.

About Allied4Future

We are at a decisive moment in human history. Emerging technologies—such as artificial intelligence, quantum systems, and biotechnology—are no longer abstract concepts; they are reshaping our societies, economies, and ecosystems in real time. While these advances present enormous potential, they also carry significant risks: environmental impact, social disruption, and unregulated misuse.

Allied4Future was founded to ensure that this new wave of innovation is guided by responsibility, ethics, and societal benefit. Through its Technology Collaboration Labs (TCLs), A4F brings together scientists, entrepreneurs, policymakers, ethicists, investors, and philanthropists in a shared effort to develop breakthrough technologies that are not only innovative, but inclusive, regenerative, and human-centered.

We envision a Europe that leads the world in responsible deep tech innovation—where science, policy, and finance converge to accelerate discovery, protect public values, and strengthen strategic autonomy.

The mission of the TCLs is twofold: to harness transformative technologies for global benefit and to anticipate and mitigate their systemic risks.

Allied4Future aims to align innovation with democratic principles and long-term sustainability—ensuring that progress uplifts humanity and safeguards our planet.

Allied4Future Strategic Framework

Technology Collaboration Labs

TCLs are mission-driven platforms advancing technology for societal, environmental, and strategic impact. Each TCL will host specific Labs focused on targeted themes (e.g., AI in Healthcare Lab, Quantum Internet Policy Lab). Labs can be initiated by the Foundation or proposed bottom-up by partners of the Alllied4Future Foundation.

Enabling the Labs: Policy & Finance Support

The A4F Foundation acts as the coordinating and enabling backbone—providing the conditions, financial and governance support that TCLs need to thrive.

About Delft University of Technology

With nearly 27000 students, 3300 PhD candidates and 1350 full-time equivalent faculty members TU Delft — founded in 1842 — is the largest and oldest university of technology in the Netherlands.

TU Delft ranks 56th in the overall Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025. In the global THE Engineering and Technology rankings, it is ranked 17th, and 40th in the 2025 THE World Reputation Rankings.

TU Delft has solid experience in EU funding programmes. In Horizon Europe TU Delft obtained 392 projects: €260 million, where: €100 million comes from Pillar 1 with ERC, Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions and Research Infrastructures and €119 million comes from pillar 2 with the Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness and €26 million from the European Innovation Council and the remaining part will come from the Widening programme and the Joint Technology Initiatives.

Delft University of Technology has always been an entrepreneurial university. Over the last 180 years, many inventions and ground-breaking research found its way from the laboratory to society. Large companies originated from a student from Delft with a good idea. The Delft Enterprises holding has currently 57 spin-offs and startups in its portfolio. https://www.delftenterprises.nl/

Together with the municipality, TU Delft runs a very successful high-tech business incubator, Yes!Delft, which has already resulted in the creation of numerous successful businesses that have developed into prospering SMEs. More than 20 of the companies which started their life there have celebrated their first decennium of activity, and have even reached up to a few hundred employees. It currently hosts a community of 450+ tech startups. https://www.yesdelft.com/