In addition, the proxim­ity to the appli­ca­tion enables special oppor­tu­ni­ties for the valida­tion of Quantum^BW partner technolo­gies for quantum sensing and quantum AI, which are an impor­tant build­ing block for devel­op­ing even more efficient and high-performance system compo­nents and ultimately bring­ing the technolo­gies into application.

“The overar­ch­ing commit­ment to the selected network with targeted and funded projects will certainly have a lasting impact on the local economic strength in a dozen years’ time. We are grate­ful and delighted to have been accepted into the Quantum^BW network and see this as a strate­gi­cally impor­tant social commit­ment,” explains Viach­eslav Gromov, founder and manag­ing partner of AITAD GmbH.

About AITAD

AITAD is a German embed­ded AI provider with around 30 employ­ees, its own produc­tion facil­ity and test hall. The company focuses on the devel­op­ment, testing and series produc­tion of AI electron­ics systems, partic­u­larly in connec­tion with machine learn­ing in an indus­trial context (especially system compo­nents). As a devel­op­ment partner, AITAD takes over the entire process from data collec­tion to devel­op­ment and deliv­ery of the system compo­nents. This allows innov­a­tive adapta­tions to be made to the product without the need for exper­tise and only a few resources on the part of the customer. The focus is on future-oriented, disrup­tive, innov­a­tive adapta­tions with the great­est possi­ble impact on struc­tures and product strategies.

AITAD acts as an inter­dis­ci­pli­nary full-stack provider in the fields of data science, mechan­i­cal engineer­ing and embed­ded hardware and software. AITAD also conducts inter­nal and exter­nal research into numer­ous algorith­mic and semicon­duc­tor funda­men­tals of AI technol­ogy. In 2023, AITAD received the “embed­ded award” against “AWS” and “AMD” in the AI category, the Top100 Innova­tion Award for medium-sized compa­nies and was named AI Champion Baden-Württemberg.

10/29/2024, Trade fair for quantum technolo­gies a huge success

Looking back at Quantum Effects 2024

On October 9 and 10, the second edition of the inter­na­tional trade fair for quantum technolo­gies, Quantum Effects, took place in Stuttgart. The Quantum^BW joint booth with 20 co-exhibiting univer­si­ties, research insti­tutes and public insti­tu­tions presented quantum technolo­gies on 450 m².

Impres­sions from the venue

9/13/2024, Advanced quantum sensors for biomedicine

QSens enters second phase of BMBF funding

The QSens future cluster is enter­ing its second funding phase. The Federal Ministry of Educa­tion and Research (BMBF) is support­ing the cluster for a further three years with up to 15 million euros as part of the “Clusters4Future” program.

One of the largest energy compa­nies in Germany and Europe, EnBW AG, joins Quantum^BW. With an inter­dis­ci­pli­nary approach, EnBW is build­ing up knowl­edge for market oppor­tu­ni­ties arising from future devel­op­ments in quantum comput­ing in the energy system.

About EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG

With over 28,000 employ­ees, EnBW is one of the largest energy compa­nies in Germany and Europe. It supplies around 5.5 million customers with electric­ity, gas, water as well as services and products in the areas of infra­struc­ture and energy. As part of its realign­ment from a tradi­tional energy supplier to a sustain­able infra­struc­ture company, the expan­sion of renew­able energies and the distri­b­u­tion and trans­mis­sion grids for electric­ity and gas are corner­stones of EnBW’s growth strat­egy and the focus of its invest­ments. EnBW plans to invest €40 billion gross by 2030, around 90% of which will be in Germany. By the end of 2025, more than half of EnBW’s gener­a­tion portfo­lio is to consist of renew­able energies, and the aim is to phase out coal by the end of 2028. These are key milestones on the company’s path to climate neutral­ity by 2035.

Quantum^BW warmly welcomes its newest member Eviden to the Quantum^BW network. As a next-generation technol­ogy leader in the field of data-driven, trusted and sustain­able digital trans­for­ma­tion, Eviden enriches the quantum technol­ogy ecosys­tem in Baden-Württemberg with impor­tant exper­tise and further advances quantum technologies.

About Eviden

Eviden is a next-gen technol­ogy leader with a strong portfo­lio of patented technolo­gies. With world­wide leading positions in advanced comput­ing, security, AI, cloud and digital platforms, it provides deep exper­tise for all indus­tries in more than 47 countries. Bring­ing together 47,000 world-class talents, Eviden expands the possi­bil­i­ties of data and technol­ogy across the digital contin­uum, now and for gener­a­tions to come. Eviden is a global leader in quantum comput­ing with a complete as-a-service offer­ing focused on appli­ca­tion devel­op­ment. Eviden supports the rapid innova­tion and adoption of quantum solutions for enter­prises and organizations.

7/10/2024, Press release of the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts Baden-Württemberg

IQST Gradu­ate School @Quantum^BW starts

Trans­fer from science to application 

• Quantum sensor technol­ogy and metrology
• Quantum comput­ing and quantum informatics
• Integrated quantum technolo­gies, integrated quantum photon­ics and quantum materials
• Quantum networks

In addition, train­ing and quali­fi­ca­tion measures are offered on topics such as trans­fer, founda­tion or intel­lec­tual property (IP). These train­ing courses are also open to doctoral students from other quantum initia­tives in the state. In this way, the doctoral network and the quantum commu­nity in Baden-Württemberg will continue to grow. The call for projects will be published in July 2024 so that the ten doctoral projects can start in October 2024.

Apply now for October 2024

• Call: Gradu­ate School, October 2024

• Gradu­ate School appli­ca­tion template

6/7/2024, press release of Ulm University

Science Minis­ter Petra Olschowski visits univer­sity campus

Magnetic resonance imaging and GPS naviga­tion are based on quantum mechan­i­cal functions. However, quantum mechan­ics should also enable tap-proof commu­ni­ca­tion and highly sensi­tive sensors in the future. Quantum comput­ers could help with simula­tions or person­alised drug devel­op­ment. Science Minis­ter Petra Olschowski learned about Ulm University’s central role in pioneer­ing research into quantum science during a visit on Thurs­day, 6 June.

The state minis­ter was welcomed by Profes­sor Joachim Anker­hold, spokesper­son for the state-wide innova­tion campus for quantum technolo­gies QuantumBW and head of the Insti­tute for Complex Quantum Systems at Ulm Univer­sity. He presented research projects at the Ulm site and their integra­tion into QuantumBW and discussed current challenges with the Science Minis­ter. He also presented various activ­i­ties aimed at publi­cis­ing the research field of quantum science — from school labs to science slams. “We are delighted to be able to present to the Minis­ter the exten­sive activ­i­ties in the quantum field on the campus, which are an integral part of the new Innova­tion Campus. The gener­ous and long-term funding provided by the state is crucial for this still young technol­ogy with high innova­tion poten­tial,” says Profes­sor Ankerhold.

2/2/2024, Press release of Ulm University

Cluster of Excel­lence proposal Chem4Quant in the next round

From a total of 143 draft propos­als, the panel of experts for the Excel­lence Strat­egy initia­tive has selected 41 for a full proposal. These include the “Chem4Quant” draft proposal from KIT (the univer­sity manag­ing the funds), Ulm Univer­sity and the Univer­sity of Stuttgart. In this joint project, an inter­dis­ci­pli­nary team from the areas of chemistry, physics, computer science and materi­als science is seeking to develop atomi­cally precise mater­ial struc­tures to be used in future quantum technolo­gies. Using a chemi­cal platform, qubit materi­als are to be planned and designed in such a way that they will be ideally suited to the specific require­ments of quantum technol­ogy. The high-precision quantum archi­tec­tures are intended for use in such areas as the future quantum internet.

“We are thrilled that our draft proposal was success­ful and that we can now submit a full proposal for a Cluster of Excel­lence”, says Profes­sor Fedor Jelezko. Jelezko is the head of the Ulm Insti­tute of Quantum Optics and project spokesper­son for Ulm Univer­sity. “We are pooling globally unique exper­tise in the field of quantum science in Ulm, Stuttgart and Karlsruhe. This advanced technol­ogy is one of the driving forces of innova­tion for the future and puts the (German) South­west in a position of guaran­teed success in global scien­tific and economic compe­ti­tion”, empha­sises Profes­sor Michael Weber, presi­dent of Ulm Univer­sity, who announced the good news at Ulm University’s Dies academicus.

Infor­ma­tion on the draft proposal Chem4Quant: Chemi­cal platform for high-precision quantum architectures

In the joint initia­tive Chem4Quant, researchers from KIT, Ulm Univer­sity and the Univer­sity of Stuttgart aim to develop specific mater­ial struc­tures for future quantum technolo­gies. Despite the break­throughs achieved in the field of quantum technol­ogy so far, many of the platforms currently in use remain limited in terms of scala­bil­ity, adjusta­bil­ity, position­abil­ity and error correc­tion. Chem4Quant is thus propos­ing a funda­men­tally new approach, with a chemistry-based platform. Quantum archi­tec­tures that can be precisely defined in a chemi­cal sense make it possi­ble to delib­er­ately plan atomi­cally precise mater­ial struc­tures and their quantum proper­ties. For example, qubits can be positioned in electri­cal or photonic compo­nents with a preci­sion that lies below the nanome­tre range. 

The initia­tive aims to create new qubit materi­als and develop the first compo­nents for the future quantum inter­net. In this context, Chem4Quant can draw on globally unique exper­tise in the field of molec­u­lar quantum systems as well as estab­lished partnerships.

The Clusters of Excel­lence funding line is part of the Excel­lence Strat­egy of the German federal and state govern­ments. The funding programme is admin­is­tered by the German Research Founda­tion (Deutsche Forschungs­ge­mein­schaft, DFG). Approved Clusters of Excel­lence receive 3 to 10 million euros per year and the maximum duration of funding is two periods of seven years each.

The appli­ca­tion process has multi­ple phases. The panel of experts has now selected 41 out of a total of 143 draft propos­als for full propos­als (EXC propos­als). The final funding decision on the future Clusters of Excel­lence will be taken in late May 2025.