Welcome to Munich Quantum Valley

Munich Quantum Valley (MQV) promotes quantum science and quantum technologies in Bavaria with the primary goal of developing and operating competitive quantum computers. It connects research, industry, funders, and the public: Munich Quantum Valley promotes an efficient knowledge transfer from research to industry, establishes a network with international reach and provides educational offers for schools, universities and companies.
Munich Quantum Valley is supported by the Bavarian state government with funds from the Hightech Agenda Bayern.

Public Annual Report 2023

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Latest News

Munich Quantum Software Forum 2024

On 24 and 25 October 2024, the Munich Quantum Software Forum took place for the second time. Organized by the Chair of Design Automation at the Technical University of Munich, the event brings together the "who's who" of quantum computing software. Once again, the extremely high attendance shows the great interest of the community.


Max Planck Semiconductor Laboratory opens new building in Garching

On 7 October, a new building of the Max Planck Society's Semiconductor Laboratory (HLL) was opened on the Garching research campus. The state-of-the-art infrastructure plays a central role in the new cooperation between the HLL, the Technical University of Munich and the Walther Meißner Institute for the joint development of superconducting quantum bits, which was agreed as part of Munich Quantum Valley.


MQV Annual Meeting 2024

From 8 to 11 October 2024, the members of Munich Quantum Valley (MQV) met in Eichstätt for their internal Annual Meeting. In numerous presentations and discussions, the progress of the individual sub-projects and their contribution to the overall project were intensively debated and the focus was sharpened on the future.


Munich Quantum Valley at Quantum Effects

Once again, Munich Quantum Valley was present at the Quantum Effects trade fair in Stuttgart.


MQV researchers continously operate quantum register with 1200 atoms for the first time

A research team from Munich Quantum Valley (MQV) at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ), in collaboration with the start-up planqc, has achieved a breakthrough on the way to scalable quantum computers. They assembled a quantum register of 1200 atoms and were then able to operate it continuously for over an hour.

Spotlight

MQV In Persona update

Read our latest portrait of computer scientist Barbora Hrdá.

Upcoming Events

Workshop on Machine Learning for Quantum Technology

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Co-organized by MQV members at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen, this workshop is aimed at researchers interested in using classical machine learning and AI techniques to advance the development of quantum technologies.


MQV Symposium: Towards applications of quantum computing

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This symposium, organized by Munich Quantum Valley and supported by QUTAC and Bayern Innovativ, will bring together academia and industry working on applications of quantum computing with hardware and software developers. Researchers and companies from the Bavarian quantum ecosystem will be joined by internationally leading experts to assess the current state of the art and identify the most promising near-term applications.


electronica 2024

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Messe München

From 12 to 15 November Munich Quantum Valley will be part of the World of Quantum booth at electronica.


The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis – SC24

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We will be present at this year's International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC24) in Atlanta, GA.


IdeaLab Quantum Workshop

Two-day workshop for Ph.D.s and postdocs to transform quantum research into commercial applications.