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.
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On 22 October, the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts (StMWK), together with Munich Quantum Valley (MQV), the Heisenberg Society, and the Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (MCQST), hosted the Bavarian Quantum Day under the motto “100 Years of Quantum – from theory to transformation.” The day's program concluded with a state reception at the Residenz.
Munich Quantum Valley (MQV) and the International Max-Planck Research School for Quantum Science and Technology (IMPRS-QST) invite exceptional young researchers to apply for their prestigious 3-year doctoral fellowships in quantum science. Applications are open now until 15 January 2026.
From 10 to 12 October 2025, the science fair FORSCHA took place at the shopping center "Forum Schwanthalerhöhe" in Munich. Munich Quantum Valley participated once again in the interactive fair that invites people of all ages to experience knowledge firsthand.
As part of the event series “MQV-Einblicke – 100 Jahre Quantenwissenschaften und woran wir heute forschen”, the Walther Meißner Institute of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humantities opened its doors on 6 October 2025, giving the many visitors insights into research on quantum systems at the lowest temperatures.
In the anniversary year of quantum mechanics, the Nobel Prize in Physics goes to three physicists for their research in the field of quantum mechanics, which also laid the foundation for current research at MQV.
With more participants than ever before, the Munich Quantum Valley (MQV) Annual Meeting took place from 30 September to 2 October. For the fourth time, the MQV community gathered in Eichstätt to discuss the progress made over the past year and the challenges ahead.
Last week, the second DPG Fall Meeting took place at Georg August University in Göttingen under the motto “100 Years of Quantum Physics.” Munich Quantum Valley (MQV) was represented with a booth at the industry and book exhibition.
MQV and its members join the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the first development of quantum mechanics. All our public events related to this anniversary can be found here.
Read our latest portrait of chemist and start-up co-founder Karl Briegel.
The Falling Walls Science Summit takes place in 7–9 November in Berlin. Munich Quantum Valley contributes to the event with a Round Table, discussing "A quantum future: Joining forces of academia and industry" on 8 November.
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On 8 November 2025, Munich Quantum Valley will take part in the Quantum Physics Day at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Explore the fascinating world of quantum physics, learn about its history as well as the quantum technologies currently being researched, and celebrate with us the 2025 International Year of Quantum!
How can classical supercomputers and quantum computers be connected, and what do scientists hope to gain from this integration? Visit the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre on 12 November 2025 to learn more about the integration of quantum computers in high-performance computing centers and take the opportunity to see Munich's supercomputer and several quantum computers up close during a guided tour of the computer building.
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We will be present at this year's International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC25) in St. Louis, MO.