Welcome to Munich Quantum Valley

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.

On 11 September, the Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS invited guests to attend our event series “MQV-Einblicke – 100 Jahre Quantenwissenschaften und woran wir heute forschen” and provided the interested audience with comprehensive insights into possible applications of quantum computing.

For its mission to bring a “Made in Germany” quantum computer based on neutral atoms into industrial application, planqc – the first start-up to emerge from Munich Quantum Valley (MQV) – was awarded the prestigious founder award prize in the category Startup on 9 September 2025.

The IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE) took place in Albuquerque from 31 August to 5 September. Munich Quantum Valley (MQV) had a stand at the event and made numerous contributions once again.

Prof. Rainer Blatt, co-founder of Munich Quantum Valley (MQV), was awarded the “Pro meritis scientiae et litterarum” award by Minister of State for Science and the Arts Markus Blume for his outstanding services to quantum research.