Industry
QUDORA Technologies, a Lower Saxony spin-off of the Quantum Valley Lower Saxony, and its consortium have reached the next stage of the Quantum Computing Competition launched by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR). Following a successful evaluation of the project outline, the consortium has been invited to submit a full proposal for the NFQC-1k project.
They run on chips. And that simple fact is bringing two of Germany's most innovative regions closer together than ever before.
Berlin delivered. Three days at re:publica 2026, and quantum was very much in the room.
Supported by the BMFTR, QVLS was part of the joint stand of 21 initiatives at stand M2 at STATION Berlin. At our stand, we presented two concrete examples of what quantum technology looks like in practice today: ion trap technology for quantum computing and quantum magnetometry for battery research, the latter developed within the QBattIO project of #clusters4future QVLS-iLabs.
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Politics
Last weekend, #clusters4future QVLS-iLabs was represented at the BMFTR in Berlin, bringing two hands-on ion trap exhibits from phaeno gGmbH to the heart of the capital. Both demonstrators showed visitors one of the most fascinating things you can do in a physics lab: trap electrically charged particles and hold them in place using nothing but electric fields. The exhibits drew a steady stream of curious visitors across both days, with questions ranging from the very basic to the surprisingly technical.
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Under the theme “From Governance to Long-Term Impact”, representatives from Clusters4Future, leading-edge clusters, and research campuses from across Germany came together to discuss sustainable structures, strategic development, and effective collaboration.
On May 6–7, partners from research, industry, and transfer projects came together for focused workshops aimed at preparing the application for the second funding phase.
Braunschweig reference framework for quantum technology education sets international standards
Education
Last week, we were at IdeenExpo GmbH 2026 in Hannover, and something stayed with us. A child stood in front of our ion trap demonstrator and asked: "But how does it know where to stay?" That is the kind of question that, if nurtured correctly, becomes a PhD thesis, a startup, or a breakthrough.
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Report and Video: More than 8,000 visitors from all over Germany took part in this unique event. With hands-on activities, interactive demonstrations, and direct encounters with researchers, the Open Day became a joyful and unforgettable celebration of science.
A key focus was on how QVLS is translating cutting-edge research into industrial practice through the Cluster4Future QVLS-iLabs.
The QVLS Winter School on quantum information processing with trapped ions brought an international group of students to Hanover and Braunschweig (report and video)
Braunschweig reference framework for quantum technology education sets international standards
Research
t the heart of the idea are ultra-cold molecules and individual atoms. Kai Voges has acquired the expertise required for this throughout his scientific career to date. As a PhD student at the Institute for Quantum Optics in Hanover he assembled molecules from individual cooled atoms.
Last week, we were at IdeenExpo GmbH 2026 in Hannover, and something stayed with us. A child stood in front of our ion trap demonstrator and asked: "But how does it know where to stay?" That is the kind of question that, if nurtured correctly, becomes a PhD thesis, a startup, or a breakthrough.
They want to bring light to the world of microelectronics: The state of Lower Saxony and the Volkswagen Foundation are providing around €15 million in funding to the Lower Saxony microelectronics consortium ‘Nitride Technology Centre’ (NTC), which is led by TU Braunschweig. Under the project name ‘Bringing Light to Microelectronics’ (BRIGHT), the consortium is developing, among other things, a unique neuromorphic computer based on LEDs. In the future, this is expected to dramatically reduce the enormous power consumption of AI applications.
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TU Braunschweig and the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Taiwan will be conducting joint research on germanium quantum dots as the basis for quantum computers over the next three years.
QVLS was present throughout the week with a booth at the industrial and book exhibition.
iLabs
Last weekend, #clusters4future QVLS-iLabs was represented at the BMFTR in Berlin, bringing two hands-on ion trap exhibits from phaeno gGmbH to the heart of the capital. Both demonstrators showed visitors one of the most fascinating things you can do in a physics lab: trap electrically charged particles and hold them in place using nothing but electric fields. The exhibits drew a steady stream of curious visitors across both days, with questions ranging from the very basic to the surprisingly technical.
Berlin delivered. Three days at re:publica 2026, and quantum was very much in the room.
Supported by the BMFTR, QVLS was part of the joint stand of 21 initiatives at stand M2 at STATION Berlin. At our stand, we presented two concrete examples of what quantum technology looks like in practice today: ion trap technology for quantum computing and quantum magnetometry for battery research, the latter developed within the QBattIO project of #clusters4future QVLS-iLabs.
Come by to connect, collaborate, and explore the future of quantum technologies with us.
We had the opportunity to present the QVLS ecosystem and projects and explore how quantum technology is transitioning from research to industry.
With a new structure and clear focus, QVLS-iLabs is positioning itself for the future: New speaker teams, consisting of tandems of representatives from science and industry, strengthen the link between research and application.The proposal for the second funding phase has been submitted. The iLabs partners hope to be able to continue the successful collaboration in a further project phase!
Under the theme “From Governance to Long-Term Impact”, representatives from Clusters4Future, leading-edge clusters, and research campuses from across Germany came together to discuss sustainable structures, strategic development, and effective collaboration.