Thirteen quantum technology projects have been eagerly awaiting the decision, and now the confirmation has arrived: the QVLS-iLabs future4cluster will receive a further €15 million in funding from the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR). This is supplemented by €8 million from its own funds. This means that a total of €23 million will be available over the next three years to promote the development of application-oriented quantum components. The 25 partners in the cluster – ranging from research institutes and industry to start-ups – are pursuing a common goal: accelerating the transfer of state-of-the-art quantum technologies to the market.
It is no coincidence that the BMBFTR's Clusters4Future funding has been awarded to the Hanover-Braunschweig region: Outstanding research institutions have come together under the umbrella of QVLS – Quantum Valley Lower Saxony: the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, the Technical University of Braunschweig, Leibniz University Hannover and the German Aerospace Centre with its Institute of Satellite Geodesy and Inertial Sensors. In collaboration with 21 companies, all participating experts can concentrate on their strengths: quantum computing with trapped ions and novel applications of quantum metrology. Everything is set to become smaller, better and more stable. After laying the foundations for this in the first funding phase, the second phase will see concrete results: a major step for industry partners in turning future technology into a real everyday tool.
