Milestone for quantum photon­ics and inter­na­tional networking

Quantum^BW, the innova­tion campus for quantum technolo­gies in Baden-Württemberg, is celebrat­ing the official launch of the European pilot project “Photon­ics for Quantum” (P4Q). With a total volume of 50 million euros, P4Q is a ground­break­ing project that is driving the devel­op­ment and indus­tri­al­iza­tion of photonic quantum chips across Europe—and Baden-Württemberg is playing a key role in this!

Baden-Württemberg: Compe­tence center for quantum photonics

IMS CHIPS in Stuttgart, located in the heart of “THE LÄND” and a partner in the Quantum^BW network, is a central compo­nent of the P4Q consor­tium with its dedicated pilot line for photonic chips. It impres­sively demon­strates how exist­ing manufac­tur­ing infra­struc­ture can be used and scaled for novel photonic appli­ca­tions. This exper­tise is the founda­tion for trans­fer­ring quantum photon­ics from labora­tory research to indus­trial application.

Innova­tion, technol­ogy trans­fer, and sovereignty

P4Q addresses key challenges in quantum technolo­gies: the repro­ducibil­ity and scala­bil­ity of photonic compo­nents for appli­ca­tions such as quantum sensing, eavesdropping-proof commu­ni­ca­tion, and quantum comput­ing. With a focus on standards, new produc­tion techniques, and testing and packag­ing approaches, P4Q enables large-scale demon­stra­tion (TRL‑8 / MRL‑8) and paves the way for industrialization.

The project thus contributes signif­i­cantly to strength­en­ing innova­tion capac­ity, increas­ing techno­log­i­cal sover­eignty and resilience, and quali­fy­ing skilled workers – in line with state and federal strate­gies for quantum technologies.

Partners from the QuantumBW network and inter­na­tional cooperation

P4Q brings together 29 partners from univer­si­ties, research insti­tutes, and indus­try in a total of 12 European countries. Half of the projec­t’s funding comes from the European Union (ChipsJU) and the other half from national contri­bu­tions, includ­ing the German Federal Ministry of Educa­tion and Research (BMBF).

Another highlight: the partic­i­pa­tion of partners from the Nether­lands and the QuantumBW network under­scores the ambitions for inter­na­tional network­ing in the field of quantum technolo­gies in accor­dance with the Memoran­dum of Under­stand­ing (MoU) between QuantumBW and its Dutch counter­part Quantum Delta NL. P4Q is thus a living example of QuantumB­W’s objec­tives: promot­ing innova­tion, accel­er­at­ing technol­ogy trans­fer, and sharing research infrastructures—in short, estab­lish­ing Baden-Württemberg as a globally networked hotspot for quantum technologies.

Quantum^BW congrat­u­lates and looks to the future

Quantum^BW warmly congrat­u­lates the entire P4Q consor­tium on the launch of the project. We look forward to the innov­a­tive results and the impetus that this project will give to the quantum ecosys­tem in Baden-Württemberg and beyond!