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Success Story: Structural Initiatives

At the end of the first funding period of QuantumFrontiers, we recognise and appreciate the exceptional collaboration that has been established and is lived within the Cluster of Excellence. It is the innovative strength of the consortium that has made numerous successful structural measures and initiatives possible.

In total, structural initiatives had a positive impact on institutional new hires, regional students, early career researchers, entrepreneurs, and international visitors to our region, who all enrich the research experience within our Cluster of Excellence. The Quantum Valley Lower Saxony (QVLS) initiative, an unanticipated expansion of a larger regional quantum ecosystem triggered by QuantumFrontiers, provides a perspective on the contemporary relevance of basic research of our clsuter, provides regional job opportunities and has a significant impact on the regional economy.

  • 400+
    Researchers

    are now collaboratively focused on specific topics, supported by the impressive and effective research network we established in QuantumFrontiers

  • 15
    New Professors

    were hired, motivated by and contributing to our research programme. 33% of these are female.

  • 60%
    of the Cluster and Science Board Spokespersons

    are female researchers, as well as 26% of the postdoctoral researchers, and 24% of the Topical Group Leaders, demonstrating our commitment to improving gender parity in leadership positions.

  • 100+
    Postdoctoral and Junior Research Group Positions

    were strategically supported by QuantumFrontiers funding, significantly enhancing inter-institutional cooperation and third-party funding initiatives.

  • 70+
    Additional Third-Party Funding Proposals

    resulted from targeted professorships and research group leaders promoting inter-institutional cooperation

  • €80 million
    Projected Investment

    for the third-party funding initiative QVLS-iLabs, a BMBF-funded Cluster for Future, aimed at transferring QuantumFrontiers research to industry.

  • €3 million
    Additional Structural Funding

    has been secured for a joint LUH-TUBS “Wissenschaftsraum Mikroelektronik” (Science Space Microelectronics) of the state ministry, starting in fall 2024, to support QuantumFrontiers in integration and miniaturisation

  • 20+
    Groups at the Nitride Technology Center (NTC)

    are dedicated to photonic integration for blue/UV wavelengths crucial for quantum technology. Driven by QuantumFrontiers needs, the NTC initiative focuses on advancing GaN semiconductor design and chip processing technology.

  • 6
    Quantum Start-ups

    supported by QuantumFrontiers QuEEP programme for proof-of-principle research, were key to securing funding for the QVLS-iLabs Cluster for Future, showcasing the important foundation QuantumFrontiers provides for regional quantum innovation

  • 18,000
    Hours

    have been dedicated to engaging high-school students with QuantumFrontiers research through “MasterClasses” and “foeXlab” initiatives developed within the cluster to enhance societal benefit and pre-university student involvement with our research.

  • 700+
    Participants from across Europe

    involved in quantum research, industry, and policy-making, attended the 2023 EQTC held in Hannover, hosted by QVLS and supported by QuantumFrontiers. This successful conference reinforced our standing as a leading quantum ecosystem in Europe.

  • 35.000
    © Highlights der Physik
    Visitors

    attended the “Highlights der Physik” science festival in September 2024, which QuantumFrontiers organised in partnership with the Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD and the DPG

This article is part of a series on QuantumFrontiers success stories

Last Change: 14.11.24; Dr. A. Wanner Print

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