"Quantum Saxony": Saxony launches network for quantum technologies
Saxony's research network for quantum technologies SAX-QT "Quantum Saxony" is being launched today to specifically promote quantum sciences and applications as a future technology and transfer them into industrial applications.
The aim is to strategically bundle and further expand the expertise in the Free State of Saxony in the field of quantum technologies and make it internationally visible. The network is coordinated by the Zittau / Görlitz University of Applied Sciences, the Fraunhofer Institutes for Photonic Microsystems IPMS (dresden) and for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU (Chemnitz) as well as the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research IFW (Dresden).
Quantum Saxony networks expertise from universities and non-university research institutions and involves associations, start-ups and industrial partners. The aim is to develop quantum technologies in all areas and bring them into industrial application. The network sees itself as an open platform that continuously integrates further partners and intensifies the exchange between research, industry and politics. Saxony's interdisciplinarity - from materials science to micro- and nanoelectronics to software development - is thus specifically promoted in the direction of commercial use.
The development of qualified specialists is also a central concern: targeted education and training programs will be used to train junior staff and quantum experts for research and industry.
The EU and the Federal State of Saxony are supporting the development phase of the network until the end of 2027 with three million euros in ERDF funding. This will create a permanent structure that creates national and international visibility and enables close links to European pilot lines.