Dresden: Topping-Out Ceremony for the New Materials and Quantum Sciences Research Building

• High-tech laboratories, offices, and communication hubs

The building is being constructed on the Südvorstadt campus of the Dresden University of Technology (TUD) on Nöthnitzer Straße and will provide high-tech laboratories, offices, and communication hubs for researchers. Their work focuses on the research and design of novel materials, including those for energy-efficient quantum chips and highly sensitive quantum sensors. The completed building is scheduled to open in mid-2029. The construction costs, funded by the DGerman Federal State of Saxony and the federal government, amount to approximately 70 million euros.

Prof. Dr. Bernd Büchner, Scientific Director of IFW Dresden: “This joint research infrastructure opens up outstanding opportunities for us to study quantum materials both theoretically and experimentally. It creates ideal conditions for close scientific collaboration and new joint research approaches. We look forward to working even more closely together under one roof in the future.”

Prof. Dr. Matthias Vojta, Spokesperson for the Cluster of Excellence “Complexity, Topology, and Dynamics in Quantum Matter” (ctd.qmat): “Anyone who wants to conduct research in quantum physics at the international cutting edge must rely on collaboration. A shared building is therefore more than just a place where two strong partners share laboratories and offices. The new research building brings our expertise together, combines our strengths, and facilitates exchange—from the building’s entrance to coffee breaks. This is where the hub for cutting-edge research on quantum materials in Saxony is taking shape.”

• Background: Facts and Figures on the New Research Building

Spanning more than 8,000 square meters, the facility will investigate the extraordinary properties that quantum materials exhibit under extreme conditions—such as ultra-low temperatures—and the potential this opens up for novel components. The goal is to develop quantum materials that enable new green energy technologies, energy-efficient electronics, or robust quantum bits. This will make the new building a hub for cutting-edge international quantum research.

From the outset, IFW Dresden, as the project owner, has been responsible for the planning, coordination, and construction of the joint research facility. IFW Dresden’s role as the building owner for a research facility shared with TUD is a unique model of collaboration between a non-university research institution and a university in Germany. The new building also creates space for the further development of existing collaborations and for new joint research initiatives between the two institutions.