March 24, 2025. The Fraunhofer IAO, the Fraunhofer IPA and the IAT of the University of Stuttgart are pooling their research expertise with the establishment of the cross-institute Fraunhofer Lab “flaQship”. The lab focuses on application-oriented quantum computing in Stuttgart and Heilbronn.
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The flourishing research landscape around quantum computing creates the best conditions for bringing this new key technology into industrial application in the near future. But how can excellent progress in research and innovation be achieved even more efficiently? The quantum team at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA is focusing on exploiting synergies: together with the IAT at the University of Stuttgart and the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO, it is pooling its research expertise in the new flaQship research lab.
The flaQship builds bridges between theory and practice with the help of internationally networked excellence research. With a particular focus on Stuttgart and Heilbronn, the lab brings application-oriented research to companies along the entire value chain. It thus acts as a central point of contact for business, science and politics. “We are looking forward to working together to establish Stuttgart and Heilbronn as a center for applied quantum computing. By deepening our long-standing cooperation, we are opening up new opportunities in research and technology transfer,” says Marco Roth, research team leader for quantum computing at Fraunhofer IPA.
The focus of the lab is on application-oriented quantum computing research and thus the utilization of quantum computing for industry. “Quantum computing will revolutionize the way we solve complex problems. But only if hardware, software and application development go hand in hand. Our goal is to develop quantum computing in a technological and needs-oriented way so that it creates real added value for companies and society,” emphasizes Prof. Katharina Hölzle, Director of the Institute of Human Factors and Technology Management IAT at the University of Stuttgart and the Fraunhofer IAO. The specialist focus is on quantum machine learning, material simulation and quantum chemistry, error correction and hybrid computing. The teams also conduct research in the fields of quantum service engineering, high-performance computing and quantum computing business models and develop innovative formats for the associated knowledge transfer.
The two quantum computing teams at the Baden-WĂĽrttemberg Competence Center for Quantum Computing (KQCBW) have been developing application-oriented quantum algorithms with a focus on hardware-efficient implementation since 2020. As part of a systematic project evaluation, the consortium presented its interim results in February 2025, which will be presented to the public at the international trade fair “Quantum Effects” in October.
The initial collaboration between the institutes in the recently introduced Fraunhofer Heilbronn Research and Innovation Centers HNFIZ focuses on application-oriented quantum AI. Dr. Christian Tutschku, head of the Quantum Computing team at Fraunhofer IAO, emphasizes: “In a world characterized by competition, it is important to live innovative cooperation formats, establish strong partnerships and build networked knowledge hubs for research topics. Together, we are far more than the sum of our parts.”
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Photo: Fraunhofer IAO/Photo: Ludmilla Parsyak
