Quantum Physics Group, Universität Wien

What Quantum Physics Group, Universität Wien does

The Quantum Physics Group is an academic research group within the Faculty of Physics at the University of Vienna, conducting fundamental and applied research in quantum foundations, quantum optics, quantum nanophysics, and quantum information. The group is organized into multiple subgroups led by named professors including Markus Aspelmeyer, Philip Walther, Časlav Brukner, Markus Arndt, Borivoje Dakić, Norbert Schuch, Thomas Juffmann, Nikolai Kiesel, Ivette Fuentes, Anton Zeilinger, and Frank Verstraete, and currently employs 106 staff and researchers.

Technical capabilities span matter-wave interferometry, cavity optomechanics, quantum information processing, quantum cryptography, quantum communication, and tensor-network methods. Research output is substantial, with more than 1,457 publications cited. The group maintains active patent holdings, including a granted laser active medium patent and a nanowire handling patent, and operates public-outreach channels including social media and World Quantum Day events.

The group's operating model is institutional rather than commercial: it is funded through the University of Vienna's faculty budget and competitive public grants from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the European Research Council (ERC). It has no commercial products and no paying customers. Its outputs are scientific publications, trained graduate and postgraduate researchers, granted patents, and collaborative research conducted with partner institutions including the Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ), the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI), TURIS, the Vienna Doctoral School (VDS), and the FWF-funded Special Research Programme BeyondC.

Name

Quantum Physics Group, Universität Wien

Legal name

University of Vienna (Universität Wien)

Website

https://quantum.univie.ac.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Academic research group within the University of Vienna's Faculty of Physics conducting fundamental research in quantum foundations, quantum optics, quantum nanophysics, and quantum information; serves the global scientific community through publications, training, and partner-institution collaboration.

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Product category

Academic Quantum Physics Research

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

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Quantum Education, Workforce Development & Academic Centers

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Keywords

• Quantum physics research
• Quantum information science
• Quantum optics
• Quantum nanophysics
• Academic quantum foundations

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

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B2B

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Institutional Research Funding: Funded through University of Vienna institutional budget and competitive research grants including FWF (Austrian Science Fund), European Research Council, and other international funding bodies

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Quantum Physics Group at the University of Vienna conducts fundamental experimental and theoretical research in quantum foundations, quantum optics, quantum nanophysics, and quantum information. It educates doctoral and postdoctoral researchers and disseminates findings through peer-reviewed publications, conferences, and public outreach events such as World Quantum Day. The group does not sell commercial products or services; its outputs are publicly funded research output and trained scientists.

Product overview

Quantum Physics Group, Universität Wien is an academic research unit within the Faculty of Physics at the University of Vienna, not a product company. The group conducts research in quantum science covering quantum foundations, quantum optics, quantum nanophysics, and quantum information. Research activities are organized into multiple subgroups (Aspelmeyer, Walther, Brukner, Arndt, Dakic, Schuch, Juffmann, Kiesel, Fuentes, Zeilinger, Verstraete) focusing on experimental and theoretical investigations. The group maintains collaborations with affiliated centers including VCQ (Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology), IQOQI (Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information), TURIS (Research Network Quantum Aspects of Spacetime), and VDS (Vienna Doctoral School). No commercial products or services are offered.

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Quantifiable outcome

• 1457+ publications in peer-reviewed journals from 2001-2026

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VCQ: Vienna Center for Quantum Science and TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated center bringing together quantum research excellence in Vienna, fostering collaboration across multiple research institutions
• IQOQI: Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information – ViennacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustrian Academy of Sciences institute conducting fundamental research in quantum optics and quantum information, sharing expertise and resources
• TURIS: Research Network Quantum Aspects of SpacetimeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch network focused on quantum gravity and spacetime aspects, complementing quantum foundations work
• VDS: Vienna Doctoral SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides structured doctoral education and training for PhD students across physics programs
• SFB BeyondC: Quantum Information Systems Beyond Classical CapabilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecial Research Programme bringing together experimental and theoretical quantum information science researchers through annual conferences

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Direct peers

• MIT Center for Quantum Engineering: MIT's quantum research ecosystem spans quantum information, quantum optics, and quantum systems engineering with similar experimental/theoretical breadth and publication output to the Vienna group.
• QuTech (Delft University of Technology): QuTech is a leading European academic quantum research collaboration focused on quantum computing and quantum networking, with comparable experimental/theoretical integration and a similar scale of personnel and publication output.
• ETH Zurich Quantum Hub: ETH Zurich houses multiple quantum research groups spanning quantum optics, quantum information theory, and quantum nanophysics — a directly comparable European academic quantum research environment with similar experimental and theoretical depth.
• University of Oxford Quantum Group: Oxford's quantum research spans quantum foundations, quantum optics, and quantum information, and the group hosts leading figures in quantum foundations (e.g., the work linked to Bell-test and nonlocality research) — directly comparable in mission and structure to the Vienna Quantum Science Group.
• Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ): MPQ in Garching, Germany is a leading quantum optics and quantum information research institute with overlapping experimental/theoretical scope in cavity optomechanics, quantum foundations, and quantum information — directly comparable to the Aspelmeyer/Brukner/Walther research streams at Vienna.
• University of Chicago Quantum Exchange: Chicago Quantum Exchange coordinates leading quantum research across the University of Chicago, Argonne, Fermilab, and partner institutions — comparable in mission to bridge fundamental quantum science and emerging quantum technologies.
• University of Cambridge Cavendish Laboratory (Quantum Group): Cambridge's quantum research groups cover quantum information, quantum optics, and quantum foundations, with comparable experimental and theoretical depth and historical ties to the broader UK quantum ecosystem.
• University of Maryland Joint Quantum Institute: JQI is a joint NIST/University of Maryland institute covering quantum information, quantum optics, and quantum foundations — a directly comparable academic research consortium with experimental and theoretical scope aligned to the Vienna group.
• Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI Vienna): IQOQI Vienna is the Austrian Academy of Sciences institute explicitly named as a core strategic partner of the Quantum Physics Group, with overlapping faculty and parallel research programs in quantum optics, quantum information, and quantum foundations.
• Caltech IQIM (Institute for Quantum Information and Matter): Caltech's IQIM is one of the leading U.S. academic quantum research centers combining quantum information theory, quantum optics, and foundational experiments — a directly comparable organizational model with strong experimental-theoretical integration.

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Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/univienna
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quantum-physics-group-uni-wien
• Instagraminstagram.com/quantumphysics.univienna

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