What QUTAC does

QUTAC (Quantum Technology and Application Consortium) is a German not-for-profit consortium founded in 2021 that aggregates 14 leading German and European industrial enterprises around the industrial application of quantum computing. Its membership roster spans Airbus, BASF, BMW Group, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bosch, Deutsche Telekom, Infineon, Lufthansa Industry Solutions, Merck, Munich Re, SAP, Siemens, TRUMPF, and Volkswagen Group, covering aerospace, automotive, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, semiconductors, insurance, logistics, and enterprise software. QUTAC operates through four formal working groups—Material Science, Quantum Machine Learning & Optimization, Quantum Systems, and Political Communication—that develop use cases in optimization, simulation, machine learning, and cryptography, and it runs an Expert Talks series featuring researchers and practitioners from organizations including Quantinuum and UT Austin. The consortium is governed through a rotating chairmanship that has moved from Siemens (first half 2025) to Deutsche Telekom (second half 2025) to TRUMPF (first half 2026) to Volkswagen Group (from July 2026).

The consortium's flagship intellectual output is the Quantum Computing Monitor (QC-Monitor), a framework of 24 Key Performance Indicators that tracks Germany's progress in quantum computing across stakeholders including society, industry, investors, government, and science. As of the 2025 edition, the QC-Monitor reports 46 quantum computing companies, 50 quantum computing startups, 3,673 quantum-experienced industry professionals, 549 quantum patent families with German applicants, 2,583 high-H-index scientists, 235 million EUR in national quantum funding, and an average quantum start-up funding round of 22.6 million USD. QUTAC also publishes position papers (notably on the EU Quantum Act and the German Hightech Agenda in September 2025) and peer-reviewed research in journals such as the Journal of Physics Communications and EPJ Quantum Technology. The QC-Monitor has been cited by the OECD, and the consortium is explicitly coordinating with the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC) on complementary European ecosystem work.

QUTAC is not a commercial entity and has no revenue model; it is funded through member contributions and operates with a permanent staff of 14 based in Munich. Its value proposition to members is shared quantum expertise, reduced individual investment risk through collaborative research, joint policy influence, and cross-industry benchmarking, rather than product sales. Its geographic scope expanded formally in September 2025 with the Franco-German Quantum Technology Dialogue co-organized with Le Lab Quantique, Quandela, CEA, and Fraunhofer in Paris and Massy, followed by participation in events including AIDAQ 2025, World of QUANTUM, Servus Scale Up! 2026, and the Stallwächterparty 2026 in Berlin.

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QUTAC

Legal name

Quantum Technology and Application Consortium (QUTAC)

Website

https://qutac.de

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Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

QUTAC is a German not-for-profit consortium of 14 leading European industrial companies that develops industrial quantum computing use cases across aerospace, automotive, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, insurance, and logistics, operating through four working groups and publishing the QC-Monitor.

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Quantum Community, Developer Relations & Ecosystem Programs (HDAGALAJ), Quantum Simulation (Physics/Chemistry/Materials) Research (HDAGAMAG), Hybrid Runtime Orchestration & Workflow Management (HDAGANAA)

Keywords

• Quantum computing consortium
• Industrial quantum applications
• Quantum technology research
• Quantum ecosystem monitoring
• Quantum policy advocacy

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Core offering

QUTAC is a non-profit industry consortium of 14 leading German and European companies that coordinates collaborative research and use-case development to bring quantum computing to large-scale industrial application. It operates four working groups (Material Science, Quantum Machine Learning & Optimization, Quantum Systems, and Political Communication), publishes the QC-Monitor (a framework of 24 KPIs tracking Germany's quantum ecosystem), and issues position papers that influence German and European quantum policy. The consortium's outputs are delivered to its member companies and the broader public through publications, expert talks, and direct policy engagement.

Product overview

QUTAC (Quantum Technology & Application Consortium) is a consortium of 14 leading German and European companies focused on bringing quantum computing to large-scale industrial application. The consortium operates through four working groups (Material Science, Quantum Machine Learning & Optimization, Quantum Systems, and Political Communication) and publishes the Quantum Computing Monitor - a framework of 24 KPIs that tracks Germany's quantum technology ecosystem progress. QUTAC does not offer a traditional product but rather provides collaborative research, industry use cases, position papers, and policy recommendations to advance quantum computing adoption.

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• QC-Monitor (Quantum Computing Monitor): A framework of 24 Key Performance Indicators designed to assess the German quantum technology ecosystem's progress and challenges, making Germany's performance in quantum application visible and measurable
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• Quantum Computing Monitor (QC-Monitor) A framework of 24 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) designed to assess and visualize Germany's progress in quantum computing application. The framework covers stakeholders including society, industry, investors, government, and science, with KPIs spanning quantum computing companies, startups, industry representation, international participation, workforce availability, expert availability, patent families, funding levels, educational programs, and ecosystem development. Published annually and cited by the OECD.
• Material Science Working Group Investigates the performance capabilities of relevant quantum algorithms for simulating complex molecules, identifying opportunities and limitations in quantum computing for materials science applications. Delivers collaborative research outputs for industrial member companies in chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and materials sectors.
• Quantum Machine Learning & Optimization Working Group Studies how quantum computers can solve complex optimization problems (such as the Knapsack Problem) and address AI challenges such as training data requirements and computational demands. Provides cross-industry research outputs for member companies in logistics, manufacturing, finance, and machine learning applications.
• Quantum Systems Working Group Examines quantum hardware variants from an end-user perspective, investigating physical qubit architectures and their influence on qubit stability, computational reliability, and speed toward fault-tolerant quantum computing. Provides member companies with vendor-neutral technical evaluation of quantum hardware platforms.
• Political Communication Working Group Advocates for political support of Germany's quantum technology ecosystem through public events, direct dialogue with policymakers, and publications that provide information for constructive political discourse. Produces position papers (e.g., on the German Hightech Agenda and EU Quantum Act) and coordinates Franco-German quantum policy engagement.

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21 partnerships are on record, tiered major, supporting and core.

• Le Lab QuantiquemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 September 2025French quantum technology research organization that co-organized the Franco-German Quantum Technology Dialogue in September 2025 in Paris and Massy, working with QUTAC on cross-border quantum ecosystem collaboration.
• QuandelamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 September 2025French quantum computing startup that co-organized the Franco-German Quantum Technology Dialogue and hosted the afternoon session at their premises in Massy. CEO Dr. Niccolò Somaschi gave a keynote at the High-Level Breakfast on European Digital Sovereignty.
• CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 September 2025French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission co-organized the Franco-German Quantum Technology Dialogue 2025, contributing scientific expertise to the collaboration.
• Fraunhofer-GesellschaftmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 September 2025German research organization co-organized the Franco-German Quantum Technology Dialogue 2025, providing research institution perspective to the quantum ecosystem collaboration.
• European Champions Alliance (ECA)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 September 2025European industry alliance that supported the Franco-German Quantum Technology Dialogue 2025, contributing to cross-border quantum ecosystem building in Europe.
• QuantinuumsupportingTechnology or Integration · 23 September 2025Quantum computing hardware company whose Senior Director Russell Stutz gave an Expert Talk at QUTAC on the Helios platform (98-qubit system with barium-ion architecture and all-to-all connectivity). QUTAC maintains technical dialogue with hardware providers.
• AirbuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Airbus is one of the 14 founding/primary member companies of QUTAC consortium. As an aerospace company, Airbus contributes use cases for quantum computing in areas such as aerospace optimization and related industrial applications.
• BASFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021BASF is a founding member and represented on QUTAC's Executive Committee by CEO Dr. Martin Brudermüller. BASF contributes use cases in chemical catalyst development, polymer research, and molecular simulation using hybrid quantum-classical computing approaches.
• BMW GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021BMW Group is a member company contributing use cases in production and logistics optimization, including robot program planning and vehicle equipment optimization for test configurations. BMW Group also funded a Chair of Quantum Algorithms and Applications at Technical University of Munich.
• Boehringer IngelheimcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Pharmaceutical company member contributing use cases focused on drug development acceleration through molecular simulation. Boehringer Ingelheim is exploring quantum computing for simulating complex molecules to reduce laboratory experimentation time.
• BoschcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Bosch is one of the 14 member companies of QUTAC consortium, contributing industrial perspective and use cases from the technology and manufacturing sectors.
• Deutsche TelekomcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Deutsche Telekom held the rotating chairmanship from July-December 2025 under Claudia Nemat (Chairperson of Executive Committee) and Dr. Oliver Holschke (Chairperson of Steering Committee). Contributes expertise in network technologies and quantum communication.
• Infineon TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Infineon is a member contributing use cases focused on international supply chain optimization. The semiconductor company explores quantum computing for long-term optimization of global supply chain networks.
• Lufthansa Industry SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Lufthansa Industry Solutions joined QUTAC in February 2022. Contributes use cases in mobility and logistics optimization, including freight route optimization. Lufthansa Industry Solutions is also founding member of AI Center Hamburg (ARIC) and contributes to Quantum Innovation Capital (QUIC) initiative.
• MerckcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Science and technology company contributing use cases for clinical trial optimization using Bayesian networks and quantum computing. Merck is working with partners in a BMBF-funded project to design quantum algorithms for optimizing clinical trial designs.
• Munich RecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Munich Re (reinsurer) contributes use cases focused on risk calculation and quantum computing-based route planning for complex risk assessment in areas such as climate, supply chains, and pandemics.
• SAPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021SAP is a member company contributing enterprise software perspective and use cases for quantum computing applications in enterprise optimization and business processes.
• SiemenscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Siemens held the rotating chairmanship in first half of 2025 led by Peter Koerte, Norbert Gaus, Christoph Niedermeier, and Dr. Stefan Saatmann. Contributes expertise in industrial automation and digitalization.
• TRUMPFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021TRUMPF held the rotating chairmanship from January-June 2026 under Berthold Schmidt (Chairperson of Executive Committee) and Florian Dommert (Chairperson of Steering Committee). Contributes use cases in production planning for metal processing and focuses on post-quantum cryptography and photonic computing.
• Volkswagen GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Volkswagen Group took over the rotating chairmanship from July 2026 under Nikolai Ardey (Chairperson of Executive Committee) and Jens Fliegner (Chairperson of Steering Committee). Contributes use cases in automotive paint shop optimization and has developed a software prototype for paint booth optimization using quantum algorithms.
• European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQUTAC works in coordination with QuIC, the European quantum industry consortium. While QuIC has a broad focus uniting major enterprises, SMEs, start-ups, and research institutes, QUTAC concentrates on Germany and industrial application specifically, complementing QuIC's work.

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Direct peers

• QED-C (Quantum Economic Development Consortium): US-based quantum economic development consortium managed by SRI International, with similar consortium structure bringing industry, government, and academia together to grow the quantum ecosystem. Direct analog to QUTAC's industry consortium model in North America.
• European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC): Pan-European quantum industry consortium uniting major enterprises, SMEs, startups, and research institutes. Explicitly coordinates with QUTAC; comparable mission of advancing industrial quantum adoption but broader EU scope vs. QUTAC's German industrial-application focus.

Emerging players

• Multiverse Computing: Spanish quantum software company focused on industrial applications in finance, energy, and manufacturing using quantum and quantum-inspired algorithms. Comparable as a European quantum software vendor whose industrial customer focus overlaps with QUTAC member use cases.
• Pasqal: French neutral-atom quantum computing company serving European industrial customers in chemistry, energy, and optimization. Comparable as a European quantum hardware vendor targeting the same industrial use-case segments (optimization, materials) as QUTAC's working groups.
• Quandela: French photonic quantum computing startup that co-organized the 2025 Franco-German Quantum Technology Dialogue and hosted QUTAC's delegation in Massy. Comparable as a European emerging quantum hardware vendor with cross-border Franco-German engagement relevant to QUTAC's industrial members.

Broad incumbents

• Quantum Flagship: EU's €1 billion 10-year research and innovation initiative in quantum technologies with broader mandate covering computing, communication, sensing, and simulation. Overlaps with QUTAC in industrial quantum computing adoption but operates at EU-program scale rather than German industry consortium scope.
• Quantinuum: Leading quantum computing hardware company (trapped-ion systems, recently launched 98-qubit Helios platform) that engages with QUTAC's industrial community via expert talks. Comparable because QUTAC's Quantum Systems working group specifically evaluates hardware vendors like Quantinuum for end-user industrial use cases.
• IBM Quantum: Global leader in quantum computing hardware and cloud services with broad enterprise outreach and the IBM Quantum Network. Comparable because QUTAC's member companies (BMW, Exxon, J.P. Morgan) also participate in IBM's quantum industrial partnerships, and QUTAC's Quantum Systems working group benchmarks hardware like IBM's.

Others

• CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives): French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, co-organizer of the 2025 Franco-German Quantum Technology Dialogue with QUTAC. Comparable as a national research/ecosystem institution advancing quantum technology development and cross-border industrial collaboration.
• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft: Germany's largest applied research organization, co-organizer of the 2025 Franco-German Quantum Technology Dialogue with QUTAC. Comparable as an enabling research/ecosystem partner bridging industry, academia, and policy for quantum technology adoption in Germany.

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