Our Members

As one of the leading companies in its sector, Airbus is committed to sustainable aerospace in the service of a safe and united world.

In QUTAC, the company will work with the other members of the consortium to create an independent German and European quantum computing ecosystem. To this end, Airbus will promote the industrial utilization of the technology in the aerospace sector, monitor current developments in quantum computing hardware and contribute its research and development progress to conferences and funding projects.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 95,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of around €60 billion in 2025. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States.

In QUTAC, BASF, together with its industry partners, promotes a seamless transfer of research results into industrial practice. Use cases are exchanged and algorithms are developed and investigated. BASF is particularly interested in applications in and for the chemical industry.

With its brands BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and a provider of premium financial services. The BMW Group’s production network comprises more than 30 production sites worldwide; the company has a global sales network with representatives in more than 140 countries. 

Within QUTAC, the BMW Group is driving the use of quantum computing to address industrial challenges in the automotive industry. Optimization problems in the supply chain, logistics, development, and production – such as robot path planning or buffer optimization, material simulation for battery development, or machine learning applications in text processing or computer vision – offer promising opportunities for testing quantum algorithms.

Boehringer Ingelheim is a biopharmaceutical company active in both human and animal health. As one of the industry’s top investors in research and development, the company focuses on developing innovative therapies that can improve and extend lives in areas of high unmet medical need. Independent since its foundation in 1885, Boehringer takes a long-term perspective, embedding sustainability along the entire value chain. Our approximately 54,300 employees serve over 130 markets to build a healthier and more sustainable tomorrow.

Within QUTAC, the pharmaceutical company investigates quantum computing as an opportunity to advance the discovery of new medicines by complementing and accelerating laboratory research through the aid of computer simulations. 

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 429,000 associates worldwide. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 470 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries.

Within QUTAC, Bosch contributes to the development of various methods for material simulation, the evaluation of quantum computer hardware, and political communication.

Deutsche Telekom is one of the world’s leading integrated telecommunications companies, with over 273 million mobile customers, more than 24 million fixed-network lines, and more than 22 million broadband customers.

Through T-Labs, its research and development unit, Deutsche Telekom explores how quantum technologies can be integrated into future communication infrastructures and services. A key focus is the development and real-world validation of quantum networks. At its Quantum Lab in Berlin, Deutsche Telekom works with research and industry partners to test technologies such as entanglement distribution and quantum teleportation over existing fiber infrastructure. These activities lay the foundations for future quantum internet services, distributed quantum computing, and advanced sensing applications.

Within QUTAC Deutsche Telekom explores the current progress of Quantum Computing with future communication infrastructure and telco applications such as network optimization, planning and machine learning in mind.

Infineon Technologies AG is a global semiconductor leader in power systems and IoT. Infineon drives decarbonization and digitalization with its products and solutions. The Company had around 57,000 employees worldwide and generated revenue of about €14.7 billion in the 2025 fiscal year.

Infineon collaborates with leading companies across Germany and Europe within the Quantum Technology & Application Consortium (QUTAC) to advance the industrialization of quantum computing. In this context, the company focuses on developing new solution approaches for demand-capacity matching and the optimization of highly complex logistics challenges. In addition, Infineon develops and manufactures core components for three of the most promising quantum computing technologies: superconducting, semiconductor-based, and trapped-ion quantum processing units. With this approach, Infineon is among the global industrial pioneers in scaling quantum chips across different technology platforms.

With over 2,500 employees at 14 locations and more than 300 customers, Lufthansa Industry Solutions is one of the 25 largest IT consulting companies in Germany. The Lufthansa subsidiary supports companies from various industries with innovative solutions and services in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, Cloud, IoT and SAP. The company’s portfolio covers the full range of IT services, from consulting and the development of customized applications to as-a-service offerings, application management and IT operations.

Lufthansa Industry Solutions represents the aviation industry in the Quantum Technology & Application Consortium and focuses on the development of quantum computing applications in aviation. This includes the optimization of maintenance processes, flight plans and routes, gate allocation and air cargo distribution.

Merck, a leading science and technology company, is active in the fields of life science, healthcare and electronics. Around 63,000 employees work to make a difference in the lives of millions of people every day for a more liveable future: Be it products and services for faster drug development and manufacturing, discovering unique ways to treat diseases, or providing applications for smart devices – Merck is everywhere.

In QUTAC, Merck works on applying the possibilities for quantum chemistry on materials and drug discovery. Furthermore, the company investigates methods to model complex optimization problems that may be solved more efficiently through the use of quantum computers.

Munich Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, primary insurance and insurance-related risk solutions. The Group generated an insurance revenue of over 60 billion euros in 2025. Munich Re leverages outstanding risk expertise and financial solidity to promote its clients’ business interests and technological progress.

Within QUTAC, Munich Re analyses possible application scenarios and develops initial quantum-based business ideas, including for safeguarding quantum computing services or modelling risks in the financial world.

As a global leader in enterprise applications and business AI, SAP (NYSE:SAP) stands at the nexus of business and technology. For over 50 years, organizations have trusted SAP to bring out their best by uniting business-critical operations spanning finance, procurement, HR, supply chain, and customer experience.

Within QUTAC, SAP is driving the use of quantum computing in machine learning applications and the optimisation of business processes. This includes developing ways to optimize transport routes, supply chains or production plans. This reduces the volume of traffic as well as the consumption of resources and emissions. 

Siemens AG is a leading international technology company with around 320,000 employees worldwide – and one of the largest private employers in Germany. Siemens develops technologies for the industries that form the backbone of the economy: industry, infrastructure, and mobility. By combining the real and the digital worlds, the company transforms manufacturing processes, transportation networks, buildings, and energy systems – thus helping its customers become more productive, competitive, resilient and sustainable.

At QUTAC, Siemens works to enable individual solutions for efficient shop floor management. With the help of quantum computing, Siemens intends to develop robust models that are less susceptible to disruptions, while at the same time being more flexible. Siemens also engages in machine learning to accelerate data analytics for numerous industries. In addition, Siemens is working on quantum-classical hybrid algorithms for production and logistics, as well as digital twins for the safe integration of quantum computers into industrial environments.

As a high-tech company, TRUMPF offers manufacturing solutions in the fields of machine tools, laser technology, and the semiconductor industry, and drives the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry through consulting, platform, and software offerings. With approximately 18,000 employees, TRUMPF generated revenue of approximately 4.3 billion euros in fiscal year 2024/25. The long-term focus of this independent family-owned company, headquartered in Ditzingen near Stuttgart, makes TRUMPF a guarantor of continuous innovation. 

Within QUTAC, TRUMPF represents the fields of mechanical engineering, connected manufacturing, and laser technology. The company focuses primarily on developing quantum computing applications to optimize machine utilization in production, image processing through machine learning, and the simulation of heat input during laser cutting.

The Volkswagen Group is one of the world’s leading car makers, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. The Group’s vehicles are sold in over 150 countries. With an unrivalled portfolio of strong global brands, leading technologies at scale, innovative ideas to tap into future profit pools and an entrepreneurial leadership team, the Volkswagen Group is committed to shaping the future of mobility through investments in electric and autonomous driving vehicles, digitalization and sustainability.

Volkswagen has already been extensively involved in quantum computing since 2015. In its collaboration within QUTAC, the Group focuses on the further development of route planning processes. The aim here is to use quantum algorithms to optimize the use of transport vehicles in both logistics and production.