{"id":15072,"date":"2025-02-11T17:34:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T16:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/international.grandestdeveloppement.fr\/?page_id=15072"},"modified":"2026-02-10T08:17:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T07:17:55","slug":"quantum-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/international.grandestdeveloppement.fr\/en\/the-digital-sector-in-eastern-france\/quantum-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantum Technologies in Eastern France"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Quantum technologies have been identified as a key strategic area for France<\/strong>, the whole of Europe, and many other countries. France has the main assets to establish itself as a major scientific and industrial competitor in quantum technologies, notably thanks to the historical positioning of its research on various key technological components, its pioneering industries, and its dynamic ecosystem of startups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this context, a budget of \u20ac1.8 billion was allocated by France<\/strong> to launch the \u201cquantum plan\u201d starting in 2021 over a period of five years. This plan aims to develop research in this field and attract investors from around the world to tackle quantum challenges from France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A call for projects to establish 5 quantum hubs in France was also launched in the summer of 2024, with the main mission of facilitating technology transfer between our universities and industries on the main theme of quantum computing. One of the 5 quantum hubs was inaugurated in the Region Grand Est on the 4th of March 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eastern France at the Forefront of Quantum Technologies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Academic Expertise in Quantum Technologies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Eastern France stands out as a major hub for quantum research, driven by the combined strengths of four universities\u2014UL, Unistra, URCA, and UTT\u2014each contributing key expertise that spans algorithms, quantum computing platforms, high\u2011performance simulation, and advanced photonics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UL (University of Lorraine) <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The University of Lorraine is a partner institution of several research labs and programs, including LORIA and its MOCQA team, which work on algorithmics and advanced computational models.
Photo credit : \u00a9 Stadler – R\u00e9gion Grand Est<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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University of Strasbourg<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Unistra is the lead institution of the aQCess <\/strong>project which aims to develop a new type of quantum computer based on ultra\u2011cold Rydberg atoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QPerfect<\/strong>, a startup supported by Unistra, develops a high\u2011performance quantum simulator (MIMIQ) to help design and test quantum computers.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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URCA (Reims)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

URCA operates the ROMEO regional computing center<\/strong>, which hosts a supercomputer provided by Eviden (Atos Group)<\/strong>. The most recent version (2024) is a BullSequana XH3000 system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo credit : \u00a9 C. Beudot – R\u00e9gion Grand Est<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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UTT (Troyes)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

UTT (Troyes) conducts research in photonics, including work on photonic technologies for transmission between quantum computers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo credit : \u00a9 Christophe Manquillet<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Three major areas are the subject of advanced studies in the field of quantum technologies in Eastern France: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Physics<\/strong><\/summary>\n