News & Events

12 Dec 2025 / News, Research, People

An interview with Christoph Bruder and Andrea Hofmann on quantum mechanics in macroscopic systems

In an interview in the December edition of SNI INSight, BQC members Professor Christoph Bruder and Professor Andrea Hofmann discuss the significance of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics.

04 Dec 2025 / Research, People

Prof. Sonja Schmid is now part of the BQC

We are pleased to welcome Prof. Sonja Schmid, from the Department of Chemistry, as a new member of the Basel Quantum Center!

28 Nov 2025 / Research, People

Julian Arnold wins Faculty of Science PhD prize

At the Dies Academicus 2025, Dr. Julian Arnold received the Faculty of Science prize for his outstanding PhD thesis "Machine Learning Phase Transitions: A Probabilistic Perspective". The work was carried out in the research group of…

25 Nov 2025 / Research

When quantum light does work

Members of the BQC and SNI network have developed a new theoretical approach to thermodynamics for quantum systems that interact with light. The researchers led by Prof. Dr. Patrick Potts (Department of Physics, University of Basel) take…

14 Nov 2025 / News, Other

A diamond as a quantum sensor.

The UNI NOVA 'New Beginnings' issue features an article by Andreas Lorenz-Meyer about our spin-off company, QNAMI. With a high-precision quantum sensor, the Basel-based startup Qnami is opening up new insights into matter and computer…

13 Nov 2025 / News, Events

Nationaler Zukunftstag 2025

It was great to be part of Nationaler Zukunftstag 2025, witnessing and fostering girls' fascination with physics. In collaboration with the Physics Department and the Swiss Nanoscience Institute, we presented a varied programme comprising…

10 Nov 2025 / News, Other

Quantum startup YQuantum receives seed funding

The startup YQuantum aims to develop miniaturized hardware components for next-generation quantum computers. The company has now received CHF 150,000 in startup funding from the Venture Kick initiative.

06 Nov 2025 / News, Research

ERC Synergy Grant for research into quantum-based light

Congratulations to BQC Prof. Richard Warburton and his team! They have been awarded a prestigious Synergy Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). Together with partners in Bochum and Copenhagen, the team is developing scalable…

16 Sep 2025 / News, People

Jodok Happacher wins SPG Prize for his doctoral thesis

Jodok Happacher receives an SPG Prize for his outstanding research on individual nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond at low temperatures, which is of significance for quantum sensing.