The European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC) is a not-for-profit industry pan-European association, founded in 2021, dedicated to the growth of the commercial quantum technology sector. QuIC operates as a collaborative hub throughout Europe, bringing together hundreds of SMEs, large corporations, investors, research and technology organisations, and academic institutes, to build a strong, vibrant quantum ecosystem. Together, members of the association address topics of common interest, such as standardisation, intellectual property, trade, and workforce development.
Today, QuIC is part of the coordination and support action of the Quantum Flagship – a European project, which aims to make Europe a dynamic and attractive region for innovative research, business and investments in the dynamic quantum field.
We promote science, research and innovation. Our mission is to strengthen and accelerate the pan-European quantum technology industry’s competitiveness and economic growth and to bolster value creation across the content. Being THE voice of the European Quantum Tech Industry, QuIC acts as a catalyst for the establishment of the European premiership and excellence in Quantum Technologies on the global stage.
These are some of the activities we carry out:
Develop and coordinate strategic goals and roadmaps for research, development, innovation and deployment of European Quantum Technologies, and supporting their implementation;
Cooperate with the European institutions and other stakeholders;
Foster industrial growth and competitiveness of Europe;
Establish a collaborative hub and a vibrant ecosystem for Quantum Technologies industry;
Position QT products and services as key enablers for addressing Europe’s societal and environmental challenges;
Engage in pre-standardisation activities, and collaborate with standardisation bodies;
Develop IP strategies to enable a competitive European Quantum Technologies industry;
Determinate education & skills workforce needs and professional profiles.
We operate as a collaborative hub throughout Europe to build a strong, vibrant ecosystem between the business actors such as SMEs, large corporations, investors and leading research and technology organisations. Our members come from all European states and associated countries
The Membership is open to any legal entity with quantum-related Research & Development and/or commercial activities, and with their headquarters (controlling entity/body) in the European Member States, the UK and the Candidate States and Associated Countries of the EU.
See all membersThe list is updated to the most recent Governing Board (10 July 2025)
The QuIC Central Team manages day-to-day operations and coordinates strategic initiatives, supporting members and affiliates across Europe. With diverse expertise, the team ensures smooth communication, collaboration, and effective delivery of QuIC’s mission to accelerate innovation and commercialization within the quantum technology ecosystem.
Dr. Thierry Botter is Executive Director of the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC).
Dr. Thierry Botter is Executive Director of the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC). He joined the association from Airbus where he was deputy-Chief of the Central Research & Technology (CRT) organization and head of Airbus Blue Sky, a research department within CRT dedicated to emerging, transformative technologies. He also served as a member of the first strategic advisory board for the European Commission’s Quantum Technologies Flagship. Dr. Botter holds a PhD in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and Master’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Has coordinated several quantum technologies projects for the universities of Ulm, Kassel and Berlin.
Mattia Giardini has coordinated several quantum technologies projects for the universities of Ulm, Kassel and Berlin. He has a master in International relations from the University of Padua.
David is a dynamic innovator and expert in emerging technologies, with extensive experience in quantum computing and AI.
David Morcuende is a dynamic innovator and expert in emerging technologies, with extensive experience in quantum computing and AI. Currently serving as the Network Manager for the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC), he coordinates cross-functional teams and engages with stakeholders to advance quantum technology initiatives. David’s career includes roles such as R&D Director at Imeureka, AI Product Developer at BBVA Next, and founder of SingularBot and Galeristik.
He holds a Computer Science and Engineering degree from UC3M and an MBA from ENYD business school. David has contributed significantly to the open-source quantum computing community, co-authoring tutorials and developing tools like the Qiskit to Braket provider. His creative projects include quantum-generated fractal art and the development of Morcu-bot, an entertainment chatbot. David’s work exemplifies his commitment to lifelong learning, innovation, and the seamless integration of technology into practical and imaginative applications.
Andy is leading Marketing & Communications at European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC).
Passionate for events and tradeshows she worked previously for Messe München GmbH in the Business Development Department for 5 years.. Her main tasks were the further developing of existing tradeshows. Best example was the establishment of World of QUANTUM as an add-on for the LASER World of Photonics tradeshow.
Before that she was working for Hamamatsu Photonics Deutschland GmbH as Marketing and Event Specialist for 11 years and gained so experience in the field of optoelectronic products.
Meet the dedicated leaders guiding QuIC’s strategic direction and fostering collaboration within Europe’s quantum industry. Their expertise and vision drive QuIC’s mission forward, positioning the organization as a central hub for innovation and growth in quantum technologies across Europe.
Dr. Thomas Strohm received his PhD in 1999 at the MPI for Solid State Research in Stuttgart where he did theoretical work on high-temperature superconductors in Prof. Cardona’s group.
Dr. Thomas Strohm received his PhD in 1999 at the MPI for Solid State Research in Stuttgart where he did theoretical work on high-temperature superconductors in Prof. Cardona’s group.
Thereafter, he joined the Corporate Research division of Robert Bosch GmbH. For more than 10 years, he worked in SW engineering research and as a System and SW architect. Thomas also conducted research and development in the telecommunications domain and a technology that allows a secure key establishment between two wireless communication nodes by using the reciprocity property of the electromagnetic communication channel – a technology which has a lot in common with quantum key distribution.
In 2013, he started scouting quantum cryptography and, later, quantum computing and contributed to building up the research activities on quantum technologies at Bosch. Currently, Thomas is Chief Expert for Quantum Technologies at Bosch. Bosch has research and development activities in quantum sensing, quantum computing applications, and quantum random number generators.
Thomas contributes to two EU-funded projects of the Quantum Flagship initiative, the Flagship’s Coordination and Support Action (QFlag) and QRANGE, a project to develop Quantum Random Number Generators (QRNG).
In 2020, together with Prof. Tommaso Calarco, he built up the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC), where he acts now as a vice president, work group leader and contributor to several work groups. Thomas is also part of the steering committee of QUTAC, the German Quantum Technology and Applications Consortium and also a contributor to work groups on quantum computing use cases there.
Freeke co-founded and led Quantum Delta NL, the Dutch Quantum initiative that raised 615ME for its Ecosystem Approach.
In summer of 2024 she started an independent consulting company, supporting a.o. NATO, TNO, Invest-NL and Techleap. She joined Qblox as the government affairs officer, now serving as the Vice-President of Quic. She serves in advisory boards for the EIC and OrangeQS and was two-term co-chair of the WEF Global Future Council on the Quantum Economy. She is a Delft System Engineer by training and before engaging in Quantum Technologies she was in leadership roles in the Dutch ministry of Economic Affairs
Cécile leads Innovation & Partnerships at Alice & Bob, where she supports the development and scaling of fault-tolerant quantum computing based on cat qubits.
She plays a central role in shaping collaborations across the European quantum ecosystem. Before joining the quantum industry, she held a faculty position in the UK and co-founded a deep-tech startup, gaining experience in complex system development, research translation, and cross-sector partnerships. As Vice President of QuIC, she draws on this multidisciplinary background to support coordinated growth of the European quantum industry.
Mathematician. PhD. Professor at the University of Vic. Professor of Finance, UAB. IT Specialist.
Mathematician. PhD. Professor at the University of Vic. Professor of Finance, UAB. IT Specialist. Medical doctor. MBA from IESE Business School. More than 20 years in the financial industry. Ex-CEO of Unnim Bank. Quantitative analyst. Founder of startups in Blockchain and International Health. President of the Quantum for Quants commission (of the Quantum World Association). Mechatronics Engineering Professor.
The Governing Board, which is elected by the voting members of the QuIC, is in charge of taking strategic decisions for the association.
Laure Le Bars is a Research Project Director at SAP Technology & Innovation. She coordinates a Quantum Computing @SAP initiative. She is president of the newly founded association European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC). She is also co-lead of the Quantum Computing Industry Group (DACH).
She is working on several projects like Big Data Value Association www.bdva.eu (Board of Directors and Vice-President; BDV PPP CSA project manager), and Smart Data Innovation Lab (www.sdil.de deputy coordinator until 2016), EIT Digital (principal of staff, office of the CEO; SAP project coordinator) or Academy Cube. She is also involved in the French-German cooperation on Digital Economy.
Before that, she set up SAP Labs Canada and was the Managing Director of the lab since its inception in 1997 until 2008. In parallel, she conducted an analysis for a lab in Central & East Europe in 2004, established the lab in Budapest and was the Managing Director of SAP Labs Hungary until 2007. She won in 2007 the Stevie Award for Women in Business in category “Best executive–non-services-under 2500 employees”; and was nominated in category “Best Canadian Executive”.
She was sitting on the Industrial Advisory Board of SWEBOK (Software Engineering Body of Knowledge www.swebok.org), a joint initiative of IEEE Computer Society and UQAM to achieve international consensus on the body of knowledge in software engineering.
Laure Le Bars holds degrees in Mathematics, Computer Science and Economics from the École Nationale Supérieure d’Informatique pour l’Industrie et l’Entreprise, Groupe Centrale, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, in France. Her thesis dealt with Operation Research for Artificial Intelligence at GERAD (Groupe d’Études et de Recherche en Analyse des Décisions) in Montréal, Canada.
Jan is a quantum physicist and co-founding CEO of IQM, building next-generation quantum computers.
Jan is a quantum physicist and co-founding CEO of IQM, building next-generation quantum computers. Jan did his doctorate on superconducting quantum circuits at the Technical University of Munich and worked as a Marie Curie Fellow in Helsinki at Aalto University, where he holds the title of docent. Capital magazine selected him as one of the 40 under 40 in Germany and he received the prestigious entrepreneurship award from the KAUTE Foundation.
Robert Harrison is a founding partner of SONNENBERG HARRISON. Robert Harrison has been working in the field of intellectual property since 1990. He is a registered German, French and European patent and trademark attorney. His work focuses on the fields of semiconductors, chemical engineering, computer science, photonics, telecommunications, microtechnology and biophysics.
He has joined Eviden in 2014 and is working in the fields of Quantum Computing and High Performance Computing (HPC) for manufacturing. He received his PhD in experimental physics on superconducting quantum circuits and numerical simulations from the University of Tübingen. He is active in multiple groups on national and European level. With his expertise both from the perspective of industrial applications as well as from academic research he is focusing on practical implementations of quantum systems and real-world advantages of quantum solutions.
Founder of IoT Tribe, bringing startups and corporates together to do business in the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Immersive Technologies
Founder of IoT Tribe, bringing startups and corporates together to do business in the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Immersive Technologies. She co-founded BluSpecs, an innovation agency that helps companies stay relevant through customer-centred digital strategies and disruptive innovation. she is a Member of the Board responsible for Comms & Development at the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation and a World Economic Forum Digital Leader.
A graduate from ESSEC business school, Olivier is partner at Quantonation, VC fund dedicated to Quantum Technologies. Previous experiences include 10 years as management consultant at Kearney, before joining French entrepreneur Charles Beigbeder as deputy CEO at his holding company, Gravitation.
Olivier is a board member at Multiverse Computing, Qnami, KETS Quantum Security, EvolutionQ, QC Design, Kipu Quantum & Cryptonext Security.
Araceli, with experience both in industry and academia, founded in 2019 the company QURECA to generate global opportunities with quantum technologies.
Dr. Araceli Venegas-Gomez worked for Airbus in Germany and France as an aerospace engineer, before falling in love with quantum mechanics. She then decided to follow her passion, and moved to Scotland to pursue a PhD in quantum simulation at the University of Strathclyde. Araceli identified the need to bridge the gap between businesses and academia, as well as to raise the quantum awareness to the general public. Continuing her work on outreach advocating quantum technologies, she was named the “quantum ambassador”, after winning the Optical Society Milton and Rosalind Chang Pivoting fellowship in 2019. The same year Araceli founded her own company called QURECA (Quantum Resources and Careers).
QuIC statutes is publicly available for anyone to consult.
Please notice that, since QuIC is constituted under German law, the official version of the statute is the German one. To facilitate non-German speakers, we make a non-legally binding English copy available to everyone as well.
