Ecosystem
Campus & ecosystem of Quantum in Grenoble
Grenoble
Quantum territory
In Grenoble, the field of quantum physics benefits from a very dynamic and organized ecosystem. This makes it the ideal place to train and work in this discipline, through the excellence of international training programs taught entirely in English offered by the University of Grenoble Alpes, but also thanks to the support and partnerships with numerous research laboratories in the area.
The presence of many companies and start-ups offers graduates a multitude of careers in a future-oriented field committed to quantum innovation.
Quantum Ecosystem
- Excellence training programs complemented by the Quantum Graduate School program, which offers additional training also taught entirely in English at the University of Grenoble Alpes
- 18 laboratories involved in the QuantAlps research federation
- An openness to the international and a European influence
- Multiple collaborations with industrial and innovation actors
- The support of doctoral schools
Research laboratories
Research laboratories have come together through QuantAlps, the Grenoble federation for research in quantum science and technology supported by CNRS, CEA, Inria, the University Grenoble Alpes and G-INP. QuantAlps is home to more than 230 permanent researchers and faculty staff, involved in 18 laboratories. QuantAlps’ goal is to support and animate this research community and develop this fundamentally interdisciplinary ecosystem which ranges from fundamental quantum science to applied quantum technologies. Its members include physicists, mathematicians, computer scientists, and philosophers.
QuantAlps is organised around five main research axes (Quantum information & software, Quantum engineering & hardware, Quantum matter, Key enabling technologies, Humanities for quantum sciences), and is completed by a transverse structuration around five federative projects (Quantum computing, Quantum communication, Quantum simulation, Quantum metrology & sensing, New synergies).
Given the multitude of specialized quantum research teams located in the Grenoble agglomeration and its surroundings, it is easy to continue one’s research studies
after a master’s degree in quantum, especially within a federation oriented towards the future of quantum science and quantum technology.
Start-ups
It’s not just research laboratories and industries that are driving the Grenoble quantum ecosystem; start-ups are also enhancing future possibilities and innovation in the region, as well as abroad. These start-ups, born out of research laboratories and even sometimes founded by students graduated in quantum after a master’s degree and a PhD in Grenoble, testify to the dynamism of the sector and its future prospects.
Silent Waves (silent-waves.com) has spun out from the Néel Institute – a CNRS laboratory in Grenoble – where it is currently hosted. Silent Waves’ mission is twofold: developing cutting-edge technologies for advanced readout and providing in-depth support to its customers. Quobly (quobly.io), a start-up from CEA and CNRS, specializes in quantum computing and aims to build its own quantum computer. The projects implemented by these start-ups promote the future of quantum technologies in Grenoble.
Industries
Grenoble Alpes, the historic cradle of microelectronics in France, accounts for a quarter of French jobs in this sector, i.e. more than 23,000 jobs, including 3,000 in public research laboratories. Grenoble Alpes is a major hub of French expertise in quantum technology. Multiple industrial partners with research programs offer the opportunity to work in the field of quantum technology: STMicroelectronics, CEA-Leti, Soitec, Absolut System, Air Liquide, Atos, Radial, Teledyne E2V and others.
These internationally renowned industries promote career opportunities in a field of excellence recognized all over the world.
Join Grenoble for a PhD
Grenoble offers many opportunities to start a Quantum PhD in research laboratories, industries or start-ups!
QuanTEdu-France program: PhD grants in quantum technologies open to students having completed a Master program in physics or in computer science. QuanG Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Action program: PhD grants in quantum physics open to students having completed a Master program in physics and having spent less than 12 months in France during the last 3 years.