Quantum Effects Award
The Quantum Effects Award 2025 was one of the highlights of Quantum Effects in Stuttgart. Learn more about the four categories, the judgement criteria, the jury and the conditions of participation.
For this purpose, we are particularly looked for innovations that connect the classical with the quantum world, which can be used in different industries, enable new services and open up new perspectives. This also applies to technologies which help to significantly advance quantum technologies and solutions.
In 2025, awards were given to partial solutions in the quantum mechanical field of sensor technology, communication, computing and security which are characterised by a TRLevel 5 or higher and have a high degree of innovation and future potential or are already being used in initial solutions.
The Members of the Jury 2025
In 2025, the jury for the Quantum Effects Award will be made up of experts in the field of quantum technologies and other partners.
Henrik Hahn | Evonik Industries AG
Henrik Hahn has many years of management experience in the chemical industry and has been driving the digital transformation of the Essen-based specialty chemicals company Evonik since 2016. He started his professional career in the group in 1999 and has also worked for the company in the US and Belgium. One of his most exciting professional phases has been setting up a corporate start-up in the field of battery technology. He is also committed to the topic of digitalization in the VCI, the Association of the German Chemical Industry and the BDI, the Federation of German Industries. Henrik has a doctorate in engineering and an economics degree with a focus on information economics.
Prof Dr Manfred Bayer | Rektor Technische Universität Dortmund
Manfred Bayer was appointed to the professorship of ‘Experimental Physics with a Focus on Spectroscopy of Condensed Matter’ at TU Dortmund University in 2002 and has been Rector of TU Dortmund University since 2020. He is a member of the board of the Digital University NRW (DH.NRW), where he has been chairman since 2024. He is the scientific spokesperson of ‘EIN Quantum NRW’, a network of companies, universities and non-university research institutions to further expand the research and development of quantum technologies. He is also a member of the Scientific Board of the Future Energy Materials and Systems Research Centre of the Research Alliance Ruhr. Bayer has received several international awards for its excellent research.
CEO Bosch Quantum Sensing
Dr Kobe holds a PhD in physics and has nearly 30 years of experience with technology companies. Dr. Katrin Kobe worked as a top management consultant at McKinsey and more than 20 years in operational top management positions. She has international experience and was responsible for subsidiaries in Eastern Europe and China. Her industry experience includes plant and mechanical engineering, automotive, sensor technology, medical technology and energy. She is a specialist for product strategies, business model innovations and high-value technology products.
Dr Daniel Stadler | EIN Quantum NRW
Dr Daniel Stadler is Head of Technology & Innovation at the Düsseldorf-based consultancy NMWP Management GmbH. As head of the EIN Quantum NRW office, he manages and develops the quantum technology ecosystem of business and science on behalf of the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia. Daniel completed his doctorate in materials chemistry at the University of Cologne as part of a scholarship for gifted students and is the recipient of the Department of Chemistry's research award. He is spokesman for quantum technologies in OptecNet Deutschland e.V. and chairman of the Quantum Effects Award jury.
Prof Dr Joachim Ankerhold | Ulm University
Prof Dr Joachim Ankerhold is a passionate theoretical physicist. His main interests are in the field of complex quantum systems such as open quantum systems and light-matter interaction in superconducting circuits. He has initiated and led a number of extensive collaborative projects in the field of quantum physics, such as the Carl Zeiss Foundation Centre for Quantum Photonics (QPhoton) and the Network on Quantum Technologies in BW. As academic spokesperson, he represents the long-term state-wide innovation alliance QuantumBW.