Deep-tech hope from Siegen
“Quantum computers are bigger than the discovery of fire”
02.07.2024, 13:00
Quantum computers can perform complex calculations faster than conventional computers. For example, climate models that researchers use to calculate scenarios such as storm surges or droughts. But the computers are still prone to errors, says Eleqtron boss Jan Leisse.
Quantum computers are the future. The computers work with qubits, the smallest possible computing unit, and are designed to perform complex calculations faster than traditional computers. Climate models, for example, which researchers use to calculate scenarios such as storm surges or droughts, are designed to become more reliable. Even in vaccine research, highly complex simulations can be completed in seconds instead of hours.
Jan Leisse
(Photo: Eleqtron)
Germany’s deep-tech hope lies in Siegen, where Eleqtron’s headquarters are located. “What we are doing here is bigger than the invention of the printing press, the Internet or even the discovery of fire,” says Jan Leisse, the head of the quantum computer manufacturer.
Politicians have also noticed that quantum computers are the new hype. That is why Chancellor Olaf Scholz inaugurated the first prototype built entirely in Germany at the end of May. The Siegen-based startup Eleqtron is also involved here.
“The specific project example here shows that the impulses we have set for science and business are beginning to bear fruit,” said the Chancellor. “It also shows that we in Germany can hold our own against international comparisons with our efforts.”
A lot of data is a prerequisite for this. A quantum computer can store and process significantly more data than conventional computers. The invention is powerful, but so far it has also been prone to errors, admits founder Jan Leisse.
Leisse has gone from being the managing director of a mechanical engineering specialist from Siegerland to being the founder of a startup. In the ntv podcast “Startup – Now completely honestly” he reveals how quantum computers are specifically supposed to change the world, what dangers there are, what opportunities there are and how Germany is positioned internationally.
With Jan Leisse Janna Linke spoke. The conversation has been shortened and smoothed for better comprehensibility. You can listen to it in full in the ntv podcast “Startup – now completely honest” listen to.
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