Calarco/Bolle: new cooperation models are needed to bridge the "valley of death"

Summary: 

Prof. Tommaso Calarco, Institute of Complex Quantum Systems, and Michael Bolle, President of R&D, Robert Bosch GmbH, argue that new cooperation models are needed to bridge university research and industry.

In today's blog post of Commissioner Oettinger features the discussion between prof. Tommaso Calarco, Institute of Complex Quantum Systems, and Michael Bolle, President of R&D, Robert Bosch GmbH, concerning the need of new cooperation models to bridge the "valley of death".

the term refers to the gap between basic research at universities and government institutions on the one hand and applied research in the industry on the other hand, which is one of the main challenges when a new technology has to give birth to new products. When basic research on a new technology is finished, there is still a huge amount of early technology development necessary to eventually have a product.

The Quantum Technologies European community, which counts more than 300 research groups and more than 70 start-ups, small and medium enterprises and industries, is in the position of developing Europe's capabilities in quantum technologies, placing it at the forefront of the unfolding second quantum revolution.

 

For the complete blog post please visit: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/2014-2019/oettinger/blog/calarcobolle-qu...