Team for Quantum Computing at Evonik

Top laboratories and companies around the world are researching the development of quantum computers. While these have long been only a theoretical construct, commercial applications now appear to be coming within technical reach. The great potential of the technology stems from the novel information processing capabilities of quantum computers. Quantum mechanical effects are used to solve problems that either today's silicon-based high-performance computers cannot deal with or only with a reasonable amount of time.

However, concrete use cases and corresponding capabilities in an industrial context are still limited. To be able to exploit the advantages of the technology in the future, companies must already address the issue today. It is essential to be in the starting blocks as soon as quantum computing can fully exploit its strengths.

Together with the Research and Development department, Evonik Digital has therefore set up an interdisciplinary team for quantum computing. A key objective of the activities is to develop the necessary ecosystem, hardware and software, and approach to quantum computing projects. Initial projects with practical use cases have already been launched. As a chemical company, Evonik sees several relevant application areas for quantum computing. These include the optimization of engineering and logistics tasks, cryptography, and, in the long term, the simulation of chemical processes.