Summary: TUM is the anchor institution of the Munich Centre for Quantum Science and Technology (MCQST) cluster of excellence, one of Europe's largest quantum science programmes (~60 PIs, DFG-funded). Key sensing groups: Bloch (ultracold quantum gases and quantum simulation — foundational for sensing); Gross (quantum gas microscopes — single-atom imaging); Cirac (quantum information theory with sensing applications); Knap (non-equilibrium quantum matter). Walter Meissner Institute (WMI, on-campus, jointly with BAS) has world-class superconducting detector and qubit fabrication. Strong for fundamental quantum sensing and emerging bio/astro applications via MCQST partnerships.

Notes: Germany's top technical university (Excellence Initiative). Anchor of MCQST cluster of excellence. Strong in ultracold atoms, superconducting circuits, and quantum photonics. Walter Meissner Institute (WMI) on campus. Partners: Max Planck Institutes, LMU, DLR.