Board of Directors der Berlin University Alliance mit Bürgermeister Kai Wegner
BarBQ zu Female Leadership
Weekly Wrap-Up: Highlights of week 11
Berlin as a Hub for Innovation: BUA Excels in Technology Transfer
The Berlin University Alliance (BUA)—Germany’s first excellence alliance comprising Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin—successfully passed its evaluation on March 11, 2026, as part of the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments.
With this result, the alliance secures continued funding in the millions, marking a significant victory for the scientific landscape of both Berlin and Germany. The positive assessment confirms that the BUA has achieved its 2019 objectives and possesses a robust vision for the future.
“Female Leadership in Quantum” Edition of BarBQ
On March 10, 2026, OpTecBB hosted the “Female Leadership in Quantum” edition of its BarBQ event at Leap Berlin. Deep tech experts Isabella Douzoglou Muños, Dr. Franziska Greinert, Maria Ksenia Witte, Eda S., and Jana Lehner took the stage as speakers and panelists to share their extensive leadership experience.
The discussion centered on how diversity acts as a catalyst for the quantum industry, yielding exclusively positive results: more resilient teams, better decision-making, and stronger companies. Inclusion improves performance—especially in a field characterized by uncertainty, high complexity, and lengthy innovation cycles. Another topic of discussion was the advancement of women in the quantum industry. The panel concluded that systems that enable female leadership benefit greatly from this. More about the event: BERLIN QUANTUM BBQ April 2026 | Quantum technology from Berlin
