Markus Bendele

Markus Bendele, PhD, currently serves as the Country Manager and Managing Director of IQM Quantum Computers in Germany, a position held since April 2022, after previously functioning as Operations Manager and Senior Project Manager. Prior to joining IQM, Markus held various roles at Theva Dünnschichttechnik GmbH from January 2018 to March 2022, including Project Manager and Deputy Head of R&D, and was also engaged as a Consultant for Cyber-Security and Safety Strategies at Adelard LLP from October 2014 to December 2017. Academic contributions include positions as a Researcher at the University of Zurich and as a Research Fellow at the University of Rome "La Sapienza," with earlier roles as a Postdoctoral Researcher and PhD Candidate at the University of Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institut. Educational credentials include a PhD in Physics from the University of Zurich and an MSc in Physics from the University of Ulm.