Markus Ritter joined Thum & Partner in 2024 as a patent engineer and is seeking admission as German and European Patent Attorney.

He studied physics in Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. During his dissertation at IBM Research Europe in Zurich, he focused on novel devices for next-generation quantum computers, especially hybrid superconductor and semiconductor nanostructures and superconductor nanowires. He developed a new semiconductor epitaxy method, and his research revealed the working principle of gated superconductor nanowire transistors. He gained further practical experience as a Trainee at the European Innovation Council in Brussels and as a Policy Officer for Quantum Technologies at the European Commission in Luxemburg.

Markus Ritter has won several awards for his research, inter alia the Swiss Physical Society Award in applied physics. His work has led to the filing of four patent applications.

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