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Busan Metropolitan City Selected for the “2025 Core Fundamental Research in Next-Generation Quantum Science and Technology” Project

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it has been selected for the Ministry of Science and ICT (National Research Foundation of Korea) competition for the “2025 Core Fundamental Research in Next-Generation Quantum Science and Technology” with its project titled “Development and Verification of Topological Superconductors.”

Topological superconductor: A new material in which a special quantum state emerges inside the substance among superconductors that lose no energy when electricity flows. Due to its resistance to errors and noise, it is regarded as a key foundation for realizing future quantum computers.

The project will receive a total of KRW 4.7 billion over five years, including KRW 4.5 billion in national funding and KRW 200 million in municipal funding, to foster and support research into next-generation new materials in the fields of quantum computing, communications, and sensing.

Busan Metropolitan City and the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency, together with Professor Ok Jong-mok of Pusan National University and the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, will pursue ▲development and performance enhancement of high-quality topological superconducting materials ▲development of measurement technology for extreme environmental characteristics ▲verification of topological superconducting phenomena.

With this selection, Busan has achieved a total of six successful project selections in the quantum technology field over the past three years since 2023, securing KRW 20.5 billion in national funding.

The “2025 Core Fundamental Research in Next-Generation Quantum Science and Technology” project, selected this time, focuses on developing topological superconductors, a next-generation new material, and represents a core fundamental research field.

Meanwhile, the “Demand-Based Demonstration and Consulting of Quantum Technology” project, selected last July, utilizes quantum magnetic sensors to diagnose battery defects and represents quantum technology research directly applicable to industrial sites.

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “Through this project selection, Busan is strengthening its research capacity in quantum technology across diverse fields, from fundamental to applied research, centered on institutes such as the Quantum Science and Technology Center,” and added, “We expect academia, industry, research institutes, and government to collaborate and further advance Busan’s quantum industry based on these achievements.”