Ulm University, ranked as the best young university in Germany and among the top 10 worldwide, is pursuing a strategic development in interdisciplinary research under the motto "Crossing Borders" with a focus on "Health, Future Technologies, Sustainability and Aging in Modern Societies". The University Medical Center Ulm is closely connected to Ulm University. Located in the "Science City" and close to the historic center of Ulm, Ulm University is embedded in a vibrant environment of other research institutions and R&D laboratories. Known as the birthplace of Albert Einstein and for its impressive cathedral with the world's tallest tower, the city of Ulm is one of Germany's most prosperous regions.

In 2014, the Ulm University, together with the University of Stuttgart and the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, established the Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology IQST as one of the world's first centers dedicated to basic and applied research in the quantum sciences. The Center for Quantum and Biosciences (ZQB) research building provides quantum physicists, chemists and medical researchers with unique opportunities to explore quantum phenomena in biostructures with the goal of developing groundbreaking new techniques in biomedical research and medical diagnostics.

Researchers from Ulm University are actively collaborating with colleagues from the newly founded DLR Institute for Quantum Technology in Space (DLR-QT). They are heavily involved in several projects of the Competence Center Quantum Computing Baden-Württemberg, the Quantum Technology Network Baden-Württemberg and in large quantum programs on a national and international level.