Xanadu and Bluefors Partner to Redefine Cryogenic Infrastructure for Utility-Scale Quantum Computing
Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited (“Xanadu”; NASDAQ/TSX: XNDU), a leading photonic quantum computing company, and Bluefors, the industry-leader in cryogenic solutions, announced today a strategic partnership to develop a novel, high-performance cryogenic prototype for utility-scale quantum computing (USQC). This work aims to realize a shared vision of scalable modular cryogenic infrastructure for USQC.
This partnership represents a key milestone for Xanadu and Bluefors’ joint development efforts. The multi-million collaboration will leverage Bluefors’ cutting-edge cryogenic solutions and aims to establish a foundational blueprint not only for Xanadu’s planned USQC data centre, but for all future USQC data centres.
“Until recently, the industry assumed that USQC would require massive, industrial-scale cryoplants,” said Dr. Christian Weedbrook, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Xanadu. “Our collaboration with Bluefors has yielded a concept that integrates their most advanced technology into a compact module. This approach is expected to remove the need for traditional cryoplants, greatly improving the scalability and economics of future quantum data centres.”
Looking ahead, Xanadu and Bluefors plan to utilize insights from this development to engineer a mass-manufacturable cryogenic module tailored specifically for single-photon detectors and USQC in a data centre environment.
“Bluefors and Xanadu share a vision of making utility-scale quantum computing achievable”, said Kim Povlsen, Chief Executive Officer of Bluefors. “We are delivering a high-powered, modular and cryo-tested solution that combines cooling and quantum infrastructure designed to grow alongside our customers’ technology roadmaps. By meeting the cooling demands that infrastructure investments need to scale, we help customers optimize time-to-value and build a strong foundation to accelerate the next generation of fault-tolerant quantum computers.”
About Xanadu
Founded in 2016, Xanadu is a Canadian photonic quantum computing company with the mission to build quantum computers that are useful and available to people everywhere. Xanadu is building fault-tolerant quantum computers using light, with systems designed to compute at room temperature. Xanadu develops both hardware and software, including PennyLane, its open-source quantum computing platform. Xanadu is the first pure-play photonic quantum computing company to list on public markets (Nasdaq/TSX: XNDU) and is recognized globally for its breakthroughs in scalable quantum technologies. Visit xanadu.ai or follow on X@XanaduAI.
About Bluefors
Bluefors envisions a world where everyone has access to the power of quantum. As the world-leading quantum infrastructure company providing the fundamental quantum computing infrastructure of cryogenic systems, wiring, and ongoing system support, we are the trusted partner for the world’s most advanced companies that build and aim to harness the future of quantum. With a revenue of over EUR 210 million, over 700 employees, and more than 1,800 systems delivered and operating around the world, we are helping to accelerate the imminent arrival of quantum datacenters and the practical application of scalable quantum computing for companies across the widest range of modalities.