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Bluefors Partners with Fermilab’s SQMS Center to Advance Cryogenics for Quantum

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December 5, 2025
Fermilab SQMS Center - Credit Ryan Pastel, Fermilab
Researchers collaborate on the development of quantum technologies at the SQMS Quantum Garage, one of the world-class quantum research facilities developed by the SQMS center. Credit: Ryan Postel, Fermilab

Bluefors has partnered with Fermilab’s Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center (SQMS) to advance cryogenic cooling technology used with scalable quantum device architectures.

Recently, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science renewed the SQMS Center, hosted by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, as part of the renewal of the five National Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers created under the National Quantum Initiative Act. The renewal secures the next five years of quantum technology development under the program, enabling the SQMS Center to continue its mission to develop next-generation quantum platforms.

SQMS, founded in 2020, is rooted in Fermilab’s expertise in superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) cavities, materials and cryogenics — technologies originally developed for particle accelerators — and in the lab’s mission to explore the universe at its most fundamental level. The team has tackled one of the field’s greatest challenges: extending quantum coherence, the time a qubit can reliably hold information.

The investment from the DOE Office of Science continues to unite more than 300 experts from 43 partner institutions across national laboratories, universities and industry to advance the next generation of quantum computing, communication and sensing technologies.

In this next phase, SQMS will use ultra-high-coherence SRF cavities and scalable cryogenics to address some of quantum technology’s most significant hurdles. The center will pursue new materials and fabrication methods to deliver progressively higher-coherence superconducting devices, advance a 3D cavity-based qudit approach, and prototype the cryogenic and microwave infrastructure required for large-scale interconnection.

Bluefors is proud to be a partner in the SQMS Center. Our collaboration will focus on advancing cryogenic technologies for scalable quantum computing systems, supporting SQMS in its mission to enable next-generation quantum platforms. The work will include verifying cryogenic cooling technology on a liquid-helium cryoplant-based solution, scaling quantum device cooling technology, and advancing the integration of quantum technology into cryogenic environments.

We are excited to be at the forefront of quantum research and innovation, working alongside leading institutions to push the boundaries of quantum technology.