Novo Nordisk Foundation to Build $62M Quantum Chip Plant in Copenhagen
The $62 million facility will add wafer fabrication and chip assembly capacity as Europe tries to scale quantum manufacturing beyond research labs.
- The Novo Nordisk Foundation is building a 5,300-square-metre quantum chip manufacturing facility in Copenhagen, with the $62M project scheduled to open in 2027 to serve quantum companies across Europe.
- While European spending has historically prioritized research over manufacturing infrastructure, the Foundation has committed around €390m to quantum technologies to address the continent's commercialization gap.
- Modeled after the TSMC approach, the foundry will handle nanofabrication, testing, and packaging, enabling quantum startups to scale production without owning their own factories.
- Lene Oddershede, the foundation's chief scientific officer, said building this capacity "marks an important step towards positioning Europe centrally in the global quantum ecosystem." The European Commission endorsed the project.
- Connecting research at the Niels Bohr Institute with commercial manufacturing, the foundry faces technical hurdles as no dominant qubit architecture exists, requiring support for multiple competing approaches.
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Novo Nordisk Foundation to build $62M quantum chip plant in Copenhagen
Europe is getting a factory for quantum chips rather than another quantum computer. Quantum Foundry Copenhagen, owned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, is building a 5,300-square-metre facility in the Danish capital that is due to open in 2027 and will offer wafer fabrication to quantum companies around the world. The investment is about $62M, according […] This story continues at The Next Web
The Novo Nordisk Foundation has dedicated more than DKK 2.9 billion to the field of quantum technology
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avisendanmark.dkThe Novo Nordisk Foundation has dedicated more than DKK 2.9 billion to the field of quantum technology.
After investing billions in quantum research, the Novo Nordisk Foundation is now taking the next step in developing the critical technology. Next year, the foundation will open the doors to a factory in Copenhagen that will produce advanced quantum chips that can create unprecedented computing power.
As part of a major investment in quantum technology, for which the Novo Nordisk Foundation is spending DKK 2.9 billion, a large development laboratory and factory are now to be built in Copenhagen. The first phase will cost DKK 400 million, but the full cost of the entire plant will be billions.
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