PsiQuantum’s Asia-Pacific Test & Validation Lab has moved to the next stage of development with lab construction at Griffith University’s Brisbane South (Nathan) campus complete and officially launched.
The announcement marks a significant milestone in PsiQuantum’s expansion in Queensland and its mission to build the world’s first utility-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer.
The Asia-Pacific Test & Validation Lab features high-powered cryogenic systems that will cool, test, and measure photonic quantum chips, accelerating progress towards utility-scale quantum computing in Australia.
“This partnership underpins a vital need for building not only opportunities and infrastructure to support leading researchers in quantum technology, it also creates unique pathways for our students who are future-focused on careers in STEM.”
The new facility will serve as a critical hub for the testing, calibration, and integration of PsiQuantum’s high-performance photonic quantum chips and subsystems, which the company will assemble at scale to form the quantum computer.
Griffith University Pro Vice Chancellor (Research) Professor Andrea Bishop said: “The opportunities that PsiQuantum’s Asia-Pacific Test & Validation Lab at Griffith’s Brisbane South campus will offer both students and researchers are incredibly exciting.”
“This partnership underpins a vital need for building not only opportunities and infrastructure to support leading researchers in quantum technology, it also creates unique pathways for our students who are future-focused on careers in STEM.”
Professor Andrea Bishop
A key feature of the lab is ‘Poseidon,’ one of the most powerful custom high-cooling-power cryogenic systems in Australia.
Poseidon is a modular platform allowing PsiQuantum’s Brisbane team to cool, test and measure several photonic quantum chips at once.
“This lab represents an important step forward as we transition from research and development into full system integration and industrial-scale deployment,” said Victor Peng, Interim CEO of PsiQuantum.
“By establishing advanced test and validation capabilities here in Brisbane, we are accelerating our ability to deliver utility-scale quantum computing and strengthening Australia’s position at the forefront of this global effort.”
The facility will operate in close coordination with PsiQuantum’s global engineering teams with its role expected to expand as the company progresses toward full-scale system deployment in Brisbane.
“As PsiQuantum’s operations grow in Australia, having a dedicated, state-of-the-art facility for testing and validation is essential,” said Professor Geoff Pryde, Chief Technical Director of PsiQuantum Australia.
“This lab connects our team in Brisbane directly with our teams around the globe to advance our cryogenic testing capability and will play a critical role in ensuring our systems perform at the level required for utility-scale quantum computing.”
“As a Queenslander and a Griffith University graduate, I am extremely proud to be part of bringing this facility to life right here in Brisbane,” said Dr Dylan Saunders, Principal Scientist at PsiQuantum.
“Nearly 20 years ago, as a kid from rural Queensland, I started building pool-table-sized optical quantum gates in the very same building as this lab.
“The fact that our technology, which once filled a room but now fits on a chip, is coming back to where it all started, is something I have to pinch myself about.
“This lab will combine world-class experts here in Australia with our world-leading quantum hardware, and we’re excited to help train the next generation of physicists and engineers who will carry this field forward.”
