Quantum Brilliance establishes world’s first quantum diamond foundry in Melbourne, Australia, supported by a $10 million investment from Breakthrough Victoria to grow their manufacturing operations.
This groundbreaking initiative will enhance Victoria’s advanced manufacturing ecosystem, creating ethical lab-grown diamonds that power portable, room-temperature quantum devices. Quantum Brilliance’s innovation represents a transformative step in making quantum computing more accessible and versatile.
Quantum computing is technology that solves problems that are too complex for normal computers. It typically requires a fixed set-up in temperatures below freezing, making it hard for the technology to be portable.
A quantum diamond foundry is an advanced manufacturing facility where diamonds, created in a lab rather than mined, are then tuned and set within integrated circuits to provide computing and sensing electronics.
Quantum Brilliance has developed small, portable devices capable of operating at room temperature, thanks to unique technology using diamonds. The company’s new quantum diamond foundry will generate sovereign manufacturing capability to produce these ethical lab-grown diamonds.
Founded by scientists at the Australian National University in 2019, Quantum Brilliance developed the world’s first portable quantum computer that operates at room temperature.
Breakthrough Victoria’s new investment in Quantum Brilliance will support the company to grow its extensive research partnerships with several Victorian universities, including La Trobe University and RMIT University.
Breakthrough Victoria initially invested $8 million in Quantum Brilliance in 2023 to accelerate the quantum technology in the state. The Victorian Government has also supported the company through the Made in Victoria – Industry R&D Infrastructure Fund to accelerate research and development capability, and advanced manufacturing.
Quantum Brilliance’s expansion in Victoria will create highly skilled job opportunities and accelerate the state as a global leader in this transformative technology.
Recent CSIRO modelling found that the nation’s quantum technology industry will be worth a projected $6 billion and directly employ 19,400 people by 2045.
Victoria stands out as the ideal location for the world’s first quantum diamond foundry, supported by its world-class research institutions such as RMIT, Monash, and the University of Melbourne, which excel in quantum sensing, photonics, and computing.
The state also benefits from a strong talent pool supported by initiatives like the ARC Centre of Excellence and the National Industry PhD Program. Combined with strong government backing, Victoria offers unparalleled advantages for quantum technology innovation and commercialisation.
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