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LONDON, Feb. 9, 2024 Seven quantum hardware companies have been awarded contracts to build a diverse range of quantum computing testbeds at the National Quantum Computing Centre facilities in Oxfordshire, England by March 2025.

The Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition, delivered by Innovate UK, is providing 30 million ($37.8 million) funded through the UKRI Technology Missions Fund and the NQCC to accelerate the development of scalable quantum computing.

The winners are University of Sheffield spinout Aegiq; Infleqtion (formerly ColdQuanta); ORCA Computing; Oxford Ionics; Quantum Motion; QuEra Computing; and Rigetti.

QuEra and Infleqtion will assemble hardware systems based on neutral atoms, while Rigetti will build a testbed with 24 superconducting qubits. Oxford Ionics will demonstrate a trapped-ion platform based on technology originally developed at the University of Oxford. Under the seventh project, Quantum Motion will create a demonstration platform that exploits spin qubits within a silicon-chip architecture.

An additional 15 million in funding will go toward winners of the Quantum Catalyst Fund. The U.K. government-backed initiative aims to accelerate adoption of quantum solutions by the public sector, such as optimizing power grids, train schedules, and brain imaging.

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