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Denmark Launches QuNorth to Build Magne, World’s Most Powerful Quantum Computer

The €80 million Danish-owned initiative aims to deploy the first Level 2 quantum computer by late 2026 through a partnership with Microsoft and Atom Computing.

Danish flags fly above the streets in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark, January 9, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Little/File Photo
Microsoft's scaled quantum machine.
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Overview

  • Novo Nordisk Foundation and Denmark’s Export and Investment Fund have committed €80 million to form QuNorth as a wholly Danish-owned quantum computing venture.
  • The computer, named Magne after a Norse mythological figure, will pair Atom Computing’s hardware with Microsoft’s Azure Quantum software to run 50 logical qubits backed by more than 1,200 physical qubits.
  • QuNorth is actively recruiting a CEO and has started assembling an initial team of about ten staff to steer development and operations.
  • Construction of Magne is set to begin in autumn 2025, with first operational runs targeted around the turn of 2026/27.
  • By delivering Europe’s first Level 2 quantum system, the project seeks to secure quantum advantage in drug discovery and materials science and bolster the region’s competitiveness against the US and China.