<\/p>\n GUEST OPINION: Quantum: It’s the race we can\u2019t afford to lose<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWhile the rest of the world was just waking up to quantum tech, Colorado’s quantum revolution was already in full swing,\u201d Polis said.<\/p>\n Construction began on the campus in Arvada, along Highway 72, in September.<\/p>\n From left, Gov. Jared Polis, Chris Rork and Rep. Brittany Pettersen shovel dirt in a groundbreaking for a new 70-acre facility dubbed the Quantum Commons on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 in Arvada, Colo.\u00a0<\/p>\n Tom Hellauer\/Denver Gazette<\/a><\/p>\n The first building completed was retrofitted to become the administration building hosting offices and a coworking space for quantum companies.<\/p>\n Campus plans include adding a 17,000-square-foot lab with rentable quantum equipment that budding startups struggle to buy themselves. It\u2019s set to open in about four-to-five months, said Paul Johnson, president of the Colorado School of Mines, who owns and operates the property.<\/p>\n After that, there will be a 10,000-square-foot building to prototype and manufacture products.<\/p>\n That building will be able to fabricate photon-integrated circuits, said Jessi Olsen, Elevate Quantum\u2019s chief operating and finance officer.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is an important component as we think about securing quantum supply chains,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n By using photons instead of electrons, she explained the circuits can help miniaturize quantum computers.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat it is trying to solve for is that our quantum computers and sensors are really big right now,\u201d Olsen said.<\/p>\n This first phase \u2014 only a small portion of the 70-acre campus \u2014 is expected to be completed by the end of 2026. And after that, leaders of the hub hope the campus will successfully attract quantum companies looking to set up operations in Colorado and be close to all the action.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope we’ll be able to tell you about development here on the site and people who have just decided to come here to make their home,\u201d Johnson said about finishing the first phase. \u201cAnd that would be a great next step here.\u201d<\/p>\n The tech hub is also working with major corporate partners such as IBM and Nvidia<\/a> to boost workforce development programs and get more skilled labor into the quantum industry.<\/p>\n Success! Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter.<\/p>\n The Denver skyline is visible from the new, 70-acre facility dubbed the Quantum Commons in Arvada, Colo. on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.<\/p>\n Tom Hellauer\/Denver Gazette<\/a><\/p>\n Colorado seen as key to national goal of outpacing China’s technology<\/p>\n Elevate Quantum, the Denver-based nonprofit representing the Mountain West quantum tech hub, won the final round of funding from the Biden administration\u2019s program created to supercharge tech hubs across the country that lead in key industries the U.S. wants to advance in.<\/p>\n Quantum is especially important for the U.S. as it races to beat China in dominating the industry. Officials and industry leaders have grown increasingly concerned over how much more China is investing in commercializing quantum.<\/p>\n The tech hub received more than $100 million in federal and matching state grants, much of which is being used to fund the campus and turn it into quantum\u2019s version of the Stanford Research Park in Silicon Valley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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