UNIVERSITY of Southern Queensland has unveiled Australia’s first industry-accessible cryogenic measurement laboratory at its Springfield campus, marking a major step forward for the nation’s quantum technology ambitions.
The $5.5 million Quantum Cryo Lab gives researchers and industry direct access to ultra-low temperature environments essential for developing next-generation quantum technologies, with applications spanning healthcare, cybersecurity, logistics, defence and energy.
UniSQ Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research, Development and Commercialisation) Robert Sang said the facility represented a significant milestone for both the university and Queensland’s innovation sector.
“The launch of the Quantum Cryo Lab is a major milestone for UniSQ and for Queensland,” Professor Sang said.
“It places advanced experimental quantum capability into the hands of researchers, industry and government, enabling the testing of new technology based on quantum science.
“At UniSQ, we have the capability to build and run this complex infrastructure, allowing researchers and industry to move faster from idea to prototype to real-world impact.
“It supports innovation and collaboration that simply wouldn’t be possible otherwise.”
Designed to support a wide range of users, including researchers, industry partners and small-to-medium enterprises, the facility opens up capabilities that are typically cost-prohibitive.
It will also act as a collaboration hub, bringing together universities, startups and industry to co-develop emerging technologies and fast-track them toward commercialisation.
The Quantum Cryo Lab has been delivered through the Queensland Government’s Quantum and Advanced Technologies Commercialisation Infrastructure Program (QCIP), aimed at strengthening the State’s advanced technology capability.
The facility is now open for bookings, offering industry and researchers unprecedented access to advanced cryogenic testing infrastructure in Australia.
