Technology giant Microsoft will exit quantum computing research in Australia, confirming a plan to close its facility at the University of Sydney and to consolidate the company’s quantum efforts at its Redmond headquarters in the US.

The closure of Microsoft Quantum Sydney ends a long-running quantum research collaboration with Sydney University under the Australian physicist Professor David Reilly, who held a joint position with both Microsoft and the university.

“The University of Sydney and Microsoft have concluded their fruitful collaboration investigating quantum technology in laboratories at the Sydney Nanoscience Hub,” a university spokesman told InnovationAus.com.

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