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Xanadu Opens $10M Advanced Photonic Packaging Facility in Ontario
June 25, 2025 | PRNewswireEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Xanadu, a world leader in photonic quantum computing, has opened a $10M world-leading advanced photonic packaging facility in Toronto. This facility represents a significant leap in Canada's quantum supply chain resilience and technical capacity. As the only end-to-end, ultra-low loss photonic packaging facility of its kind in the country, it enables secure, domestic production of high-performance quantum components essential for building fault-tolerant quantum computers.
In addition to supporting Xanadu's internal hardware roadmap, the facility will also serve as a national resource for advanced manufacturing, now open to external customers including academic institutions, startups, and industry leaders developing next-generation photonic and quantum devices.
The Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, officially opened the new facility at the company's Toronto headquarters.
"Xanadu's advanced photonic packaging facility represents the kind of world-class innovation Canada is known for," said Minister Solomon. "It strengthens our domestic quantum supply chain, accelerates commercial readiness, and reinforces our position as a global leader in quantum technologies. This is a proud moment for Canada as we scale our quantum ambitions into industrial capability and global impact."
Xanadu's advanced packaging line integrates custom tooling and proprietary processes developed in-house, with capabilities including ultra-low loss coupling for photonic integrated circuits (PICs), high-precision alignment and hybrid bonding for quantum-grade performance and tailored workflows for R&D, prototyping, and pre-production volumes.
"This facility isn't just a big technical achievement—it's also a strategic one," said Christian Weedbrook, CEO of Xanadu. "By building domestic capacity for high-performance photonic packaging, we're strengthening Canada's position as a global hub for quantum technology innovation."
This milestone adds critical manufacturing capacity to Canada's quantum ecosystem, reducing reliance on international packaging providers and enabling secure, domestic production of quantum hardware components. It also contributes to the growth of a sovereign quantum supply chain, spanning chips, cryogenics, electronics, and control systems. The facility was supported in part by federal investment from the Strategic Innovation Fund aligned with national priorities to secure Canada's leadership in quantum technologies.
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