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The site pairs the original 2018 Microsoft Quantum Materials Lab with a second building opened in November 2025 (25 to 50 meters away) that adds an AI-enabled cleanroom capable of fabricating the full topological-qubit \"heart\" of Microsoft's Majorana 1 and Majorana 2 chips in-country. It will also host Magne, a 50-logical-qubit / 1,225-physical-qubit neutral-atom system built by Atom Computing with Microsoft's software stack, acquired for roughly €80M by QuNorth (a 50/50 EIFO and Novo Nordisk Foundation JV) and targeted for operation in late 2026 / early 2027 as the first commercially available Level 2 quantum computer. Total Microsoft quantum investment in Denmark now exceeds 1 billion DKK.","keyFacts":[{"label":"Significance","value":"Microsoft's largest quantum site"},{"label":"Lab name","value":"Magne (quantum supercomputer for 2026)"},{"label":"Technology","value":"Topological quantum computing (Majorana)"},{"label":"Chips","value":"Majorana 1 (Feb 2025), Majorana 2"},{"label":"Goal","value":"Machines with commercial value by end of decade"},{"label":"Chip","value":"Majorana 1 (Feb 2025), Majorana 2"},{"label":"Investment","value":">DKK 1 billion (~$156M USD) cumulative"},{"label":"Majorana 1","value":"8 topological qubits, topoconductors (indium arsenide + aluminum)"},{"label":"Opened","value":"Original lab 2018, expansion Nov 2025"},{"label":"Location","value":"Lyngby, Denmark (Kongens Lyngby, ~15 km north of central Copenhagen, adjacent to Niels Bohr Institute collaborators)"},{"label":"Second lab","value":"November 2025 expansion added a second building 25 to 50 meters from the original 2018 lab, forming a single quantum site"},{"label":"Total investment","value":"Microsoft's Denmark quantum investment exceeds 1 billion DKK (~$156M USD) as of Nov 2025"},{"label":"Cleanroom","value":"AI-enabled cleanroom fabricates the full 'heart' of Majorana topological-qubit chips on site"},{"label":"Workforce","value":"Multidisciplinary team of physicists, materials scientists, and micro/nanofab experts across 20+ nationalities"},{"label":"Magne system","value":"50 logical qubits / 1,225 physical neutral-atom qubits, built by Atom Computing with Microsoft software stack"},{"label":"Magne owner","value":"QuNorth, a 50/50 JV of EIFO (Danish state) and the Novo Nordisk Foundation, €80M acquisition"},{"label":"Magne timeline","value":"Construction from autumn 2025, targeted operational late 2026 / early 2027 as first commercially available Level 2 quantum computer"},{"label":"University tie","value":"Long-running collaboration with Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen (origin of the Microsoft Quantum Materials Lab)"}],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.networkworld.com/article/4090294/microsofts-largest-quantum-site-to-be-built-in-denmark.html","name":"Network World","title":"Microsoft's largest quantum site to be built in Denmark"},{"url":"https://datacenters.microsoft.com/tour/quantum-room","name":"Microsoft","title":"Quantum Room - Microsoft Quantum Labs"},{"url":"https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/features/microsoft-opens-state-of-the-art-quantum-lab-in-lyngby-denmark-accelerating-progress-toward-scalable-quantum-computing/","title":"Microsoft opens state-of-the-art Quantum Lab in Lyngby, Denmark","sourceName":"Microsoft Source EMEA"},{"url":"https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/news/eifo-and-the-novo-nordisk-foundation-acquire-the-worlds-most-powerful-quantum-computer/","title":"EIFO and the Novo Nordisk Foundation Acquire the World's Most Powerful Quantum Computer","sourceName":"Novo Nordisk Foundation"},{"url":"https://quantumcomputingreport.com/denmarks-qunorth-to-acquire-50-logical-qubit-magne-quantum-computer-from-atom-computing-and-microsoft/","title":"Denmark's QuNorth to Acquire 50-Logical-Qubit Magne Quantum Computer","sourceName":"Quantum Computing Report"},{"url":"https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/07/17/microsoft-and-atom-computing-partner-on-level-2-quantum-system-for-nordic-users/","title":"Microsoft and Atom Computing Partner on Level 2 Quantum System for Nordic Users","sourceName":"The Quantum Insider"},{"url":"https://nbi.ku.dk/english/industrial-collaboration-at-nbi/cases/microsoft-quantum-lab-copenhagen","title":"Microsoft Quantum Materials Lab – Niels Bohr Institute","sourceName":"University of Copenhagen"},{"url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eifo-and-the-novo-nordisk-foundation-acquire-the-worlds-most-powerful-quantum-computer-302507745.html","title":"EIFO and Novo Nordisk Foundation Acquire the World's Most Powerful Quantum Computer","sourceName":"PR Newswire"}],"reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-25T16:52:52.142Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-25T23:40:56.763Z","location":{"id":"0cd08da8-f4f5-463c-829c-215a220c64d4","name":"Copenhagen, Denmark","slug":"copenhagen-denmark","kind":"city","parentLocationId":"3948d4de-d781-4b6a-b285-c32728b428af","region":"Capital Region of Denmark","lat":55.6867243,"lng":12.5700724,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","aliases":["Copenhagen","København","Copenhagen, Denmark","Kobenhavn"],"collisionRisk":"moderate","reviewNote":"Copenhagen, capital of Denmark (Capital Region). Deployment site for Tensor Robocar — Tensor and GreenMobility signed a Letter of Intent (Nov 2025) for up to 2,000 L4 autonomous vehicles in Denmark, initial rollout envisioned in Copenhagen. Static display of first fully autonomous car in Denmark held Nov 25, 2025 at Christiansborg Slotsplads (Danish Parliament), attended by Minister of Transport Thomas Danielsen. Status: announced (LOI, non-binding). Coordinates 55.69N, 12.57W correct. 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