Baidu Will Contribute Quantum Computing Laboratory And Equipment To Beijing Academy Of Quantum Information Sciences

Baidu from China plans to donate a quantum computing laboratory and equipment to BAQIS (photo: @yicaichina)

JAKARTA - Baidu from China plans to donate a quantum computing and equipment laboratory to the government-backed Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences (BAQIS). This was reported by a company spokesman on Wednesday, January 3.

"Both parties are currently detailing the details of this cooperation," the spokesman added.

Baidu's move follows his colleague Alibaba, who announced in November that it will stop its laboratory and quantum computing team in the company's extensive restructuring efforts, as well as donate its related laboratory and experimental equipment to Zhejiang University.

Baidu founded his 2018 quantum computing research center, led by Duan Ronyao who earned a bachelor's degree and doctoral degree from Tsinghua University. The achievement of this research center includes the development of Qian Shi, a quantum computer released in 2022.

BAQIS was founded in December 2017 on the initiative of the Beijing city government and with contributions from leading academic institutions, including the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Tsinghua.

Previously, Baidu and BAQIS had collaborated in the field of quantum research. Last March, the two organizations partnered to launch the first intellectual property alliance of the quantum computing industry in China.