Quantum Biotechnology Conference 2026
at the University of Maryland
April 8–10, 2026

From Innovation to Impact

Image by Birol Ozturk

Quantum sensing of neuron signals with nanodiamonds.

QBT26

The Quantum BioTechnology Conference (QBT26) aims to highlight the current state of the art in quantum sensing, quantum reporters, quantum control, and quantum analysis of complex, large scale biological data and to identify opportunities in technology development.

To bridge the gap from innovation to impact, the conference will determine the needs of the biomedical community for improved sensing, reporting, control, and analysis capabilities. Our goal is to identify the most pressing needs in national workforce development in quantum information science and engineering, a field identified as critical to U.S. technological leadership.


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Invited Speakers

Clarice AielloUCLA; Quantum Biology Institute
John BlanchardUniversity of Maryland (QTC / IREAP)
Dirk BouwmeesterUC Santa Barbara
Warwick BowenUniversity of Queensland (ARC Centre for Quantum Biotechnology)
Matthew BrookesUniversity of Nottingham
Andrea CandiniCNR-ISOF (Italy)
Adam CohenHarvard University
Colin ConnollyQuantum Diamond Technologies Inc. (QDTI)
Scott CushingCaltech
Massimiliano DispenzaLeonardo (Quantum Technologies Lab)
Greg EngelUniversity of Chicago (PME)
Cheng GongUniversity of Maryland (ECE)
Ted GoodsonUniversity of Michigan
Rebecca Frank HaywardNonfiction Laboratories
Alexander HuckTechnical University of Denmark (DTU)
Alexej JerschowNew York University
Ralph JimenezJILA / University of Colorado Boulder
Philipp KukuraUniversity of Oxford
Zoya LeonenkoUniversity of Waterloo
Katherine MiricaDartmouth College
Hoang NguyenQT Sense
Hongkun ParkHarvard University
Alex PearsonUniversity of Chicago Medicine
Martin PlenioUlm University
Matt RosenMGH Martinos Center
George SchatzNorthwestern University
Romana SchirhaglUniversity of Groningen / UMCG
Gabriela Schlau-CohenMIT
Mark SchnitzerStanford University
David SimpsonUniversity of Melbourne
Allison SquiresUniversity of Chicago (PME)
Harrison SteelUniversity of Oxford
Mouzhe XieArizona State University
Vladislav YakovlevTexas A&M University
Jun YeJILA / NIST / University of Colorado Boulder

Advisory Board

David AwschalomUniversity of Chicago (PME); Argonne National Laboratory
Valentina BenfenatiCNR-ISOF (National Research Council of Italy)
Krastan BlagoevNational Science Foundation (Physics of Living Systems)
Warwick BowenUniversity of Queensland (ARC Centre for Quantum Biotechnology)
Gretchen CampbellUniversity of Maryland (Quantum Research & Education)
Lincoln CarrColorado School of Mines (Physics / Quantum Engineering)
John T. FourkasUniversity of Maryland (Chemistry & Biochemistry; IPST)
Don LambLMU Munich (Chemistry)
Arnold LevinePrinceton University (Emeritus)
Peter LittlewoodUniversity of Chicago (Physics; James Franck Institute)
Wolfgang LosertUniversity of Maryland (Physics; IPST)
Peter MaurerUniversity of Chicago (PME)
Prineha NarangUCLA (Physical Sciences; ECE)
José OnuchicRice University
Birol OzturkMorgan State University (Physics)
Ronald L. WalsworthUniversity of Maryland (QTC; Physics & ECE)
Nicole Yunger HalpernNIST (QuICS / JQI)

Local Organizing Committee

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Gretchen Campbell

University of Maryland, College Park

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John T. Fourkas

University of Maryland, College Park

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Wolfgang Losert

University of Maryland, College Park

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Anıl Zenginoglu

University of Maryland, College Park