About

qLIFE is the first international conference series dedicated to quantum technologies in the life sciences. It seeks to foster a cross-disciplinary community to spark innovation, support the development of quantum tools tailored for life science applications, cultivate emerging talent, deepen our understanding of biological systems, and accelerate translation into real-world impact.

qLIFE is organised by four leading organisations at the interface of quantum and bioscience: the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Quantum Biotechnology (QUBIC, Australia), the UK Quantum Biomedical Sensing Research Hub (Q-BIOMED, UK), the Centre for Quantum Bioscience (ZQB, Germany), and the NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Quantum Sensing for Biophysics and Bioengineering (NSF QuBBE, US).

Steering Committee

  • Prof Warwick Bowen, QUBIC (Chair)
  • Prof Martin Plenio, ZQB
  • Prof Mete Atature, Q-BIOMED
  • Prof Mark Newton, Q-BIOMED
  • Prof Greg Engel, QuBBE
  • Prof Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, QUBIC
  • Susana Huelga, ZQB
  • Peter Maurer, QuBBE 

Technical Program Committee

  • Prof Warwick Bowen, QUBIC (Chair)
  • Prof Greg Engel, QuBBE
  • Prof Oliver Williams, Q-BIOMED
  • Dr Felix Donaldson, Q-BIOMED
  • Prof Martin Plenio, ZQB
  • A/Prof David Simpson, QUBIC
  • Prof Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, QUBIC
  • Dr Joe Heremans, QuBBE
  • Prof Susana Huelga, ZQB

Local Organising Committee (QUBIC)

  • Prof Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, University of Queensland (Chair)
  • Prof Lezanne Ooi, University of Wollongong
  • Prof Haibo Yu, University of Wollongong
  • Pror Irina Kabakova, University of Technology Sydney
  • Dr Nick Condon, University of Queensland
  • Prof Kim-Anh LĂȘ Cao, University of Melbourne
  • Dr Dzung Do_Ha, University of Wollongong
  • Rachael Birks, University of Queensland
  • Prof Warwick Bowen, University of Queensland

To get involved in quantum for the life sciences, reach out to QUBIC at connect.qubic@uq.edu.au or join our mailing list.