Northwestern Co-Hosts Quantum Biology Workshop Next Week

Northwestern Co-hosts Quantum Biology Workshop Next Week

Northwestern University co-hosts the Quantum Effects at the Biology and Innovation Interface (QBi2) 2026 consortium, a quantum biology workshop for researchers and students, to explore whether living systems harness quantum phenomena at the level of electrons, atoms and molecules. The workshop, held Oct. 19-20 at the Biohub in Chicago, will focus on photoactive proteins and how their quantum properties might be observed.

An important moment for quantum biology

This new field will take center stage next week as Northwestern University co-hosts the Quantum Effects at the Biology and Innovation Interface 2026 consortium, a quantum biology workshop for both researchers and students.