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02 Jul, 2026
Making Quantum Biotechnology Relatable & Relevant
QUBIC’s outreach program is driven by a belief that curiosity is the foundation of future capability. Quantum biotechnology is an emerging area that most students, teachers and community members hav ...
Read29 Jun, 2026
Unlocking the Hidden Brain with Quantum Technology: A New Era of Brain Measurement
When Curiosity Meets Brain Science When Sophie Lin talks about the brain, her tone is equal parts wonder and humility. “The more you study the brain, the less you feel like you really understand it, ...
Read29 Jun, 2026
Seeing Dementia Unfold
Dementia: a growing challenge, with limited answers Dementia is one of Australia’s most pressing health challenges, and the second leading cause of death in Australia. Beyond the statistics lies a d ...
Read25 Jun, 2026
Reading biology in many dimensions
How mixOmics, an open-source framework turns the complexity of multi-omics data into biological insight – from dairy farms to coral reefs to the clinic. A paradox sits at the heart of modern bio ...
Read19 Jun, 2026
Seeing and Controlling the Molecular Engines of Life
Imagine a future where medical treatments are more responsive, biological systems are easier to control, and disease can be detected earlier and more precisely. Reaching this future depends on underst ...
Read01 Jun, 2026
Photonic molecular fingerprinting for fairer sports
Quantum assays for anti-doping control The challenge Erythropoietin (EPO) is a natural hormone that stimulates red-blood-cell production. Synthetic EPO closely mimics the natural form, making it hard ...
Read01 Jun, 2026
Applying Quantum to the Brain Frontier
QUBIC CI Professor Marta Garrido brings expertise and infrastructure to enable next-generation quantum-enabled brain measurement. The appointment of Professor Marta Garrido to QUBIC in 2025 marks a si ...
Read13 May, 2026
QUBIC director brings the future to 300 Brisbane students
Centre Director Professor Warwick Bowen took to the stage at the annual Churchie Physics Lecture to explore how quantum technologies are poised to transform medicine — and why that future is closer ...
Read06 May, 2026
Queensland’s Quantum Decarbonisation Alliance appoints its leadership team
Meeting net-zero commitments will require faster, deeper innovation across energy, materials and industrial systems — and many of the hardest decarbonisation problems now sit beyond the limits of to ...
Read05 May, 2026
Queensland’s Quantum and Life Sciences Communities Come Together to Explore Drug Discovery Collaborations
On Friday 1 May, QUBIC hosted a roundtable bringing together researchers, industry partners, and government representatives to explore how quantum computing could accelerate drug discovery and life sc ...
Read06 Mar, 2026
Reshaping How Scientists Explore the Physical Behaviour of Living Systems
Optical trapping and manipulation, which is the use of precisely shaped laser beams to hold, rotate, and measure microscopic structures, is reshaping how scientists explore the physical behaviour of l ...
Read29 Jan, 2026
Scientia Professor Michelle Simmons AC appointed Companion of the Order of Australia
QUBIC congratulates Scientia Professor Michelle Simmons AC, Advisory Board member, on her appointment as a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) – the nation’s highest civilian honour. Prof ...
Read19 Dec, 2025
Quantum meets neuroscience in the fight against MND
In a lab in Wollongong, researchers are combining neuroscience and quantum physics to tackle one of medicine’s most devastating conditions: motor neurone disease (MND) – a group of progressive ...
Read15 Dec, 2025
QUBIC Chief Investigator Dr Elizabeth Hinde Recognised for Research Leadership and Excellence
QUBIC is proud to celebrate two significant achievements by Chief Investigator Dr Elizabeth Hinde from the University of Melbourne – recognition that highlights her leadership in biophysics and ...
Read09 Dec, 2025
Quantum Breakthrough Could Transform Heart Disease Diagnosis in Australia
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, and early, accurate diagnosis is critical to saving lives. Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Quantum Biotechnology (QUBIC) have ...
Read04 Dec, 2025
Celebrating Excellence: QUBIC’s Inaugural Annual Awards
Congratulations to everyone who was nominated and to the winners of QUBIC’s inaugural awards! At the QUBIC Annual Symposium, we were proud to honour the incredible people and teams whose work has sh ...
Read30 Oct, 2025
Engineering Surfaces to Unlock Reliable Quantum Sensing
Quantum sensing promises measurement capabilities that far exceed classical technologies. Using quantum properties of matter, quantum sensors can detect extremely small magnetic, electrical and therma ...
Read23 Oct, 2025
Launching the 2025 Connect Initiative: Building Bridges Across Quantum and Life Sciences
In a Centre as ambitious and interdisciplinary as QUBIC, collaboration isn’t just encouraged, it’s essential. The Connect Initiative is our flagship program designed to support researchers in buil ...
Read22 Oct, 2025
QUBIC welcomes Professor Muhammad Usman as a new Associate Investigator
Professor Muhammad Usman, a leading expert in quantum computing at CSIRO, has joined QUBIC as an Associate Investigator. His appointment strengthens QUBIC’s mission to translate quantum science into ...
Read20 Oct, 2025
Global quantum leaders unite in Australia to drive a quantum transformation of the life sciences
Wollongong, NSW – 19–21 November 2025 Australia will be centre stage in the global quantum revolution this November, as leading researchers and experts from academia, industry and medicine from ar ...
Read10 Oct, 2025
A Century Ago Quantum Mechanics Reshaped Physics. Today, it’s Revolutionising Medicine – One Diamond at a Time
A/Prof David Simpson’s July Public Lecture explores how diamond quantum sensing is transforming our understanding of the human body. As part of the University of Melbourne’s prestigious July Lectu ...
Read16 Sep, 2025
Crystals, Colour Centres, and the Brain: Quantum Sensing Using Lab-grown Diamonds
Hunter Johnson, a PhD student in the Simpson Lab at the University of Melbourne’s School of Physics, appeared on Melbourne’s RRR Einstein A Go-Go Radio Show to share insights into the fascinatin ...
Read10 Sep, 2025
Tiny Thermometers, Big Impact: Meet Farrel Separgo’s Vision for Future Diagnostics
We’re thrilled to celebrate Farrel Separgo, a PhD student in the Zhou lab at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), for his recent achievements in science communication! Farrel was awarded the P ...
Read10 Aug, 2025
QUBIC Themes Workshop 2025 Advances Quantum Biotechnology Through Collaboration
Katoomba, NSW | 5–7 August 2025 QUBIC held its annual Themes Workshop in the scenic Blue Mountains town of Katoomba, bringing together over 60 researchers from across our nodes for three days of sci ...
Read03 Jun, 2025
Heat-Activated Imaging: New NIR-II Material Glows for a Longer Lifetime
Seeing deep into the brain without harming delicate tissue is one of the biggest challenges in medical imaging. Researchers from QUBIC at the University of Technology Sydney have developed a new mater ...
Read20 May, 2025
Harnessing Red Light to Improve Honeybee Health and Honey Production
In 2024 a Translation Facilitation Project was awarded to harness red light to improve Honeybee health and honey production. Honeybees are vital to Australia’s agriculture and economy, supportin ...
Read01 May, 2025
Quantum Microscopy Breakthrough Could Help Detect Hidden Threats in Our Food and Bodies
What if we could see the invisible? For example, the tiny molecules that signal disease or contamination without harming the cells we’re measuring. Centre researchers from The University of Queensla ...
Read09 Apr, 2025
Bringing Quantum to Life: How QUBIC Is Shaping the Future of Biotechnology
We are living in an extraordinary time. Quantum technologies, once confined to the realm of theoretical physics, are now converging with the life sciences to unlock new ways of understanding life itse ...
Read27 Mar, 2025
Unseen Worlds: A Microscopic Marvel at the World Science Festival
The World Science Festival’s Unseen Worlds exhibition, was held in the Whale Mall at Queensland Museum over the weekend. The event captivated over 1000 visitors of all ages with its intricate di ...
Read01 Mar, 2025
Cracking a Cancer Code: How Simulations Are Guiding Smarter Drug Design
Some of the most important breakthroughs in medicine happen at the tiniest scales, like inside our cells, where proteins quietly control life and disease. One such protein, NHE1, plays a key role in h ...
Read21 Feb, 2025
A Rising Star: Harnessing Novel Quantum Tools for Neural Imaging in Neurodegenerative Disease
QUBIC is excited to announce the addition of Emma De Costa to the team. Emma has started on her PhD journey in our Brain Theme under the mentorship of Prof. Lezanne Ooi and Prof. Haibo Yu, in collabor ...
Read11 Feb, 2025
QUBIC Proudly Celebrates the Brilliant Women in Science
On the UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science, QUBIC proudly celebrated the brilliant women driving innovation in quantum biotechnology. This year’s theme, “Unpacking STEM Careers: Her ...
Read07 Feb, 2025
Unlocking the Future: Students dive into quantum biotechnology summer internship
QUBIC’s inaugural Undergraduate Summer Internship Program culminated in a fantastic series of final presentations on Friday 7 February, where the interns showcased the impressive projects they under ...
Read01 Oct, 2024
Queensland to quash carbon emissions under the new Quantum Decarbonisation Alliance
The Queensland government has awarded $10M to the Quantum Decarbonisation Alliance (QDA), a consortium of leading research and industry organisations in a mission to apply quantum technologies to solv ...
Read30 Sep, 2024
Quantum to feature in 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games thanks to Queensland Government backing
QUBIC is thrilled to partner with organisations including the Australian Institute of Sport, Queensland Brain Institute, Sports Integrity Australia, and Griffith University in leading the development ...
Read02 Sep, 2024
A quantum leap for biology
The University of Queensland has launched a $45 million research initiative to position Australia as a global leader in quantum biotechnology, and tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges. ...
Read22 Jul, 2024
Diamonds are the cornerstone of innovative quantum tools to measure brain activity
Since the 1970’s the gold standard technique for measuring the activity of individual neurons has been patch clamp, which uses an electrode to record the activity of a single neuron. However, this m ...
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