Frontiers and Challenges in Quantum Biology:

In 1932, Niels Bohr presented some speculative ideas concerning the application of quantum physics to living systems in a talk entitled “Light and Life” to the International Congress on Light Therapy being held in Copenhagen that year. Now, almost 100 years later this conference will bring together leading experts in the field of Quantum Biology in the place where he first postulated these ideas.

From the 16th to 17th April, we will host those interested in the application of ideas of quantum physics to biological systems at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen. This conference will comprise talks from keynote speakers who are world-leading experts in their fields, with plenty of opportunity for rigorous discussion and a poster session for students and early-career researchers.

We hope to welcome you to Copenhagen for what promises to be a fascinating event!

Confirmed speakers:

Ariel Furst (MIT)

Jim Al-Khalili (University of Surrey)

Ulrich Kleinekathöfer (Constructor University)

Aurélia Chenu (Université du Luxembourg)

Luke Smith (University of Exeter)

Luca Gerhards (Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg)

Ilia Solov’yov (Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg)

Susannah Bourne-Worster (Durham University)

Adam Bradlaugh (Uni of Manchester)

Stefan Weber (University of Freiburg)

Alex Chin (CNRS)

Financial Support:

We are very grateful to our funders who have provided financial support towards this symposium: The Niels Bohr Institute Foundation, the Carlsberg Foundation and the European Society for Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (ESMTB).