Quantum biology meetings

In addition to the Foundation’s own online lectures, there are a number of larger in-person conferences and events and other regular, online meetings that serve as an invaluable resource for the QB community. Details for both types of meeting are below.

If you know of additional meetings please contact us and we will add them to the listing below.

In-person QB conferences and events

2027

Gordon Research Conference on Quantum Biology 2027

The 2027 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Quantum Biology will take place from 7–12 March 2027 at the Holiday Inn Oxnard - Ventura, USA.

For more information visit the website here.

2026

Molecular Biophysics Workshop 2026

The Molecular Biophysics Workshop (MBW26) will take place from 27 September–1 October 2026 in Matsushima, Japan.

For more information visit the website here.

Conference on Computational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics 2026

The 21st International Conference on Computational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics (CIBB 2026) will take place from 2–4 September 2026 at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. The conference will host a special session titled Quantum Artificial Intelligence for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications focusing on the intersection of quantum computing, AI, and computational biology.

For more information visit the website here.

ALIFE 2026

The ALIFE special session, Quantum Biology and Artificial Life — New Physical Principles for Living Systems will take place from 17–21 August 2026 in Waterloo, Canada.

The deadline for abstracts is 30 March.
To view the Call for Abstracts click here.
For more information visit the website here.

Quantum Biology, Cognition and Medicine Workshop

The Quantum Biology, Cognition, and Medicine Workshop will take place from 10–11 June 2026 in Växjö, Sweden, as part of the Quantum Information and Probability: from Foundations to Engineering (QIP26) Conference.

The deadline for abstracts is 25 April.
For more information visit the website here.

QuEBS 2026

The QuEBS (Quantum Effects in Biological Systems) will take place from 3–5 June 2026, in Budapest.

To view the Call for Abstracts click here.
For more information visit the website here.

Past conferences

Frontiers and Challenges in Quantum Biology

Frontiers and Challenges in Quantum Biology was a two-day conference from 16–17 April 2026 at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, marking nearly a century since Niels Bohr’s 1932 ‘Light and Life’ lecture that is seminal in the history of quantum biology.

For more information visit the website here.

The Quantum Biology Forum

The Quantum Biology Forum took place from 13–14 April 2026, in the Washington D.C. area, USA.

For more information visit the website here.

MitOX 2026

MitOX took place on 9 April at the John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford.

For more information visit the website here.

APS Global Physics Summit

The American Physical Society (APS) Joint March Meeting and April Meeting took place from 15–20 March 2026 in Denver, US and online.

For more information visit the website here.

SPIE Photonics West Conference

The SPIE Photonics West Conference took place from 17–22 January 2026, in San Francisco, US.

For more information visit the website here.

Quantum Technology in the Life Sciences qLIFE

The inaugural meeting of qLIFE took place from 19–21 November 2025 in Woolyungah/ Wollongong, Australia.

For more information visit the website here.

The Bioelectricity Cluster

The inaugural meeting of the Bioelectricity Cluster took place from 8-11 April 2025 at the University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

For more information visit the website here.

MitOX 2025

The MitOX conference focuses on mitochondrial research and took place on 3 April 2025 in Tingewick Hall, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.

For more information visit the website here.

APS Global Physics Summit

The 2025 Joint March Meeting and April Meeting took place from 16-21 March 2025 in Anaheim and online.

For more information visit the website here.

Global Conference on Gerophysics

The first Global Conference on Gerophysics took place from 5-6 March 2025 at the National University of Singapore, chaired by Brian Kennedy, Jan Gruber and Max Unfried.

For more information visit the website here.

Gordon Research Conference on Quantum Biology

The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Quantum Biology took place from 2-7 March 2025 in Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco. The Chairs will be Jonathan Woodward and Wendy S Beane.

For more information visit the website here.

Gordon Research Seminar

Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) took place from 1-2 March 2025 in Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco. The Chairs will be Jana Vuckovic and Louie Slocombe

For more information visit the website here.

Quantum Bioscience Workshop

The Quantum Bioscience Workshop took place on 16 December 2024 at the Institute of Physics, London, UK.

For more information visit the website here.

Molecular Biophysics Workshop

The Molecular Physics Workshop was dedicated to exploring the fundamental physical processes that living systems employ to execute their functions in dynamic and diverse environments. It took place from 1-4 July 2024 at the Université de Montpellier, France.

For more information visit the website here.

Quantum Effects in Biological Systems workshop

The Quantum Effects in Biological Systems (QUeBS) workshop took place from 3-7 June 2024 at HUST, China.

For more information visit the website here.

MitOX Conference

The MitOX conference focused on mitochondrial research and took place on Friday 12 April 2024 at the Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford.

For more information visit the website here.

American Physical Society (APS) annual meeting

The American Physical Society (APS) annual meeting took place from the 4-8 March 2024 in Minneapolis, and for the first time included a Quantum Biology Focus Session.

For more information visit the website here.

ITAMP winter school

The 2024 ITAMP winter school, focusing on quantum thermodynamics and its intersection with atomic, molecular, and optical physics, took place at Biosphere 2 in Arizona from 18-24 February 2024.

For more information visit the website here.

Quantum Effects and Measurement Techniques in Biology and Biophotonics

The Quantum Effects and Measurement Techniques in Biology and Biophotonics conference took place from the 27 January - 1 February 2024 in San Francisco, California, United States.

For more information visit the website here.

Quantum Innovation 2023: The third International Symposium on Quantum Science, Technology and Innovation

Quantum Innovation 2023, the third International Symposium on Quantum Science, Technology and Innovation, was held on 15-17 November 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. The topics of Quantum Innovation 2023 covered the latest achievements, trends and needs in quantum science and technology including quantum computing, quantum sensing, quantum life science, quantum cryptography and quantum communication.

For more information visit the website here.

From Physics to Life: Blue Sky Thinking Workshop

The two day meeting ‘From Physics to Life: Blue Sky Thinking Workshop’, was held in person at UCLA on 11-12 October 2023 as part of the John Templeton Foundation funded project Life on the Edge: Quantum Thermodynamics, Quantum Biology and the Arrow of Time.

For more information visit the website here.

Symposium VI: Quantum Mechanical Processes in Biological Systems

The Symposium VI: Quantum Mechanical Processes in Biological Systems took place as part of the International Conference on Biological Physics 2023 (ICBP 2023) in Seoul, Korea from 14-18 August, 2023.

For more information visit the website here.

Quantum Life Science for Medicine Conference for Overcoming Neurodegenerative Disorders

The Quantum Life Science for Medicine Conference for Overcoming Neurodegenerative Disorders was hosted by the Institute of Quantum Biophysics (IQB) from 6-8 July 2023 at the Natural Sciences Campus of Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea.

For more information visit the website here.

Quantum Effects in Biological Systems (QuEBS 2023)

The annual Quantum Effects in Biological Systems (QuEBS) Conference was hosted by the Leverhulme Quantum Biology Doctoral Training Centre at the University of Surrey, from 26-30 June.

For more information visit the website here.

The Gordon Research Conference on Quantum Biology

The inaugural Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Quantum Biology took place from 19-24 March 2023, in Galveston, Texas. The next Quantum Biology GRC will be held in March 2025. Wendy Beane and Jonathan Woodward are the Chairs and Alexandra Olaya-Castro and Alex Jones the Vice-Chairs.

For more information visit the website here.

Online QB meetings

The Big Quantum meetings

These online meetings are arranged by the Quantum Biology Institute in LA. They take place on Thursdays and cover a range of quantum biology topics.

For more information visit the website here.

QIS and Quantum Sensing in Biology Interest Group

The National Institutes of Health’s QIS and Quantum Sensing in Biology Interest Group hosts online meetings that would be of interest to data/information scientists, bioengineers, chemists, biologists, physicists, and clinicians at NIH.

For more information visit the website here.

Bioelectrodynamics seminars

These meetings are hosted by the Bioelectrodynamics group at The Czech Academy of Sciences.

For more information visit the website here.