Quantum Science Moves from the Lab to the Hospital
Abstract
• University of Chicago establishes a quantum-medicine convergence center based on a $21 million donation. • Fostering 'quantum-medicine bilingual' talent... Expected to solve challenges like intracellular oxygen deficiency (hypoxia). • Acceleration of global quantum biology research, including the domestic 'Quantum Biology Society' launched last year. [Quantum Biology Society] Quantum mechanics is moving beyond the physics lab and entering hospitals to treat actual patients. The 'Berggren Center for Quantum Biology and Medicine,' led by Professor Greg Engel and Professor Emeritus Julian Solway at the University of Chicago, stands at the center of this innovation. According to the University of Chicago on the 20th (local time), the center was established last year based on a $21 million (about 28 billion won) donation from philanthropist Thea Berggren, and is attempting a groundbreaking approach to applying quantum innovation to human health. ■ Patient-friendly 'Next-Generation Quantum Healthcare' Professor Engel, from the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the Department of Chemistry at the University of Chicago, compared the medical application of quantum science to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). He explained, "Patients may not know that an MRI works by flipping the nuclear spins of water molecules in the body to create images, but they do know it can detect and treat tumors early. Next-generation quantum healthcare will likewise operate in a patient-friendly…
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