What if researchers could observe the same living cell before and after a drug is introduced?
In Part 1 of this LattiSpec Insights interview, Dr.
Romana Schirhagl, Co-Founder of
QT Sense, explains how the company’s Quantum Nova microscope uses nanodiamond quantum sensors to measure cellular stress responses in real time.
This emerging technology could give scientists a clearer picture of how drugs affect individual cells while reducing the uncertainty created when separate cell samples are compared. Romana discusses how researchers can use the system to study blood, cancer tissue, cell lines, drug responses, and fundamental biological processes.
You’ll also learn:
✅ Why defects inside nanodiamonds are essential for diamond-based quantum sensing
✅ How Quantum Nova monitors stress responses in living cells
✅ Why measuring the same cell before and after treatment is so valuable
✅ How this technology could support drug discovery and medical research
✅ Why laboratories are moving from complex home-built systems to commercial quantum-sensing equipment
✅ How QT Sense is making quantum technology accessible to biologists, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and research institutions
Although QT Sense was founded in 2024, the company is already placing Quantum Nova systems with customers in multiple countries … bringing commercial quantum microscopy out of specialized physics laboratories and into real-world biological research.
Learn more about QT Sense: Nanodiamond-powered quantum sensing for cellular research. Learn more: https://qtsense.com/
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