Speakers - Nordic Quantum Life Science Roundtable 2025

Göran Johansson, Full Professor in Applied Quantum Physics at Chalmers University of Technology
Since 2025, Göran is the Director of the Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology. He has supervised 9 PhD students to graduation and published more than 110 scientific papers in international journals, including Science, Nature and Nature Physics. He has also co-authored the Swedish popular science book “Kvantfysiken och Livet” as well as the English “Quantum Physics and Life”. Göran is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences since 2021.

Prof. Sabrina Maniscalco, CEO & Co-founder, is a world-leading academic with over 20 years’ experience in quantum technology and has been involved in many important societal initiatives, promoting the development of the field globally. 
Sabrina holds a professorship in quantum information and logic at the University of Helsinki, Finland. She is also the Vice-Director of the Finnish Centre of Excellence for Quantum Technologies and serves on several scientific advisory boards, such as the Institute for Quantum Optics and Information (Austria) and the Quantum Technology initiative at CERN. She represented Finland’s Quantum strategy at the White House in May 2022 and is recognised as one of the world’s leading experts in quantum technology. Under her leadership, Algorithmiq was nominated as one of the World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers in 2024.