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<\/a><\/p>\nHow it works<\/p>\n
While traditional methods study frozen tissue or dead cells, QT Sense\u2019s Quantum Nuova platform measures real-time biochemical activity in living cells and tissues, opening a new frontier in spatial biology.<\/p>\n
Using ultra-sensitive fluorescent nanodiamond quantum sensors, Quantum Nuova detects oxidative stress, metabolic shifts, and free radical kinetics\u2014dynamic signals that drive disease but have remained invisible until now\u2014with single-cell precision.<\/p>\n
With this live view of cell behaviour, researchers can for the first time see how cells react to drugs, adapt to stress, and diverge into hidden subpopulations. It introduces an entirely new layer of biological insight that genomics, proteomics, and traditional imaging cannot provide.<\/p>\n
The technology has already been used to demonstrate the mechanism of action of FDA-approved drug compounds. With new ONCO-Q grant funding, it will now be applied to colorectal cancer\u2014supporting drug development in one of the world\u2019s most heterogeneous and treatment-resistant diseases.<\/p>\n
Quantum Nuova will generate the first functional maps of oxidative stress and metabolic vulnerabilities in colorectal tumour models, laying the groundwork for new diagnostics and therapeutic strategies.<\/p>\n
Next steps<\/p>\n
This seed investment enables QT Sense to transform Quantum Nuova from a high-performing prototype into a ready-to-deploy discovery platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Improvements in hardware robustness, throughput, and integrated analytics will prepare the system for real-world use. Early-access units will soon be placed with strategic partners, enabling mechanism-of-action studies, functional heterogeneity profiling, and rapid, label-free readouts across many samples.<\/p>\n
QT Sense\u2019s CEO, Dr. Deepak Veeregowda says choosing Cottonwood was intentional\u2014and critical:<\/p>\n
\u201cCottonwood backs real deep tech. Their conviction in breakthrough hardware enables us to move fast and deliver Quantum Nuova to scientists and drug discovery researchers who need it. Quantum sensing reveals fundamental biochemical processes that were invisible until now\u2014this is a scientific shift, not an incremental step. We\u2019re building a platform that works every day in real labs, with scale, reliability, and seamless integration at its core.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alain le Loux, general partner at Cottonwood Technology Fund, said::\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cQT Sense is exactly the kind of hard science company we look for\u2014deeply disruptive technology rooted in world-class research, with the potential to fundamentally change how we understand and treat disease. We are proud to lead this investment and support QT Sense in transforming quantum sensing from a lab breakthrough into a scalable, real-world platform for drug discovery. We are very pleased that Cottonwood is backed by the NOM and Innovatiefonds Groningen to support the Dutch Biotech ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ton van \u2018t Noordende, general partner at QDNL Participations, said:<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the first investor in QT Sense, we have seen Quantum Nuova evolve from its beginnings as a bold idea at the intersection of quantum sensing and life sciences.\u00a0Today\u2019s round shows how quickly that vision is translating into a real discovery platform for oncology and drug development. With a team that perfectly blends scientific expertise with strategy execution, QT Sense is exactly the kind of foundational quantum company we aim to support early: world-class science, clear clinical and commercial pull, and the potential to redefine how biology is done in the lab.\u201d<\/p>\n
The round includes follow-on funding from the startup\u2019s pre-seed VC investor, QDNL Participations alongside an angel investor. This combined with competitive grant funding, collaborative validation programs, and early commercial orders, showcases growing confidence that dynamic, real-time biology will redefine the future of drug discovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Insider Brief QT Sense has raised \u20ac4 million to advance Quantum Nuova, a quantum sensing platform that enables…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":273324,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[85,46,3183,141817,141818,125],"class_list":["post-273323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-life-sciences","tag-qt-sense","tag-quantum-nuova","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}