Mark Fingerhuth is a theoretical physicist by training and entrepreneur by choice. In late 2017, he co-founded the Canadian biotech startup ProteinQure, which aims to revolutionize the computational design of protein therapeutics. ProteinQure is one of the few companies worldwide that pioneers the use of quantum computing technology in the life sciences. Academically, Mr. Fingerhuth published the first proof-of-principle implementation of a quantum machine learning algorithm on superconducting quantum hardware and has also written several papers on quantum memory, quantum software, and quantum-classical hybrid algorithms. Together with Peter Wittek and Tomas Babej, he started the Quantum Open Source Foundation, which supports and promotes the development of free and open quantum software through conferences and hackathons. In his free time, Mr. Fingerhuth enjoys surfing on the Great Lakes, walking across canyons on slacklines, and climbing frozen waterfalls and cliffs.
BioScience Innovations
Event Overview
What You'll Learn
- How new discoveries and manufacturing techniques will revolutionize therapeutics
- The challenges and leadership lessons of founders working on the frontiers of possibility
- The implications of innovations in space and quantum technologies for other industries
Speakers
Rhena Singh is a certified clinical and medical laboratory scientist, a Big Red Tech Strategy Fellow, a BioEntrepreneurship Fellow, and MBA candidate (’23) at Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business.
Will Bruey is co-founder and CEO of Varda Space Industries and a co-founder and partner at Also Capital. He has held positions in global equities technology at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and as a spacecraft operator at SpaceX. Mr. Bruey holds a B.S. in Engineering/Applied Physics ’11 and Masters in Systems Engineering ’12 from Cornell.
Mark Fingerhuth is a theoretical physicist by training and entrepreneur by choice. In late 2017, he co-founded the Canadian biotech startup ProteinQure, which aims to revolutionize the computational design of protein therapeutics. ProteinQure is one of the few companies worldwide that pioneers the use of quantum computing technology in the life sciences. Academically, Mr. Fingerhuth published the first proof-of-principle implementation of a quantum machine learning algorithm on superconducting quantum hardware and has also written several papers on quantum memory, quantum software, and quantum-classical hybrid algorithms. Together with Peter Wittek and Tomas Babej, he started the Quantum Open Source Foundation, which supports and promotes the development of free and open quantum software through conferences and hackathons. In his free time, Mr. Fingerhuth enjoys surfing on the Great Lakes, walking across canyons on slacklines, and climbing frozen waterfalls and cliffs.
Rhena Singh is a certified clinical and medical laboratory scientist, a Big Red Tech Strategy Fellow, a BioEntrepreneurship Fellow, and MBA candidate (’23) at Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business.
Will Bruey is co-founder and CEO of Varda Space Industries and a co-founder and partner at Also Capital. He has held positions in global equities technology at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and as a spacecraft operator at SpaceX. Mr. Bruey holds a B.S. in Engineering/Applied Physics ’11 and Masters in Systems Engineering ’12 from Cornell.
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