UNifying Imaging with QUantum Entanglement (UNIQUE) Proposers' Day

Description: The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), a sub-agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under NIH, issued Special Notice ARPA-H-SN-26-162 announcing a Proposers' Day on October 15, 2026 for the newly approved UNIFYING Imaging with QUantum Entanglement (UNIQUE) program. The UNIQUE program seeks to explore quantum-derived imaging contrasts—leveraging entangled 511 keV photon pairs, positronium interactions, and quantum-aware detectors—to add a new measurement dimension to biomedical imaging, with intended outcomes including feasibility demonstration of quantum observables for clinical imaging and AI-enabled reconstruction pipelines. Registration opens September 18, 2026, and participants may optionally submit a single lightning-talk slide by September 22, 2026 and a teaming profile; attendance is not mandatory for later proposal submission, though the agency expects multi-partner teams.