Quantum Technologies Strategic Imperatives for Health and Healthcare Leaders 2025

Enabler strategic actions – action points detailed in Table 12 have implications across other health ecosystem rolesTABLE 15 Indicators Explanation Maturity How developed and reliable the technology is, based on existing use cases Learning curve Ease and speed of learning to use the technology Implementation time and costResources needed to deploy the technology Scalability Ability to grow and handle increased demand Risks A “risk” evaluates the potential negative outcomes associated with adopting, not adopting, or poorly adopting quantum technologies. This includes financial losses, technological uncertainties, security vulnerabilities and competitive disadvantages. The “risk” indicator is also shaped by a conjunction of the first four indicators: maturity, learning curve, implementation and scalability. Use case Creators Deliverers Run mission-driven quantum-for-health challenges Co-fund continental secure network build-out for health Adopt NIST post-quantum cryptography in health IT baselines Reference QKD evaluation standards in procurement and assurance Create hospital-to-hospital QKD links Use OPENQKD healthcare testbeds to harden operations and report KPIs Scale towards EuroQCI health-sector infrastructure Provide healthcare-grade quantum access via cloud/HPC platforms Deploy on-site hospital quantum testbeds Integrate HPC and quantum in national supercomputers Use OPENQKD and partner sites for healthcare pilots and published metrics Create joint provider–industry testbeds for secure data exchange and clinical pipelines Launch quantum-for-health talent pipelines Fund national QIST workforce development programmes A2 Explanation of other indicators Quantum Technologies: Strategic Imperatives for Health and Healthcare Leaders 32