Quantum Technologies Strategic Imperatives for Health and Healthcare Leaders 2025

Executive summary Quantum technologies are beginning to reshape many industries. The health and life sciences sectors stand out as being uniquely positioned to benefit from this change. Many of the most difficult challenges in these two fields, from simulating molecular interactions to measuring faint biological signals, are rooted in quantum physical phenomena. Advances that make it possible to model these processes accurately or measure them more precisely translate directly into new pathways for understanding the human body. The result is a sector where quantum computing, sensing and communication are not only relevant, but could accelerate drug discovery, enable earlier and less invasive diagnostics, improve patient outcomes and safeguard sensitive data. Forward-looking organizations are already investing, piloting and integrating quantum hardware, shaping their long- term strategy and developing talent to secure their place in this next wave of biomedical innovation. Quantum solutions offer high-impact benefits for targeted use cases across health and life sciences. While quantum hardware for sensing, communicating and processing data continues to evolve, promising applications are gaining traction and maturing across four value pillars:Quantum technologies have the potential to disrupt the health industry and change the future of medical care forever. Value pillars for quantum technologies FIGURE 1 Operational optimization Enhancing scheduling, logistics and care coordination across complex payer-provider networksDiscovery acceleration Speeding up simulation-intensive R&D and reducing cost and time to market for new therapies Precision diagnostics Improving early disease detection and patient data analysis using quantum sensorsTrusted data infrastructure Securing medical records, clinical workflows and artificial intelligence (AI) models across digital health systems Source: World Economic Forum and Accenture. Quantum Technologies: Strategic Imperatives for Health and Healthcare Leaders 4