Quantum Leadership Session Showcases Breakthroughs in Logistics, Production, and Healthcare

The Quantum Business Network (QBN) hosted its Quantum Leadership Session on November 4, 2025, spotlighting the growing impact of quantum computing across logistics, production, and healthcare. The session drew global participants from industry and academia, offering insight into early applications, research initiatives, and future adoption pathways.

Key speakers included Valeria Bartsch (Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics), Nico Kraus (Aqarios), Thomas Ehmer (Merck Healthcare KGaA), Kadiyam Hari Venkat (Artificial Brain), and Michael Marthaler (HQS Quantum Simulations), each delivering focused talks on real-world quantum use cases.

Highlights featured:

• Quantum Tug Boat Scheduling in Hamburg Harbour: Valeria Bartsch discussed how quantum optimization can enhance port operations, particularly in complex, dynamic tugboat scheduling, leveraging mixed-integer linear programming and quantum hardware to improve efficiency, minimize fuel consumption, and reduce operational risks.

  
  

• Time-Series Forecasting Benchmarks: Nico Kraus presented comparative studies on quantum and classical models for forecasting in logistics and manufacturing, noting promising results for quantum neural networks in certain datasets, while emphasizing the importance of empirical evaluation.

  
  

• Expanding Quantum Paradigms in Healthcare: Thomas Ehmer encouraged expanding quantum approaches beyond typical applications, envisioning innovations in diagnostics and medical image processing.

  
  

• Quantum Vessel Route Optimization: Real-time satellite data integration for maritime logistics, discussed by Kadiyam Hari Venkat.

  
  

• Accelerating Early Disease Detection: Quantum simulation of MRI technology was showcased by Michael Marthaler, with implications for faster, more accurate diagnoses.

  
  

• The forum highlighted the collaborative ethos of QBN, its support for research, commercialization, and industry networking across Europe and Asia-Pacific. Participants also learned of upcoming QBN events and working groups aimed at fostering further advancements.

Source: QBN Quantum Leadership Session: Quantum Computing in Logistics, Production & Healthcare