Agenda - Quantum Computing for Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals

Overview

Thank you for registering for the NQCC's ''Quantum Computing Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals'' sectoral engagement workshop on 14th March at the Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG

This one-day interactive event will convene leading experts and thought leaders in the healthcare, pharmaceuticals and quantum computing sectors in the UK representing industry, academia, national labs, government, quantum computing tech developers and other relevant stakeholder groups to facilitate discussions and gain feedback from the sector on key topics, including but not limited to;

• The current global landscape of quantum computing within the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors,
• UK's current engagement with quantum computing within the healthcare and pharmaceutical domains, coupled with the identification of forthcoming opportunities,
• UK's specific strengths within the global context,
• Exploration of sectoral opportunities for adoption, priorities, and the potential models of support for academic and commercial development and collaboration,
• Discussions around next steps for the sectors, and the role of the NQCC in supporting this.

This workshop is envisioned to be the initiation of a series of events designed to promote and facilitate the integration of quantum computing within the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors in the UK.

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Agenda

Morning session: Talks and use-case highlights 

10:00 – 10:15- Arrivals/ registrations                                                            

State of the art 

10:15 – 10:25 - Welcome & agenda-setting talk by NQCC                                        - Dr Sonali Mohapatra - Quantum Innovation Sector Lead, NQCC & Head of Workshop Organising Committee

10:25 - 11:15 - QC for healthcare & pharma – UK/global perspectives 

Session Chair: Dr Jens Kieckbusch, Associate Director, Emerging Innovations, AstraZeneca

• QC in healthcare & pharma: global industry perspective                                 – Clemens Utschig-Utschig, Head of IT Technology Strategy/CTO, Boehringer Ingelheim  
•  QC in healthcare & pharma: UK academic and tech transfer perspective       – Prof. Martin Ulmschneider, Head of Department of Chemistry, Professor of Computational Chemistry, King’s College London  
• QC in healthcare & pharma: global industry perspective                                   – Dr Ulf Hengstmann, Digital Transformation Lead R&D, Bayer  
• QC in medical imaging and drug discovery                                                        – Adam Callan-Sidat, Imaging Informatician – QC, Medicines Discovery Catapult   

11:15 – 11:30 - Q&A Session with speakers from previous session      

11:30 – 11:50 - Coffee and networking                                         

11:50 – 12:45 - QC for healthcare and pharma – NQCC use-case highlight

Session Chair: Phalgun Lolur – Quantum Applications Engineer, NQCC

• QC in healthcare and pharma UK industry perspective                                   – Dr Sam Genway, Principal Technologist, Hybrid Intelligence, Capgemini & Dr Peter Pogany, Cheminformatics Scientist, GSK 
• QC for healthcare: data sharing and privacy (software demo)                         – Dr Bambordé Baldé, Co-founder & Head of Mathematical Sciences, Zaiku Group 
• QC in healthcare & pharma: problems from an operational perspective        – Tim Thomas, Director, Applied Quantum Computing
• QC for healthcare & pharma:current status - tech developer perspective      – Dr Robert Izsak, Senior Quantum Scientist, Riverlane 
• QC for healthcare & pharma; the path ahead - tech developer perspective – Dr Matthew Hutchings, CPO, Co-founder, Seeqc

12:45 – 13:00 - Q&A Session with speakers from previous session     

13:00 – 13:45 - Lunch  

Art of the possible 

Afternoon session – Workshop: capabilities, opportunities, challenges, solutions

13:45 – 14:00 - NQCC Workshop Briefing and Scene Setting

14:00 – 15:00 - Breakout session 1 – Exploring the quantum landscape  

Join us for an engaging discussion during this first facilitated breakout session/roundtable where we'll explore the opportunities for quantum computing in healthcare and pharma and the challenges for its adoption.

15:00 – 15:20 - Coffee break & networking

15:20 – 16:20 - Breakout session 2 – charting the path forward 

This second facilitated breakout session/roundtable will focus on understanding the sector's needs and defining concrete steps to advance quantum adoption. We'll identify key initiatives and leadership necessary to drive progress. Additionally, attendees will have a chance to feedback into how the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) can play a role in supporting the sector's quantum journey.

16:20 – 16:45 - Panel discussion and fireside chat

Session Chair:  Prof Jacob Sherson – Aarhus University, Neils Bohr University (NQCP) & European Quantum Readiness Program 

• Dr Vid Stojevic – Co-founder and CEO, Kuano 

• Dr Michael Carter – Head of Drug Discovery, Kvantify 

16:45 – 16:50 - Closing remarks – NQCC                                                          

16:50 – 17:30 - Networking drinks and canapes                                                         

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