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InCor adopts pioneering quantum technology to protect patient data

10/11/2025

A new intelligent data processing solution enables medical and genetic analyses with full privacy, greater speed, and lower operational costs.

The Heart Institute of the Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School (InCor-HCFMUSP), and the global technology company Dynex have announced the first results of a groundbreaking partnership to apply quantum computing to the healthcare sector.

Unlike traditional computers, which use bits (0 or 1), quantum computing uses qubits, which can represent multiple values simultaneously. This allows information to be processed much faster and more efficiently.

The goal is to use this new technology to enable medical and genetic analyses to be performed with complete protection of patient data, marking an important step toward precision medicine in Brazil.

This innovation allows computers to analyze large volumes of data more efficiently, faster, and with lower energy consumption. In a hospital setting, this means cross-referencing millions of clinical records in seconds, helping doctors and researchers identify patterns, risks, and potential complications with greater speed and accuracy.

Privacy and efficiency: first results

In the first phase of the project, InCor addressed a common challenge faced by healthcare and research institutions: protecting sensitive patient information without restricting its scientific use.

The solution developed, based on quantum computing, enables the automatic anonymization of medical records—removing names and personal data from clinical notes and other medical documents—without compromising the clinical content.

Preliminary results show that this technology processes data faster and more energy-efficiently than traditional AI models. In practice, this means greater patient data security, lower operational costs, and faster research and innovation.

“This technology allows us to conduct our research more securely, protecting medical information in compliance with current regulations while maintaining scientific usability. It accelerates the path from data to clinical decision-making,” explains Marco Antonio Gutierrez, Director of the IT Department at InCor.

Transforming hospital routines

With this new technology, public and private hospitals will be able to automatically cross-reference exam results and patient records to identify cardiovascular risk factors, predict surgical complications, and detect failures in clinical protocols.

Another important application is clinical decision support. Using quantum computing, large volumes of medical information, such as clinical notes, can be analyzed rapidly to summarize patient cases, extract symptoms and diagnoses, and highlight key events in the patient’s medical history. These tasks, which currently require powerful computing systems and long processing times, can now be performed faster, more efficiently, and at lower cost.

“We are talking about a new technology with strong potential to drive innovation in medicine, with applications in hospitals, universities, and research centers across the country”, says Gutierrez.

“Quantum computing allows us to expand access to cutting-edge AI with greater energy efficiency and lower costs,” says Fabio Nakandakare Kawamura, InCor´s CEO.

Strategic partnership with Dynex

These advances were made possible through a unique partnership with Dynex, a global technology company specializing in neuromorphic quantum computing, an area that combines principles of quantum physics with brain-inspired artificial intelligence.

The collaboration leverages Dynex’s Quantum-as-a-Service (QaaS) platform, which functions as a “quantum cloud”, enabling the practical application of this technology across multiple industries, including healthcare.

For InCor, the initiative reinforces its nearly five-decade-long commitment to combining science, technology, and human-centered care. For Dynex, the project represents a strategic step toward applying its technology in areas of high social impact, such as medicine.

The next steps include expanding testing to new use cases, integrating the technology into clinical routines, from research to direct patient care.

About InCor

InCor is a high-complexity hospital specializing in cardiology, pulmonology, and cardiac and thoracic surgeries. Renowned for its excellence, the Institute provides care for patients from the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS), as well as those with private insurance and self-paying patients.

In addition to being a center of excellence in healthcare — from prevention to treatment — InCor also stands out as a major hub for research, education, and innovation. It is part of the Hospital das Clínicas and affiliated with the School of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (USP).

The Institute receives financial support from Fundação Zerbini, a private, non-profit organization. Its team is composed of physicians and multidisciplinary specialists of national and international recognition. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, InCor offers the most modern and advanced cardiopulmonary diagnostic equipment in Latin America.

About Dynex

Dynex is an award-winning global leader in developing Quantum Powered Solutions, offering an affordable, accessible and scalable technology for quantum computing underpinned by a robust commitment to ethical integrity. Dynex’s proprietary Quantum-as-a-Service (QaaS) technology leverages neuromorphic quantum computing emulations with up to 1 million algorithmic qubits, to solve real-world problems at industrial scale.

Across academia and different industries from artificial intelligence, pharmaceuticals, finance, aerospace and more, Dynex drives exponential growth in the most complex fields, meeting the increasing demand for advanced computing solutions.

Within the Dynex Ecosystem, Dynex Moonshots serves as the strategic, investment and ethical steward, investing in pioneering companies to accelerate growth and competitiveness with quantum powered solutions, and making use of Dynex’s leading Quantum-as-a-Service (QaaS) technology, to scale across nature, health, society and space.

Part of Dynex Ecosystem is also Q:EDU which is a unique Quantum Educational platform providing the latest ‘ Know – How’ essential for upcoming computing requirements.

For more information please visit Dynex website or contact Anika Selimi .