- IBM and Moderna join in an alliance to harness quantum computing and artificial intelligence in medical research and drug discovery.
- Advances in quantum computing and artificial intelligence allow scientists to simulate the behavior of molecules at the quantum level, accelerating the discovery of new drugs.
- Big pharma companies like Pfizer and Novartis are also using artificial intelligence to analyze vast amounts of data and speed up the drug development process.
Advances in artificial intelligence are not only verified in the field of images and texts, such as MidJourney and ChatGPT, but can also occur in much more useful fields, such as medicine.
It is the case of the alliance that IBM y Moderna communicated this Monday, April 24, from which The messenger RNA (mRNA)-focused biotech company will add developments including quantum computing and AI.
It will do so with the support of the computer giant, the also American IBM.
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel spoke of “being at the forefront of technology” and that IBM will be the ideal partner for “prepare us for the age of quantum computing”.
The idea of the laboratory, one of those that created one of the most effective vaccines for covid-19, now invest in the “creation of templates ready for quantum computing” with the idea of “take advantage of that kind of technology”, Bancel said.
Giants advance in new technological developments
Moderna’s decision is based on the fact that quantum computing and artificial intelligence are reshaping the landscape of medical research and drug discovery, with leading laboratories achieving revolutionary advances in these fields.
IBM already has a collaboration agreement with the Big Data Institute of the University of Oxford. With IBM’s advances, the researchers were able to simulate the behavior of molecules at the quantum level, a task that is virtually impossible with classical computers.
By gaining insight into the quantum interactions within molecules, scientists can better understand their properties and behavior, leading to the discovery of new drugs.
This breakthrough has the potential to speed up the drug discovery process, which can typically take years or even decades.
Besides, The world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, such as Pfizer and Novartis, are leveraging AI algorithms to analyze vast amounts of data, including genetic information, clinical trial results, and scientific literature, to identify potential drug targets and predict their efficacy.
For example, using AI, researchers can quickly analyze millions of chemical compounds to identify those with the most promising medicinal properties, significantly speeding up the entire process.
Alliance between IBM and Moderna for artificial intelligence
The agreement between IBM and Moderna includes training for lab scientists in the knowledge and use of IBM technology.
Moderna scientists will learn how quantum technology could be applied to problems impossible to solve by ordinary computers.
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