The first onsite IBM-managed health care quantum computer deployment in the private sector in the US was formally presented today by Cleveland Clinic and IBM. The IBM Quantum System One installed at Cleveland Clinic will be the first quantum computer in the world to be entirely devoted to healthcare research, with the aim of supporting Cleveland Clinic in speeding scientific discoveries.
About Cleveland Clinic :
Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit academic medical center with many different specializations that integrates clinical and hospital treatment with training and research. It was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1921 by four eminent doctors with the goal of delivering excellent patient care based on the values of collaboration, compassion, and creativity. Cleveland Clinic was the first to perform coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States.. Now the premiering of the quantum computer will be yet another feather of glory.
Announcement of 1st Quantum Computing Agreement :-
The 10-year Discovery Accelerator agreement between Cleveland Clinic and IBM, first announced in 2021, has reached a turning point with today’s announcement. This alliance aims to combine high-performance computers, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing to quicken the pace of medicinal research. The system was officially introduced today in front of representatives from IBM and Cleveland Clinic, as well as Susan Monarez, Ph.D., Deputy Director of ARPA-H, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Lt. Governor of Ohio Jon Husted, and Cleveland Mayor Justin M. Bibb.
Problems that are virtually unsolvable by today’s most powerful supercomputers can now be resolved with the aid of the quickly expanding field of quantum computing. Researchers may find novel drugs and having access to these new computing domains could speed up treatments. Quantum computing, which is based on the principles of quantum mechanics, can be used to solve specific types of problems that are too complex for traditional computers. The first practical applications in drug development will probably involve individual optimization issues.
Using a device constructed of niobium or superconductive aluminum, quantum computers build “artificial qubits” using superconductive circuits. An electric current can pass through a material that exhibits superconductivity indefinitely since it has no electrical resistance and no magnetic flux fields. Resistance would waste energy and obliterate quantum information, therefore this is significant. Superconductors must first be cooled to a critical temperature that is just above absolute zero in order for this to be achievable.
For Cleveland’s economy and healthcare in general, this is a really exciting day, Cleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Tom Mihaljevic told. We are thrilled that the Cleveland Clinic will be the first location to receive a quantum computer since it will not only boost medical research but also generate a significant number of new employment in Northeast Ohio, he added.
The Cleveland Clinic-IBM Discovery Accelerator uses a number of IBM’s most current advancements in computing technology, including quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and high speed computing via the hybrid cloud. Using these cutting-edge tools, researchers from both organizations are working closely together on a wide range of initiatives to create and analyze vast volumes of data to improve research.
An essential element of the partnership is the emphasis on developing the workforce of the future and producing jobs to stimulate the economy. To create the skilled workforce required for the breakthrough computational research of the future, an innovative educational curriculum is being developed for participants from high school to the offering training and certification programmers at the professional level in data science, machine learning, and quantum computing.
In order to create a critical mass of computer specialists in Cleveland, the two organizations are also holding research symposia, seminars, and workshops for the public, industry, government, and academia. The Cleveland Clinic’s Morton L. Mandel CEO Chair and CEO Tom Mihaljevic, M.D., stated that “this is a key milestone in our pioneering cooperation with IBM, as we explore new ways to utilize the power of quantum computing to healthcare.”
Read more on: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/research/computational-life-sciences/discovery-accelerator/quantum-computing
