TechMediaBreaks – D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS), Japan Tobacco Inc. Announce Planned Partnership to Leverage Quantum Computing, AI in Drug Discovery
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) (“D-Wave”), a leader in quantum computing systems, software and services, and the pharmaceutical division of Japan Tobacco Inc. (“JT”) announced plans to partner on a joint proof-of-concept project to explore the use of quantum computing technology and artificial intelligence (“AI”) to accelerate the speed and quality of the drug discovery process, i.e., “Quantum AI-driven Drug Discovery.” The project aims to pioneer a new process for discovering ‘first-in-class’ pharmaceutical small compounds. Upon completion of the proof-of-concept project, JT’s pharmaceutical division intends to further advance the developed Quantum AI-driven Drug Discovery analysis systems and eventually apply the…