Signal IBM and Moderna ran the largest quantum protein folding simulation to date in 2025
Summary
The chapter's deployment evidence is two partnerships: IBM and Moderna completing in 2025 what it calls the largest protein folding and mRNA simulation run on a quantum computer to date, and the French start-ups Pasqal and Qubit Pharmaceuticals pursuing small-molecule discovery on neutral atom machines with Wellcome Trust backing.
Classification
Main topicAI & Computing
Region menusGlobal
Occurrencescope:transnational
Impactscope:global
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:53
Evidence 1
- Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2026 World Economic Forum (in collaboration with Frontiers) page=27;section=8 Quantum simulation for drug discovery 2026-06 accessed 2026-07-26
Part of trends 1
Directly linked issues 0
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Relation types: supports
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