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Global non-profit health system Cleveland Clinic and IBM begin installation of IBM Quantum System One
“ The current pace of scientific discovery is unacceptably slow , while our research needs are growing exponentially ,” said Lara Jehi , M . D ., Cleveland Clinic ’ s Chief Research Information Officer .
“ We cannot afford to continue to spend a decade or more going from a research idea in a lab to therapies on the market . Quantum offers a future to transform this pace , particularly in drug discovery and Machine Learning .”
Global health system Cleveland Clinic and IBM have begun deployment of an IBM Quantum System , which is to be located on Cleveland Clinic ’ s main campus in Cleveland .
The first quantum computer in healthcare , anticipated to be completed in early 2023 , is a key part of the two organizations ’ 10- year partnership aimed at fundamentally advancing the pace of biomedical research through high-performance computing .
Announced in 2021 , the Cleveland Clinic-IBM Discovery Accelerator is a joint center that leverages Cleveland Clinic ’ s medical expertise with the technology expertise of IBM , including its leadership in Quantum Computing .
“ A step change in the way we solve scientific problems is on the horizon ,” said Ruoyi Zhou , Director , Ph . D ., IBM Research – Cleveland Clinic Partnership .
“ At IBM , we ’ re more motivated than ever to create with Cleveland Clinic and others lasting communities of discovery and harness the power of Quantum Computing , AI and hybrid cloud to usher in a new era of accelerated discovery in healthcare and life sciences .”
Michigan recognized for IT excellence in national rating
The State of Michigan was recognized by the Center for Digital Government ( CDG ) as one of the top-performing states in the country for its use of technology to improve and secure government services .
The CDG ’ s biennial Digital States Survey awarded Michigan with an A grade , the highest honor . The state has received an A grade in every survey since its inception , seven consecutive times . The CDG noted the continuing efforts to modernize state systems , focus on cybersecurity and improve customer service as its reasons for this year ’ s honor .
The Digital States Survey was designed to highlight best and emerging technology practices that serve as models and / or can be shared across state borders .
The survey recognizes these achievements and provides a common reference for all 50 states in the on-going work of finding better ways to do the public ’ s business .
The center evaluates each state ’ s survey responses based on criteria that include actions to support its state priorities and policies to improve operations or services , hard and soft-dollar savings / benefits , innovative and citizen-centric services , effective collaboration and progress since the last survey . States receiving high grades demonstrate strong results across all the criteria .
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