Author: OurCrowd

[Polarisqb in Forbes] This Startup Is Using Quantum Computing And AI To Cut Drug Discovery Time From 3 Years To 4 Months

Polaris Quantum Biotech is reinventing drug discovery, reducing the time it takes to find candidate molecules for drug development from the typical three years to just four months. As with other successful efforts to redesign established processes, Polaris is betting on scalability and automation. The startup, co-founded by Shahar Keinan and Bill Shipman, came out of stealth a year ago, revealing the first-ever drug discovery platform using a quantum computer, cost-efficiently scanning billions of molecules from a large chemical space. Read...

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[Sight Diagnostics in CTech by Calcalist] ZzappMalaria wins IBM Watson AI XPRIZE competition by helping eliminate Malaria

ZzappMalaria, the developer of a mobile app and dashboard to help eliminate Malaria, has woan first place in the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE Competition, as well as the People’s Choice Award for the Most Inspiring Team. As part of the award, the company has received a $3 million prize to continue its efforts to eliminate malaria from the world. Read...

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