Tag: Quantum Simulation
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Carbon Reduction
Owner Status Quantum Approach Phase 1 – outline Quantum simulation SDGs Contributors Origins of Contributors ETH Zurich École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Impact/context The window is rapidly narrowing to achieve the goal set by the Paris Agreement of limiting global temperature increase to well below 2…
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Eliminating “Forever Chemicals” from Water Sources
Owner Status Quantum Approach Phase 1 – Outline Quantum Simulation SDGs Contributors Origins of Contributors SandboxAQ Quantum South UN Habitat Impact/context PFAS are also known as “forever chemicals” because they persist in the environment and are challenging to eliminate; they are even found in the human bloodstream. They are synthetic chemicals found ubiquitously in everyday…
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Accelerating Novel Antimicrobial Discovery
Owner Status Quantum Approach Phase 3 – Simulation Quantum Machine Learning Quantum Simulation and Quantum Machine Learning SDGs Contributors Origins of Contributors Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP) McMaster University Universita degli Studi di Cagliari qBraid Impact/context The WHO has identified antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one of the top ten threats to global public…
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Molecular Docking to Clean Up Pollution
Owner Status Quantum Approach Phase 3 – Simulation Quantum Simulation and Quantum Machine Learning SDGs Contributors Origins of Contributors Quandela QunaSys World Health Organization (WHO) Impact/context Chemical pollutants in soil and wastewater pose a significant and long-lasting environmental and sanitary concern, with their degradation in environmental remediation representing a critical societal challenge. Among various pollutants,…
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Predicting Gastrointestinal Cancer
Owner Status Quantum Approach Phase 3 – Simulation Quantum Machine Learning SDGs Contributors Origins of Contributors University of Coimbra Center For Social Studies, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Impact/context More than 2 million new cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed every year around the globe. The entire global population, living anywhere on earth,…
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Women’s Healthcare
Owner Status Quantum Approach Phase 2 – Full Proposal Quantum Simulation SDGs Contributors Origins of Contributors Universal Quantum Qatar University Impact/context Women’s health remains an underfunded and under-researched area, leading to significant disparities in healthcare outcomes. Conditions such as endometriosis, perimenopause, and menopause face delayed diagnoses and limited treatment options. Demographic disparities in access to…
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Coated Fertiliser Design
Owner Status Quantum Approach Phase 1 – Outline Quantum Simulation SDGs Contributors Origins of Contributors Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) University of Nottingham Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Impact/context The global population is expected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, creating a significant challenge: increasing food production while minimising further damage to natural ecosystems. To…
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Drug Metabolism Design
Owner Status Quantum Approach Phase 2 – Full Proposal Quantum Simulation SDGs Contributors Origins of Contributors Algorithmiq Qatar University Impact/context The majority of pharmaceutical compounds undergo a critical biotransformation process in the liver, known as drug metabolism, to facilitate their elimination from the human body. At its fundamental level, this process typically entails the conversion…
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Lignin/Plastic Recycling
Owner Status Quantum Approach Phase 0 – Idea Quantum Simulation SDGs Contributors Origins of Contributors Microsoft Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (ETH Zürich) UN Habitat
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Biodiversity and Climate Change
Owner Status Quantum Approach Phase 0 – Idea Quantum Simulation SDGs Contributors Origins of Contributors Université de Sherbrooke