Cleveland Clinic Selected as Founding Partner in Quantum Computing Center of Greater Washington, D.C.
Newswise — September 30, 2022, CLEVELAND: The Cleveland Clinic has been selected as a founding partner and lead healthcare system in a new initiative to drive collaboration and innovation in the quantum computing industry.
Based in Greater Washington, DC, Connected DMV and a cross-industry coalition of partners are developing the new Life Sciences and Healthcare Quantum Innovation Center to prepare the industry for the burgeoning quantum era and align with leading national and global efforts in life sciences and quantum technologies.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Connected DMV more than $600,000 for Hub development. This will include forming a collaboration of at least 25 organizations specializing in quantum end-use and technology building.
The Cleveland Clinic was invited to join the Hub because of its work to advance medical research through quantum computing. As the coalition’s lead healthcare system, the Cleveland Clinic will help define the role of quantum in the future of healthcare and spread education to other healthcare systems about its possibilities.
“We think quantum computing holds great promise for accelerating the pace of scientific discovery,” said Lara Jehi, MD, MHCDS, chief research information officer at Cleveland Clinic. “As an academic medical center, research, innovation and education are integral to the Cleveland Clinic’s mission. Quantum, AI and other emerging technologies have the potential to revolutionize medicine, and we look forward to working with partners in healthcare and life sciences to solve complex medical problems and change the course of diseases. such as cancer, heart disease and neurodegenerative disorders.
Last year, the Cleveland Clinic announced a 10-year partnership with IBM to establish the Discovery Accelerator, a joint center focused on reducing traditional bottlenecks in medical research through innovative technologies such as computing. quantum, hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence. The partnership leverages Cleveland Clinic’s medical expertise with IBM’s technology expertise, including its leadership in quantum technology, which recently resulted in the Breakthrough Award in Fundamental Physics for Information Science quantum. The Discovery Accelerator will allow Cleveland Clinic to contribute to the Connected DMV hub by accelerating the pace of discovery with the industry’s first onsite Quantum System One installed on Cleveland Clinic’s main campus.
“Innovation is always iterative and requires sustained collaboration between research, development and technology, and the industries that will benefit from the value generated,” said George Thomas, Connected DMV’s chief innovation officer and head of its Potomac Quantum Innovation Center initiative. “Quantum has the potential to have a substantial impact on our society in the near future, and the Life Sciences and Healthcare Quantum Innovation Hub will serve as the foundation for continued focus and investment to accelerate and evolve our path into the era of the quantity.”
The hub will be part of Connected DMV’s Potomac Quantum Innovation Center initiative, which aims to: accelerate quantum investments, as well as research and development; developing an equitable and scalable talent pool; and intensify collaboration between the public sector, academia, industry, community and investors to accelerate quantum value. Quantum Innovation Hubs are part of this initiative to accelerate quantum investment, research and development in key industrial sectors.
About the Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit, multi-specialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, it was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision to provide exceptional patient care based on the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. The Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughsincluding coronary bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States. US News and World Report consistently names the Cleveland Clinic as one of the best hospitals in the nation in its annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey. Among Cleveland Clinic’s 72,500 employees worldwide are more than 5,050 salaried physicians and researchers, and 17,800 registered nurses and advanced practice providers, representing 140 medical specialties and subspecialties. Cleveland Clinic is a 6,500-bed health system that includes a 173-acre main campus near downtown Cleveland, 22 hospitals, more than 220 ambulatory care facilities, including locations in northeast Ohio; southeast Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Toronto, Canada; Abu Dhabi, UAE; and London, England. In 2021, there were 10.2 million total outpatient visits, 304,000 hospital admissions and observations, and 259,000 surgical cases across the Cleveland Clinic health system. Patients came for treatment from every state and 185 countries. Visit us at clevelandclinic.org. follow us on twitter.com/ClevelandClinic. News and resources available at newsroom.clevelandclinic.org.
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