Episode 1:A quantum leap for healthcare?
Quantum computers, which harness the peculiar and counter-intuitive properties of the quantum world, promise to usher in a step change in computing power that could transform our world. In this episode, we’ll be investigating what quantum computers might be capable of by looking at one promising area of its potential application: drug discovery and development. We explore with quantum computing expert Shohini Ghose and quantum entrepreneurs Pete Shadbolt and Robert Marino.
This episode is supported by Pictet Wealth Management and includes additional commentary from, head of macroeconomic research, Frederik Ducrozet.
Quantum computing has the potential to put us into a totally different regime in terms of being able to design and predict the properties of molecules, materials, physics, chemistry without having to do huge amounts of trial and error.Pete Shadbolt, chief strategy officer, PsiQuantum
Once an industry has fully integrated quantum computing, it will dramatically increase research and development, supply chain, but also crucially make these processes more sustainable.Frederik Ducrozet, head of macroeconomic research, Pictet Wealth Management
Despite the investments, novelties, and breakthroughs in developing drugs, the process is still very expensive and very long… quantum computers may solve major problems. Robert Marino, chief executive officer at Qubit Pharmaceuticals