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Scientists at Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have used IBM quantum computers and two of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to simulate protein complexes spanning up to 12,635 atoms. These are the largest-known simulations of biologically meaningful molecules performed with quantum hardware yet, and signal that quantum computers are maturing into useful scientific tools which can help solve fundamental problems in biology, chemistry, and life sciences.

Tune in live Tuesday, May 5 at 8:30 a.m. ET as IBM (NYSE: IBM) CEO Arvind Krishna opens IBM Think 2026 and explains how AI is becoming the defining force in business, what it takes to lead, and how quantum computing is emerging as the next frontier.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Dallara Group, a world-leading racing and high-performance vehicle manufacturer, today announced a collaboration to advance vehicle design and optimization using AI and explore the use of quantum computing. The work combines Dallara’s expertise in high-performance vehicle engineering with IBM’s leadership in AI for physics and quantum computing to investigate how to accelerate aerodynamic design and open a path to even more advanced simulation workflows.

IBM and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology today announced the launch of the MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab, advancing their long-standing collaboration to shape the next era of computing. The new lab expands its scope to include quantum computing, alongside foundational artificial intelligence research, with the goal of unlocking new computational approaches that go beyond the limits of today’s classical systems.

In the first ever Q4Bio Challenge, research teams sought to demonstrate scalable quantum algorithms for healthcare, with Algorithmiq’s work alongside Cleveland Clinic and IBM earning $2 million Q4Bio prize.

IBM and ETH Zurich announced today a 10-year collaboration to advance the next generation of algorithms at the intersection of AI and quantum computing. This initiative represents the latest milestone in the long-standing collaboration between the two institutions, further strengthening a scientific exchange that has helped create the future of information technology.

IBM announced new results that its quantum computer can simulate real magnetic materials with results that match neutron scattering experiments, marking a significant step towards using quantum computers as reliable tools for scientific discovery. The work, reported in a pre-print, was conducted by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy-funded Quantum Science Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Purdue University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of Tennessee and IBM.

Charles H. Bennett, a research scientist at IBM (NYSE: IBM) and IBM Fellow, has been named a co-recipient of the 2025 ACM A.M. Turing Award by the Association for Computing Machinery.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled the industry’s first published quantum‑centric supercomputing reference architecture, a new blueprint for integrating quantum computing into modern supercomputing environments. The architecture shows how quantum processors (QPUs) can work alongside GPUs and CPUs—across on‑premises systems, research centers, and the cloud—in order to tackle scientific challenges that no single computing approach can solve on its own.