What Can Quantum Computing Do To Healthcare?

A leap from bits to qubits: this two-letter change could mean entirely new horizons for healthcare. Quantum computing might bring supersonic drug design, in silico clinical trials with virtual humans simulated ‘live’, full-speed whole genome sequencing and analytics, the movement of hospitals to the cloud, the achievement of predictive health, or the security of medical data via quantum uncertainty. Jaw-dropping, isn’t it? Quantum supremacy, light bulbs, and 42 If you want annoying people to stay away from your birthday party or scare off unwanted relatives from visiting, just start to talk about quantum computing or how Google reached ‘quantum supremacy’ a couple of days ago. Some maybe ask back whether Deep Thought, the highly intelligent computer from The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy counts as a quantum computer, but most of them will leave without a word and with a bottle of overpriced rum you brought from the Caribbeans. However, for a few interested folks, you should actually tell the story of how Google’s 54-qubit computer was able to complete a task in 200 seconds that Google estimated would take over 10,000 years on non-quantum, traditional computers. It is leaping into the future by lighting speed. But for all the fanfare, critics, such as Christopher Monroe, a physicist at the University of Maryland and co-founder of the quantum computing startup IonQ, say that Google’s paper might be a milestone in quantum computing, but it was an academi...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Future of Medicine Future of Pharma AI connected DNA genetics genomics Health Health 2.0 Healthcare Hospital patient technology in silico trials drug development drugs health data security smart quantum quantum comp Source Type: blogs