D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS) and Japan Tobacco Complete Quantum AI Drug Discovery Breakthrough

April 8, 2025 10:56:09

✎ Contributed by Ty Griffin

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) (“D-Wave”), a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, announced the successful completion of a proof-of-concept project with the pharmaceutical division of Japan Tobacco Inc. that integrated quantum computing and AI to explore improved drug discovery. The project demonstrated that D-Wave’s annealing quantum technology enhanced large language models (LLMs), producing more valid and “drug-like” molecular structures compared to classical AI methods. The breakthrough underscores quantum computing’s potential to accelerate the discovery of first-in-class small-molecule compounds. 

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About D-Wave Quantum Inc.

D-Wave is a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services. We are the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, and the only company building both annealing and gate-model quantum computers. Our mission is to help customers realize the value of quantum, today. Our 5,000+ qubit Advantage™ quantum computers, the world’s largest, are available on-premises or via the cloud, supported by 99.9% availability and uptime. More than 100 organizations trust D-Wave with their toughest computational challenges. With over 200 million problems submitted to our Advantage and Advantage2TM systems to date, our customers apply our technology to address use cases spanning optimization, artificial intelligence, research and more. Learn more about realizing the value of quantum computing today and how we’re shaping the quantum-driven industrial and societal advancements of tomorrow: www.dwavequantum.com.

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