On February 1, Health Yuan Research Institute and Tencent Quantum Laboratory signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Both parties will jointly promote the application of quantum computing + artificial intelligence in microbial synthetic biology research and related drug research, driving the development and progress of pharmaceutical R&D technology.
In recent years, the combination of quantum chemical computing and artificial intelligence technology with biopharmaceutical technology has been continuously deepened, greatly promoting the progress of basic biological research and the efficiency of drug development. The application of artificial intelligence technology in the biopharmaceutical field covers almost every link in the entire industrial chain, from new drug research and development, drug production, to clinical trials. Quantum computing has powerful parallel computing and simulation capabilities, capable of solving important scientific problems that existing algorithms cannot solve, providing a deeper understanding of biological processes based on quantum physics. The integration of biopharmaceutical research with quantum computing + artificial intelligence technology will help drug developers more accurately predict and understand the various physicochemical properties of compound molecules, as well as the key biological behaviors of compound molecules in the human body and cells.
Health Yuan Research Institute is the Henan Health Yuan Biopharmaceutical Research Institute, jointly invested by Joincare Pharmaceutical Group Industry Co., Ltd. and Lizhu Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. It is committed to using advanced synthetic biology methods, through microbial genome mining, utilizing natural or artificial biological components to design, modify, and synthesize de novo the genetic material of microorganisms and other living organisms, combined with fermentation metabolic engineering and protein directed evolution methods to construct efficient cell factories.
Tencent Quantum Laboratory is an important strategic layout of Tencent in the field of quantum computing. It possesses leading industry influence and software R&D capabilities in quantum algorithms and quantum AI technologies, and is committed to researching the basic theories of quantum computing and quantum system simulation and their applications in various related fields. Tencent Quantum Laboratory, based on Tencent Cloud, has developed computational chemistry software and platforms, developed new quantum combinatorial algorithms and quantum AI algorithms, and established an ecosystem in related fields such as chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and materials.
In this strategic cooperation, Health Yuan Research Institute and Tencent Quantum Laboratory will leverage their respective advantages to jointly establish a quantum AI computing-enabled microbial synthetic biology research and related drug development system, better serving the development and upgrading of China's pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.
