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The Quantum Innovation Challenge is a virtual competition and organised by the Bio Innovation Institute (BII), Molecular Quantum Solutions (MQS), Danish Centre for AI Innovation Center (DCAI) and QAI Ventures
The Quantum Innovation Challenge is a virtual competition and organised by the Bio Innovation Institute (BII), Molecular Quantum Solutions (MQS), Danish Centre for AI Innovation Center (DCAI) and QAI Ventures.
The competition is open to researchers and industrial participants at all levels who are interested in applying quantum computing and quantum-inspired algorithms to pharmaceutical development.
The organizing team
To contact us about the quantum challenge, please contact us via mail quantum_challenge@mqs.dk. Molecular Quantum Solutions (MQS) is the technical support of this challenge.
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Mark Nicholas Jones
Molecular Quantum Solutions (MQS)
CEO/CTO
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Nishta Raheesty Nem
Bio Innovation Institute (BII)
Business Developer
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Francesco Russo
Novo Nordisk Foundation
Scientific Manager
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Cathal Mahon
Bio Innovation Institute (BII)
Chief Business Officer
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Christian Nicolai Thiesen
Bio Innovation Institute (BII)
Consultant
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Morten Bache
Novo Nordisk Foundation
Scientific Director
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Lene Mandal Bastholm
Danish Business Authority
Head of Section
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Søren Karlsen Glensholm
Danish Business Authority
Policy Officer
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Ulrik Nicolai de Lichtenberg
Danish Centre for AI Innovation (DCAI)
Director, Scientific Projects @ Gefion
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Marius Almstedt
QAI Ventures
Director Strategy & Growth
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Tobias Denzler
QAI Ventures
Head Science & Technology
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Maxime Oliva
Novo Nordisk A/S
Senior Quantum Computing Scientist
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Niels Rode Kristensen
Novo Nordisk A/S
Senior Director, Pharmacometrics
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Henrik Lindén
Novo Nordisk A/S
Senior Research Scientist, Discovery PKPD and QSP Modelling
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Jeppe Guilford Manuel
Novo Nordisk A/S
Data Science External Affairs & Intelligence Director
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Fanny Sie
Roche Holding AG
Head of AI and Emerging Technology External Collaboration, Roche Global Informatics
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Michael DAndrea
Genentech (A member of the Roche Group)
Principal Data Scientist
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Clément Javerzac-Galy
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW
Professor of Applied Quantum Technologies
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Jeroen Bakker
Novo Holdings
Partner
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Theo Lundberg
Novo Holdings
Investor
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Acknowledgements
We thank Sterling G. Baird and the rest of the organizing team for the Bayesian Optimization Hackathon for Chemistry and Materials github repository (MIT license) which we have adapted for this quantum challenge initiative. The AC-BO-Hackathon repository has built on top of the LLMs in Materials and Chemistry '23 Hackathon repository.