Terramera leading project to predict future strains of COVID-19 with AI

Vancouver-based agricultural technology company Terramera is leading a new research project that hopes to use machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to get ahead of COVID-19. The collaborative project hopes to avoid future pandemics via better forecasting and pre-design of effective vaccines, antibodies, and tests. Terramera plans to deliver computational models to identify and combat future mutants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. "Instead of playing catch-up again … we'll predict likely new strains with our machine learning models." British Columbia's Digital Technology Supercluster, backed by the Government of Canada, will support Terramera's effort with $1.8 million CAD in initial funding through its COVID-19 program, which seeks to protect the health and safety of Canadians and the country's economy "through the development, deployment, and scaling of digital technologies."