Quantum Computing is a relatively new industry with much of what is known about the industry being theoretical. This hasn't stopped the individuals and companies on this list from driving the application of quantum computing in their various industries in order to solve problems, as well as to drive innovation and industry growth. Amira Abbas had always loved mathematics, but one YouTube video comparing stock market movement to particle movement in space and time via the core equation of quantum mechanics fascinated Abbas so much, that she spiraled into thinking about quantum physics all the time. After quitting her role in the financial services industry, Amia went back to school for a master's degree in Physics. Today, she works as a research advocate on IBM's Quantum Machine Learning (QML) Team where she conducts research with the rest of the IBM QML team on applying the potential of quantum computing to boost the performance of machine learning systems.

Insilico Medicine is pleased to announce that it has entered into a research collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim to utilize Insilico's generative machine learning technology and proprietary Pandomics Discovery Platform with the aim of identifying potential therapeutic targets implicated in a variety of diseases. "Insilico Medicine is very impressed with the Research Beyond Borders group at Boehringer Ingelheim capabilities in the search of potential drug targets. In this collaboration, Insilico will provide additional AI capabilities to discover novel targets for a variety of diseases to benefit the patients worldwide. We are very happy to partner with such an advanced group," said Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD, founder, and CEO of Insilico Medicine. "We believe that Insilico's exclusive Pandomics platform will provide huge boost to our ability to explore and identify drug targets. We look forward to using AI to significantly improve the drug discovery process and contribute to human health," said from Dr. Weiyi Zhang, Head of External Innovation Hub, Boehringer Ingelheim Greater China.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 13, 2019--BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe) today announced it was a winner in the Business Intelligence Group's Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards program for its work on behalf of client Boehringer Ingelheim in creating the first-ever AI chatbot for global patient education launched by a pharmaceutical company. BCW and Boehringer Ingelheim were honored in the Limited Memory, Product or Service – Large Company category. The Facebook chatbot, Tabatha, part of the company's global "Think. Breathe" asthma awareness campaign, was created to help people understand the impact asthma has on their daily lives in a private environment. Artificial Intelligence driven, Tabatha is designed to help those with asthma to self-identify symptoms, learn more about their risk and prepare for a doctor visit.

Every 30 minutes a stroke patient who could have been saved dies or is permanently disabled, in many cases because they were treated in the wrong hospital. In Europe, only about a third of stroke patients have access to the organised stroke care they need to survive a stroke with minimal or no disability. Stroke treatment is particularly time-sensitive. The so-called door-to-therapy (D2T) time describes the time interval between a patient arriving at the hospital and the initiation of their therapy. D2T time is critical for patient outcomes: on average, each single minute saved adds two days of healthy life and every 15 minutes saved adds one extra month of disability-free life.