A joint research team consisting of Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN, and IBM has advanced to the finals for the 2026 ACM Gordon Bell Prize. The team achieved a notable milestone by modeling a large protein using quantum computers.

The protein in question consists of 12,635 atoms, making it the largest-known to be simulated using this technology.

Further details about the team's research and the 2026 ACM Gordon Bell Prize can be found in the source publication.