Six Japanese companies to develop quantum computing and AI materials platform

Six Japanese companies to develop quantum computing and AI materials platform

Six Japanese companies, including SoftBank, have formed a research and development partnership to build a materials development platform combining quantum computing with artificial intelligence, following the project’s selection by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). The project will run from fiscal 2026 to fiscal 2028 and aims to improve the accuracy and efficiency of materials discovery by combining quantum-computing calculations with AI techniques, including mach