Combining supercomputing expertise

In 2013 Intel, Imec, the five Flemish universities (UA, UGent, KU Leuven, Universiteit Hasselt, VU Brussel) and Janssen founded the ExaScience Life Lab at the Imec campus in Leuven, a unique initiative in our country. In this lab Intel's supercomputing expertise is combined with Flanders' extensive expertise in life sciences and biotechnology. This collaboration will lead to new solutions for supercomputers and breakthroughs in the areas of life sciences and biotechnology.
High-performance Computing leads to new insights and breakthroughs in the areas of life sciences and biotechnology. The use of supercomputers will play a strategic role in laboratory analyses in the future. The traditional method consists of endless experiments with variations of existing molecules, until a variant is found which could indeed be more efficient. There is no need to tell how time-consuming and costly this procedure is. The alternative would be a computer calculating the properties of these potential variants. However, to do this we need good digital models of complex molecules and their behavior. Supercomputers are needed to make it possible to predict complex chemical reactions to make the search for new treatments more efficient.
A long-term collaboration with companies and knowledge institutions with additional expertise is a necessity for Janssen to be able to continue to fully utilize its knowledge and know-how and create added value for the patient. Potential synergies in this area must be quickly identified and developed.
A long-term collaboration with companies and knowledge institutions with additional expertise is a necessity for Janssen to be able to continue to fully utilize its knowledge and know-how.
