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Wellcome Leap Launches $2M Quantum Healthcare Algorithm Challenge

3/20/2026

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Wellcome Leap has launched a competition to develop health care algorithms using quantum computing, offering a $2 million prize for running useful algorithms on 50 or more qubits.
A grand prize of $5 million is available for solving a significant health care problem with 100 or more qubits.
The competition began in 2024 with $1.5 million allocated to each of the 12 selected teams.

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Wellcome Leap has launched a competition to develop health care algorithms using quantum computing, offering a $2 million prize for running useful algorithms on 50 or more qubits.
A grand prize of $5 million is available for solving a significant health care problem with 100 or more qubits.
The competition began in 2024 with $1.5 million allocated to each of the 12 selected teams.