Big Ideas. Bold Ventures: Cleveland Clinic

Established as a modest outpatient clinic, the Cleveland Clinic has grown into the world's first integrated international health system.

Innovation has been the lifeblood of the Cleveland Clinic since 1921, when it was founded by four renowned physicians who imported modern practices learned in World War I. Consistently ranked as one of the top hospitals in the world, Cleveland Clinic has been home to numerous medical breakthroughs – from the first successful coronary artery bypass surgery to the first face transplant in the United States. In 2023, it became home to the world’s first quantum computer uniquely dedicated to healthcare research, that could help researchers break through scientific bottlenecks and identify new medicines and treatments more quickly for disease like cancer, Alzheimer’s and diabetes.

IBM Quantum System One is key to Cleveland Clinic’s partnership with IBM - Discovery Accelerator, part of the Cleveland Innovation District. A significant component of the collaboration is a focus on educating the workforce of the future and creating jobs to grow the economy. This includes hosting research symposia, seminars and workshops intended for academia, industry, government and the public with a goal of building a critical mass of computing specialists in Cleveland. With more than 77,000 caregivers at 275 locations worldwide, Cleveland Clinic is visited by more than six million patient visits per year. And it all began in Cleveland.