Intility is now making 2 terahertz of processing capacity from our data centers available to the University of Washington's distributed computing program, Rosetta. Rosetta is used, among other things, to create detailed models of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which will be of great help in developing future vaccines and medicines.
We therefore encourage other companies with spare processing capacity to contribute to this program.
See which other companies are taking part, and join in too.
Viruses gain entry into the body with the help of proteins that react with human cells. A special feature of the coronavirus is that it is surrounded by spike-shaped proteins, which makes it look as though they are enclosed in a “crown”. If you have access to a detailed 3D representation of these proteins, it is possible to create medicines that exploit weaknesses in the protein structure.
The protein structures form complex 3D patterns that are too small to photograph with a microscope. Fortunately, it is now possible to simulate all the possible positions the molecules can take, and thereby also which shape the virus proteins most likely have. To do this, you need access to enormous amounts of computing power, far beyond what the universities themselves have available. In collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley, this software was therefore developed to give volunteers the opportunity to contribute spare computing power.
