IBM’s response to COVID-19
To meet the global challenge of COVID-19, the world must come together. IBM has resources to share — like supercomputing power, virus tracking and an AI assistant to answer citizens’ questions.
Accelerate discoveryA message from IBM
As citizens are doing their part by social distancing, healthcare workers and first responders are taking care of many of us, and our governments are mobilizing resources to respond to this crisis, we’ve asked ourselves, “What can we do at IBM?” Of course, we are taking care of our employees to protect their health and safety — and they enable us to take care of our clients around the world, sustaining the digital operations of the world’s most critical organizations. But we know we can do more.
So, we are marshalling our resources and bringing together the right communities of experts — clients, governments, scientists, developers, partners, academic institutions, health agencies and IBMers — to work together, and manage through the COVID-19 outbreak with what we do best — applying data, knowledge, computing power and insights to solve difficult problems. Here, we’ll update you on our initiatives — and more will be added as we make progress.
Together, as a community, we can find our way through this. IBM and IBMers are with you.
Featured IBM initiatives
Business solutions
From supply chain to cybersecurity, these solutions can help you navigate uncertainty, adapt to changing circumstances and become more resilient
Data from The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel brings together trusted data from governments, the WHO and CDC to give over 300 million monthly visitors access to detailed virus tracking
IBM Watson Assistant
At work in 25 countries and counting, Watson Assistant delivers fast COVID-19 answers for customers, employees and citizens. Free for at least 90 days.
Accelerate discovery
Accelerate research for the doctors, scientists and organizations working to decode and defeat the COVID-19 virus
Supercomputers fight the virus
To help fight COVID-19, IBM, in partnership with The White House and the Department of Energy, has created a consortium to give researchers free access to over 400 petaflops of computing capacity
World community grid
Join nearly 800,000 users on World Community Grid and donate your unused processing power to scientific research. Sign up for the launch of the upcoming OpenPandemics – COVID-19 project.
Drug candidate exploration
Launch IBM’s molecular explorer tool and investigate over 3,000 novel molecules that may be potential drug candidates for COVID-19. All molecules are shared under open license.
Supercomputers fight the virus
To help fight COVID-19, IBM, in partnership with The White House and the Department of Energy, has created a consortium to give researchers free access to over 400 petaflops of computing capacity
World community grid
Join nearly 800,000 users on World Community Grid and donate your unused processing power to scientific research. Sign up for the launch of the upcoming OpenPandemics – COVID-19 project.
Drug candidate exploration
Launch IBM’s molecular explorer tool and investigate over 3,000 novel molecules that may be potential drug candidates for COVID-19. All molecules are shared under open license.
Research literature Q&A service
Ask questions in natural language to extract answers from the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19), a collection of over 70,000 scientific articles
Trusted information
Provide accurate information from reliable sources to help you make better decisions for yourself, your business and your community
Micromedex and DynaMed
Find treatment information faster with a platform that combines one of the largest online databases for medication information with clinical and patient education content covering 28 specialties
Resiliency and adaptation
Enable resilient models for living, working and conducting business during times of uncertainty and crisis
COVID-19 action guide
These seven business imperatives can help your organization address new challenges today and prepare for a post-pandemic future
Call for Code
With over 300k developers and problem solvers across 168 countries, Call for Code is a global movement. Answer the call and help fight COVID-19.
Resources for remote learning
Adapt to virtual learning with technology, online courses and other resources for teachers, parents and students of all ages
Business solutions for COVID-19 disruption
In a global crisis, the right solutions can help you navigate uncertainty, adapt to changing conditions and become more resilient.
