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=== OpenPandemics - COVID-19 ===
On April 1, 2020, IBM announced '''OpenPandemics - COVID-19'''. The project aims to identify possible treatments for the [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2]] (SARS-CoV-2) which is responsible for the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. WCG will partner with [[Scripps Research]], with whom it has partnered in the past, notably in [[FightAIDS@Home]] projects. The project runs on CPUs and GPUs and will also serve to create a "fast-response, open source tool that will help all scientists quickly search for treatments for future pandemics."<ref name="ibm.org"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread_thread,42232|title=Coming Soon: OpenPandemics|date=2020-04-01|website=World Community Grid|access-date=2020-04-03|archive-date=2020-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719061916/https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread_thread,42232|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread_thread,42230|title=Questions about science and technology for OpenPandemics (launch TBA)|date=2020-04-01|website=World Community Grid|access-date=2020-04-03|archive-date=2022-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905052754/https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread_thread,42230|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread_thread,42231|title=Questions about work units and badges for OpenPandemics (launch TBA)|date=2020-04-01|website=World Community Grid|access-date=2020-04-03|archive-date=2020-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719013838/https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread_thread,42231|url-status=live}}</ref>

The project launched on May 14, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Help Stop COVID-19 and Future Pandemics in Their Tracks|url=https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/about_us/viewNewsArticle.do?articleId=624|date=2020-05-14|website=World Community Grid|access-date=2020-05-14|archive-date=2020-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514172639/https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/about_us/viewNewsArticle.do?articleId=624|url-status=live}}</ref>