In the rooms of the computer centre on the Augustusplatz campus, the blue lights of the servers behind which a huge technological leap is hidden are flickering. The supercomputer will provide researchers in the fields of medicine, computer science, physics and neuroscience with completely new possibilities. The technology promises major advances in personalised medicine in particular. Humboldt Professor Jens Meiler from the Institute for Drug Development explains that the new architecture could speed up the simulation of protein structures and the search for new drug candidates by a factor of ten thousand.
The new infrastructure will not only be used in Leipzig for AI-supported drug development, but also for environmental and climate modelling, knowledge graphs, cancer research and biomedical communication technologies. Thanks to its neuromorphic architecture, the system is around eighteen times more energy-efficient than conventional supercomputers. It forms the core of the emerging AI data centre at Leipzig University. For Spinncloud co-founder and TU Dresden professor Christian Mayr, the project is an example of how neuromorphic hardware strengthens Europe's technological independence in the field of AI and supercomputing. With the new system, Leipzig is continuing to develop into a leading location for applied AI, biotechnology and data-driven life sciences research.
News from "Universität Leipzig" on 28 October 2025