Bristol Myers buys Nvidia's latest AI computing system for drug research

NEW YORK, July 20 : Bristol Myers Squibb said on Monday it is buying the latest-generation computing system from chip company Nvidia to support its use of artificial intelligence across its drug discovery and development operations.The drugmaker said it will be the first life sciences company to buy an Nvidia DGX SuperPOD based on its Vera Rubin systems. The chipmaker unveiled its Vera Rubin architecture earlier this year as the successor to its current generation of AI computing systems.Financial terms of the Bristol Myers investment were not disclosed. It builds on a smaller SuperPOD system the drugmaker bought from Nvidia, which is around two or three generations behind Vera Rubin, BMS executives said in an interview.Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly investing in AI infrastructu