Overcoming pharmaceutical and other materials issues before they exist
Two new scientific papers on the conclusions of the 7th Crystal Structure Prediction Blind Test.
Seamless Protein–Ligand Docking Workflows for Computational and Medicinal Chemists
The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) is pleased to announce the integration of our industry-validated Genetic Optimization for Ligand Docking (GOLD) software with Cadence Molecular Sciences (OpenEye)’s Orion platform.
Particle analysis improves outcomes in pharmaceutical and crystalline materials design
Cambridge, UK - The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) is excited to highlight that its CSD-Particle suite of advanced informatics tools is now being actively used to revolutionize the understanding of particle behaviour and surface properties in pharmaceutical and fine chemical manufacturing. The suite provides easy to use digital methods to enhance the efficiency of product…
CCDC scientist awarded prestigious BACG Young Scientists Award
Dr Pietro Sacchi Wins the Award for Ground-Breaking Work Providing Practical Solutions to Long-Standing Challenges in Drug Development and Manufacturing.
Accelerating drug discovery with the CCDC, AWS, and Intel: Curated Data Set of Protein Structures from the Protein Data Bank with Predicted Hydrogen Positions available
Cambridge, UK – Thanks to the combined computing power of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Intel, the CCDC announces that a potentially significant advancement in drug discovery has been achieved.
CCDC expands global talent pool with Ghana-based Orgmento
Cambridge, UK - The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) announces a three-year extension with partners Orgmento, a software engineering and data sciences company based in Accra, Ghana.
CCDC welcomes new applications for its FAIRE Grants to advance structural science
FAIRE grants provide access to the Cambridge Structural Database, software and training.
New informatics suite to guide formulations decisions with a deep understanding of particle behaviour
New informatics software from the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre draws on data from 1.1M validated and published crystal structures to guide formulations decisions with a deep understanding of particle behaviour. Software will transform pharmaceutical and fine chemical manufacturing by anticipating and eliminating potential bottlenecks with the new CSD-Particle Suite.
Virtual drug design platform set to accelerate drug discovery
The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) announces a strategic partnership with Dassault Systèmes to advance bioscience innovation with a cloud-based virtual screening solution.
Advancing green energy: Functionalized metal-organic frameworks improve hydrogen interaction up to 80%
Researchers have used a linker functionalization strategy to improve the hydrogen storage profile of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), which have applications in MOF-filled storage tanks for automobiles.
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre simplifies management of complex crystal structure prediction (CSP) data
New CSD-Theory software enables organisations to incorporate and share crystal structure prediction (CSP) data earlier and more easily, reducing risk and shortening the time to market for small molecule drug development.
Big data leads the way for structural chemistry
The Cambridge Structural Database reaches one million structures, leading the way in structural data to inform drug discovery and materials development.
Deeper scientific insights from structural chemistry through novel visualisation capabilities
The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC), world leading provider of structural chemistry data and insights for materials and life sciences, has announced an update to its Mercury software, a widely adopted solution for crystal structure visualisation, exploration and analysis.
The CCDC launches the Cambridge Structural Database 2016 and three exciting software suites
New CSD-Enterprise delivers complete Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) application portfolio as a free upgrade for all academic users to mark the 50th anniversary of the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD).
CCDC blind test showcases major advance in crystal structure prediction methods
The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) announces that the results of its 6th blind test of crystal structure prediction methods demonstrate significant advancement in crystal structure prediction methods in comparison with previous tests.
The CCDC celebrates the 800,000th entry in the Cambridge Structural Database
The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) announces that the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) has passed the milestone of 800,000 expert-curated experimental crystal structure entries with the addition of a novel metal-organic paddle-wheel structure from researchers in Spain.
CCDC announces new CSD-Enterprise suite for academic users
Academic CSD and GOLD licensees now get free access to all Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) software.
Streamlining crystallographic data deposition into the Cambridge Structural Database
The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) announces a new collaboration with the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) that has integrated checkCIF data validation into the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) deposition process.
The CCDC announces the Golden Jubilee of the Cambridge Structural Database
The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) celebrates 50 years of the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) with a Scientific Symposium and the launch of new software in the CSD-System suite.