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Upload your data for inclusion in the Cambridge Structural Database or the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database.

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View and retrieve structures in the Cambridge Structural Database.

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We are world-leading experts in structural chemistry data, software and knowledge for materials and life sciences research and development.

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The Cambridge Structural Database is the world’s repository for experimentally derived small-molecule organic and metal-organic crystal structures. Used by thousands of scientists globally to drive novel research and discoveries.

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Our software enables the discovery of novel compounds, and the development of solid form materials — with hundreds of papers published in the literature proving its success.

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Use our expertise to advance your research. From ad-hoc projects to long-term partnerships, our team is ready to support your discovery, development, and materials design projects.

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FDA Novel Drug Approvals 2022 — Nearly 60% Small Molecules

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Join our regular webinars, virtual workshops, and meet our team at conferences and meetings around the world.

Join the thousands of scientists using the CSD data and CCDC software to discover new drugs, improve material stability, and advance structural science.

Deposit Structures

Access Structures

Latest CSD Updates

What We Do

We are world-leading experts in structural chemistry data, software and knowledge for materials and life sciences research and development.

Crystal Structure Data

Software for Discovery and Development

Consultancy and Services

Stay Updated

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CSD-CrossMiner in Action: Identifying a Target Protein for New Pharmaceuticals via Scaffold Search

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FDA Novel Drug Approvals 2022 — Nearly 60% Small Molecules

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How to Analyse Hydrogen Bonding

Upcoming Events

28November

Industrial Group of the British Crystallographic Association

29November

BioIT World Europe 2023

30November

CCDC Webinar: Exploring Morphology Prediction and Handy Tips for CSD-Particle

5December

User Webinar: How Rapid Assessment of Molecular Geometries Can Help the Structure-Based Drug Designer

6December

Cambridge Cheminformatics Network Meeting

21February

User Webinar: The Cambridge Structural Database in Electronics Research. Predicting Coercive Fields in Organic Proton-Transfer Ferroelectrics.

15April

Bio-IT World Conference &amp; Expo 2024

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