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

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What We Do

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

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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

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30May

14th Canadian Chemical Crystallography Workshop

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58th Erice School - Structural Drug Design 2023: Biology, Chemistry, and Computers

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8th European Crystallography School 2023

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Webinar: Building Machine Learning Small Molecule Melting Points and Solubility Models Using the CSD Dataset

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73rd ACA Annual Meeting 2023

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Webinar: Using Python API for Ensemble Docking

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