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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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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See the latest releases and updates, and download the latest CSD data and software.

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

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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Software for Discovery and Development

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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Consultancy and Services

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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CSD-CrossMiner case study infographic. Identifying a protein target for a pharmaceutical-like compound by data mining.

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

FDA novel drug approvals in 2022 article

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FDA Novel Drug Approvals 2022 — Nearly 60% Small Molecules

Full interaction map - CSD REFCODE: DEDMUX

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How to Analyse Hydrogen Bonding

Upcoming Events

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

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March

4 PM (GMT) 12 PM (EDT)

Webinar: Scaffold Hopping for Digital Drug Design

Matching molecules to targets through intuitive, interactive data mining including scaffold hopping using CSD-CrossMiner.

19th Intensive Teaching School in X-Ray Structure Analysis 2023

The school is intended primarily for younger scientists with some experience of structure analysis.

ACS Spring 2023 - American Chemical Society

39th BCA - British Crystallographic Association 2023

The annual BCA Spring Meeting brings together all four subject groups and the Young Crystallographers group for a three-day conference.

Hot Topics in Contemporary Crystallography 5 (HTCC5) 2023

Experimental advances in macromolecular crystallography.

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

23March

Webinar: Scaffold Hopping for Digital Drug Design

25March

19th Intensive Teaching School in X-Ray Structure Analysis 2023

26March

ACS Spring 2023 - American Chemical Society

3April

39th BCA - British Crystallographic Association 2023

16April

Hot Topics in Contemporary Crystallography 5 (HTCC5) 2023

27April

2023 Virtual Workshop: Exploring and Leveraging Metal-Organic Structures for Multiple Applications

10May

2023 Virtual Workshop: Virtual Screening of Target-Focused Libraries Using GOLD

16May

Bio-IT World Conference and Expo 2023

23May

2023 Virtual Workshop: Particle Shape Calculation Using CSD-Particle

22August

IUCr Congress 2023

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