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 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

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.

45th Annual General Meeting of IFPRI 2023

International Fine Particle Research Institute Annual Meeting 2023

Slovenian-Croatian Crystallographic Meeting 2023

Slovenian-Croatian Crystallographic Meeting, SCCM29

Cambridge Wide Open Day 2023

8th European Crystallography School 2023

9th Sheffield Chemoinformatics Conference 2023

The Ninth Joint Sheffield Conference on Chemoinformatics from The Molecular Graphics and Modelling Society and the Chemical Structure Association Trust.

ACA Summer Course 2023

The ACA Summer Course for Chemical Crystallography

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

73rd ACA Annual Meeting 2023

Workshop: Crystal structure prediction in materials discovery 2023

CECAM (Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire) Workshop on crystal structure prediction in materials discovery

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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.

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

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45th Annual General Meeting of IFPRI 2023

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Slovenian-Croatian Crystallographic Meeting 2023

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Cambridge Wide Open Day 2023

18June

8th European Crystallography School 2023

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9th Sheffield Chemoinformatics Conference 2023

19June

ACA Summer Course 2023

21June

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

7July

73rd ACA Annual Meeting 2023

10July

Workshop: Crystal structure prediction in materials discovery 2023

20July

Webinar: CSD Python API for Ensemble Docking

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