Cambridge, UK – March 24th, 2015 – Cresset, innovative provider of computational chemistry software and services, is pleased to announce that Mercachem, a leading European contract research organization, has chosen Cresset’s Torch and Spark software to support their growing medicinal chemistry service business. Torch is a molecular design and SAR analysis application. Spark is a powerful bioisosteric replacement tool which is excellent for generating new chemical ideas for your project.
“Mercachem delivers outstanding discovery and medicinal chemistry on a contract basis to global clients,” says Dr Gerhard Müller, Senior Vice President Medicinal Chemistry at Mercachem. “Computational tools are an essential part of our workflow and we are confident that Torch and Spark will make a significant contribution to our lead finding and optimization projects. We particularly like the diversity of results that Spark delivers. We find that it identifies new, unexpected structures with high inspirational potential for the design of next-generation compound series, and as such, this provides true value to our work and to our clients.”
“Molecular design software is no longer the sole preserve of computational chemists,” says Cresset’s Commercial Director, Dr David Bardsley. “We are delighted that leading contract research organizations such as Mercachem are investing in Cresset’s innovative and easy to use software tools for medicinal chemistry.”
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Cresset’s software and consulting services are used by chemists from the world’s leading research organizations. Our patented methods deliver novel, realistic results for discovering, designing and optimizing the best small molecules in industry sectors including: agrochemicals, fine chemicals, flavor, fragrance, petrochemicals and pharmaceuticals. www.cresset-group.com
About Mercachem
Mercachem is a privately owned leading European contract research organization offering innovative chemistry, medicinal chemistry and early process research services to accelerate the drug discovery and development process in a flexible and cost-effective way. Mercachem was founded in 1997, occupies 4,000m2 state-of-the-art research facilities in Nijmegen and employs approximately 135 chemists. Working for many pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies throughout the world, Mercachem is recognized for its high-quality products and services and its unprecedented problem solving capabilities. More information on Mercachem can be found on the company website www.mercachem.com
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