Small-Molecule Design

Turn project data into testable design hypotheses and a balanced next compound set

Combine reference-guided design, controlled medicinal-chemistry edits, hierarchical filtering, validated structure-based evidence, ADMET and project-adaptive prioritization.

Bring your current series. Define the next chemistry cycle.

Molecular structure network diagram

PROJECT DECISION

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Actual Platform Interface

Turn project liabilities into explicit optimization targets

Define the primary development risk, secondary liabilities, PK/PD requirements and ADMET objectives that guide the next medicinal chemistry cycle.

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Medicinal Chemistry Workflow

Design hypotheses first. Computation supports the decision

  1. 1Series context
  2. 2Design hypothesis
  3. 3Controlled analogs
  4. 4Hierarchical filters
  5. 5Structure & ADMET
  6. 6Portfolio selection
  7. 7Synthesis/test plan

Hierarchical Filtering

Stop low-value candidates before they consume expensive resources

Layer 1 · Structure validity

SMILES, valence, elements, duplicates, unstable/reactive motifs

Stop invalid candidates

Layer 2 · Medicinal chemistry

MW, LogP, TPSA, HBD/HBA, rings, alerts, synthetic accessibility

Keep series-compatible chemistry

Layer 3 · ADMET & developability

Absorption, metabolism, clearance, cardiac, genotoxicity and liver-risk signals

Identify rescue or stop decisions

Layer 4 · Structure-based evidence

Validated receptors, multiple conformations, key interactions and poses

Form binding and selectivity hypotheses

Layer 5 · Portfolio selection

Pareto trade-offs, diversity, novelty, series coverage and patent-space signals

Select a balanced compound set

Design Hypotheses

Every analogue should answer a project question

Increase potency while preserving the known pharmacophore

Reduce lipophilicity without losing permeability

Address a metabolic soft spot with a traceable edit

Improve selectivity using cross-receptor evidence

Expand structural distance while retaining medicinal-chemistry plausibility

Scientists reviewing compound data together in a laboratory

Project-Adaptive Optimization

Preserve useful trade-offs and learn from project history

The customer-facing result is a balanced portfolio; Pareto analysis, diversity controls, generator selection and DMTA feedback operate underneath.

Multi-objective evidence

Balance binding, ADMET, physicochemical properties, synthesis, novelty and confidence.

Pareto-based selection

Retain strong trade-offs instead of collapsing all evidence into one opaque score.

Series diversity

Avoid convergence on one chemotype and preserve backup hypotheses.

DMTA learning

Use computational and experimental history to guide the next round.

From molecular ideas to the next experimental decision

Discuss a focused project review, pilot scope or complete optimization program with MedMap.

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