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The ability to quickly and reliably separate and identify active components in natural product mixtures “using bio-assay and/or mass spectrometry guided fractionation” is critical for successful natural product-based drug discovery. Dereplication is the practice of screening active compounds early in the development process, to recognize and eliminate compounds that have been previously studied. This enables...

The release of ACD/Labs’ v2018.1 software includes major enhancements to its analytical knowledge management solutions for pharmaceutical development, MS and NMR dereplication workflows, and chromatography offerings. Toronto, Canada (October 24, 2018)—ACD/Labs, an informatics company that develops and commercializes analytical and chemical knowledge management solutions in support of R&D, today announced significant updates across its ACD/Spectrus and...

Cayman Chemical regularly employs structure confirmation via NMR in its QC workflow and, with a catalogue of over 10 000 products that require QC testing, automation of this workflow represents a critical means to improve productivity. View the presentation to learn how Cayman uses ACD/Labs NMR tools to perform automated structure verification to ensure analytical...

Implementation of ACD/Spectrus as an analytical data management system helps researchers and students streamline NMR and MS data processing, interpretation, collaboration, and training Toronto, CANADA (June 12, 2018) — ACD/Labs, an informatics company that develops and commercializes solutions in support of R&D, today announced that the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (FSUJ), a prominent German academic institution, selected...

Implementing software on the ACD/Spectrus Platform simplifies the IT landscape and provides essential analytical data handling tools for leading pharmaceutical company. Toronto, CANADA (Nov. 30, 2016)—ACD/Labs, an informatics company that develops and commercializes solutions in support of chemical and pharmaceutical R&D, today announced that Boehringer Ingelheim, a leading pharmaceutical company,  chose to deploy ACD/NMR Workbook...

Deployment of ACD/Spectrus software provides an efficient, common software environment for data processing and analysis, helping scientists leverage analytical knowledge. Toronto, CANADA (Oct. 19, 2016)—ACD/Labs, an informatics company that develops and commercializes solutions in support of R&D, today announced that Willmar Schwabe Pharmaceuticals, a leading phytopharmaceuticals company,  selected software on the ACD/Spectrus Platform to aid...

Streamlining Analytical Data Interpretations at the University of Angers Angers, France (May 19, 2015)—The Plant & Environmental research division at the University of Angers houses a wide group of research teams working at the cutting edge of their respective fields. Recently the Naturally Occurring Substances and Structural Analogues (SONAS) group added ACD/NMR Workbook Suite, ACD/MS...

Building an Analytical Knowledge Management System at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Strasbourg Strasbourg, France (March 18, 2015)—At the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Strasbourg houses (France) a diverse group of research teams work at the interface between chemistry and biology. Recently the “Plateforme d’Analyse Chimique de Strasbourg Illkirch” (PACSI)...

Customized and trainable NMR prediction database. Toronto, Canada (January 13, 2014)—In France, the “Isolement et Structure” Group of the “Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims” is focused on analyzing and characterizing structures isolated from raw plant materials. Recently the group added ACD/NMR Workbook Suite to their workflow to decrease the time spent elucidating some of...

An intuitive interface and expert algorithms help scientists extract answers from analytical data collected from a broad array of instrument makes and types; chemical context and knowledge-sharing tools allow their expertise and findings to benefit the whole organization. Toronto, Canada (October 29, 2012)—ACD/Labs announces that, effective November 1, 2012, the complete portfolio of technique-specific Spectrus...