Researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) have released an open source drug discovery platform, VirtualFlow, that harnesses supercomputing power to screen potentially billions of small organic compound structures in parallel, in the hunt for promising new drug molecules.
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31 October 2019
Gemma Church investigates how simulation and modelling are helping expedite the development of cutting-edge medical devices
31 October 2019
Correct storage and use of data is the key to keeping data ‘current’ and relevant in modern laboratories, writes Sophia Ktori
31 October 2019
Robert Roe looks at the development of deep learning and its impact on scientific applications
31 October 2019
As cloud technology matures, the options for HPC users continue to expand, writes Robert Roe
01 August 2019
Robert Roe speaks with Lee Margetts, chair of PRACE’s industrial advisory committee, about its work to increase the engagement of industrial HPC users
01 August 2019
Clare Sansom discusses the use of computational tools to help researchers map and treat infectious diseases
01 August 2019
Sophia Ktori takes a look at technology which helps labs carefully manage and store data securely
01 August 2019
Robert Roe looks at HPC technologies that could enable the next generation of scientific breakthroughs
01 August 2019
As the world makes better use of renewable energy, the Oil and Gas market aims to use more simulation to ensure sound decision making, writes Gemma Church
14 June 2019
Simulation and modelling increasingly expedite widespread change across the automotive industry, writes Gemma Church
14 June 2019
Cloud-based informatics software is growing fast thanks to highly flexible and customisable deployment methods, writes Sophia Ktori
14 June 2019
John Harman, senior product manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific explains how implementing a cloud informatics platform can help scientists make better use of pharmaceutical data
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