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Discovery Stage 07 · Lead Optimization

Generate optimized drug candidates in minutes - not weeks

Each scaffold hop used to mean a week of manual profiling - ADMET in one tool, compliance in another, comparison in a spreadsheet. Now scaffold hopping and AI optimization generate variants with ADMET, compliance, and patent risk inline. Eliminate weak candidates before you spend time docking or simulating them.

“Optimize this lead for better oral bioavailability and lower hERG liability while maintaining EGFR selectivity.”

30+
Scaffold pairs
MolMIM
AI optimization
FAVES
Auto-screened
Inline
ADMET + compliance
The funnel

How it works

01

Submit a lead and objectives

Provide a SMILES and optional property targets - QED, LogP, molecular weight, similarity threshold. Choose scaffold hopping for structural diversity or MolMIM for property-directed fine-tuning.

02

Variants generated and enriched

Scaffold hopping swaps ring systems (benzene↔pyridine, cyclohexane↔piperidine). MolMIM generates AI-guided variants targeting your profile. Every variant auto-enriched with ADMET predictions and FAVES compliance.

03

Ranked variants with full profiles

You receive variants sorted by property match, each with Tanimoto similarity to seed, patent risk assessment, compliance status, and complete ADMET profile. Ready for docking.

Proof

Two paths: lead_optimization (RDKit scaffold hopping, 30+ ring pairs) and optimize_molecule (NVIDIA MolMIM, property-directed).

Post-optimization enrichment: chem-props (SA/properties) + addie-models (31 ADMET models) run in parallel. FAVES auto-screens every variant.

Patent risk via Tanimoto similarity to Pinecone patent index. Each variant returns compliance_status, tanimoto_to_seed, and patent_risk.

Use this when you need to

Improve ADMET without losing potency

Explore new scaffolds quickly

Reduce toxicity risk before committing to docking

Assess patent landscape alongside structural changes

Research preview

Generate optimized candidates - ADMET inline

Scaffold hopping + AI optimization. Eliminate weak candidates before docking.