VLife Sciences Announces Two Novel Methods Which Enable New Molecule Design and Lead Optimization

GQSAR and VLifeSCOPE from VLife Sciences enables new molecule design and lead optimization using a combination of residual interaction protein ligand studies & fragment based QSAR based approach. GQSAR offers flexibility to study molecular fragments of interest in relation to the variation in biological response. VLifeSCOPE helps to identify key residues in the active site that are involved in modulating the activity of a series of molecules.

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This new approach also considers cross-term fragment descriptors, which could be very important in identifying key fragment interactions that influence variation in activity. GQSAR provides site specific clues that can be used for fine tuning the lead molecule.

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It utilizes residue-wise ligand interactions to build quantitative model to understand the relative importance of active site residues influencing the activity thus overcoming challenges in lead optimization.

Discovery informatics products have until now exclusively followed a traditional licensing model with minor variations on the same. Such a licensing model limits the availability of the software to a particular machine or set of machines with users having to share the software for multiple projects. Further, the requirements of licensing could put a single user at a disadvantage as she would find it difficult to fully exploit the investment made in licensing especially if her project requirements are limited. The Software as a Service (SaaS) model overcomes many of the limitations of the traditional licensing system. SaaS or cloud computing has been gaining currency in the recent past due to multiple and some quite obvious advantages.

Discovery informatics applications have been somewhat late in embracing this new mechanism of providing access to software. VLife is pioneering the Software as a Service model for many functions of its proprietary software technologies that enable new molecule discovery and lead optimization. Users can now simply log on to their account on the web site and use the power of VLife’s technologies for their new molecule design and lead optimization projects without having to invest in setting up the infrastructure or in licensing the software at their premises.

With the Ultra secured SaaS platform VLife has now brought the capabilities of its proprietary algorithms as a service on demand for its customers through simple and straight forward engagement models. Security, reliability and accessibility are now all just a few clicks of the mouse button away.

VLife presented the two novel technologies, GQSAR and VLifeSCOPE at the recently concluded Fall 2010 National Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall at Boston, MA, USA. VLife also launched its SaaS platform for its discovery technologies at this event. A workshop held on the side lines of the main exposition attracted enthusiastic participation from scientists working in this field. VLife demonstrated the lead optimization technologies and also applications of its technologies from its SaaS platform. VLife’s SaaS brings the value of its technology to the scientific community anywhere and anytime.