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Welcome to August's newsletter, bringing you the latest updates from the home of structural science.

| View in browser Hi there,   Welcome to our latest newsletter, bringing you news and updates from the home of structural science. This month we are celebrating our founder Dr Olga Kennard as she was awarded the 12th IUCr Ewald Prize - read our blog to find out more. There are also details of our upcoming What's Up webinar, our newly released industry view report and more.   The CCDC team   Dr Olga Kennard wins the 12th IUCr Ewald Prize Dr Olga Kennard had been awarded the twelfth IUCr Ewald Prize for her invaluable pioneering contribution to the development of crystallographic databases, namely the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD).  With this blog you will get inspired by Dr Olga Kennard's vision, ideas, and achievements for the crystallographic and scientific community.    Read more   Report: Will COVID-19 spark a data revolution in drug discovery? The urgency of COVID research exposed vulnerabilities and opportunities available in the pharmaceutical industry. With so much data available, those able to organise, link and interpret it have taken the lead. Download our industry view report where we hear from Joe Donahue, Managing Director for Life Sciences at Accenture, and Juergen Harter, CEO of the CCDC on how data handling should change drug discovery and development for better in the future. Download   Latest blogs Classifying metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for search and screening Although the term MOF was only coined in 1995, they have already erupted as a class of materials, both in the number of structures and applications reported. Read Seth Wiggin's blog to learn more about the importance and classification of MOFs. Read more     Pharmacophore-based search - generating new ideas in drug discovery Generating new ideas or looking at protein-ligand interactions in a novel way is key to innovative drug discovery and design. This blog explores pharmacophores, their role in drug discovery, and how to perform a pharmacophore-based search. Read more   CCDC renewed partnership with University of Cambridge We are delighted to announce that we have renewed our partnership with the University of Cambridge as a University Partner Institute. This agreement means the CCDC will continue receiving and supporting graduate students with their studies and research in collaboration with the University of Cambridge. Read more An international Affair - CCDC holds second Virtual User Group Meeting! A few weeks ago we held our second virtual CCDC User Group meeting. While it was timed to best accommodate our community in the Pacific time zone, it was open to all. Read Carmen Nitsche's blog to learn more about our user group meetings. Read more   2020.2 Release is now available!   What's new? CSD KNIME Component Collection; It allows building custom workflows using CSD data and software within KNIME, without the need to write Python code. Read more. CSD Drug, Pesticide & COVID-19 Subsets; Four new CSD subsets to help researchers investigate insights into particular categories of compounds. The 2020.2 CSD Release has extended the range of available subsets, with new lists of structures focused on drugs, pesticides and those structures that have been highlighted as being of interest in the fight against COVID-19. Read more.   What's Up Webinar September - Register today! Join us for the September What's Up webinar to learn more about the CSD KNIME Component Collection and the CSD subsets. As usual we will tell you about the latest CCDC updates, upcoming events and collaboration projects. During the webinar we welcome your questions and feedback.     Register   Global UGM virtual meeting - registration is open! We are inviting all user of CCDC software to join us in a global user group meeting. Throughout the day we will have insightful talks from academics and industrial users, discussions about the applications of the CCDC software, and networking opportunities. This is our last user group meeting for 2020, therefore you can expect some exciting news about what to expect in 2021!   Theme: Rethinking the future of in silico science   Confirmed Speakers: Chris Radoux, Exscientia Elena Besley, Nottingham University John Liebeschuetz, Astex Alice Brink, University of the Free State in South Africa Jeremie Mortier, Bayer Simon Parsons, University of Edinburgh Register   CCDC Home Learning: How are crystals made? This activity will introduce budding scientists of 8 years+ to crystallisation. Solid crystals start as very tiny crystal nuclei, which then grow! In this activity we will learn about the solution from which the nuclei are created and about crystallisation, with hands-on activities and a video of rapid nucleation, while discovering examples of crystallisation that are around us. At the end of this activity, don’t forget to collect your reward!   Chat with us and share your pictures from each activity on social media, using the hashtag #CCDCHomeLearning and the tag @ccdc.cambridge on Facebook, @ccdc\_cambridge on Twitter, and @ccdc\_cambridge on Instagram.   If you'd like to contribute your stories or research to our monthly newsletter, please don't hesitate to get in touch at hello@ccdc.cam.ac.uk. CCDC, 12, Union Rd, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 1EZ, United Kingdom Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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