Combinatorial Chemistry An emerging chemical discovery method is proving to be a fruitful source of research and job opportunities. The technique-called combinatorial chemistry-has spawned a wave of in-house pharmaceutical research and new collaboration between drug firms and biotech companies. Similar programs may also be on the horizon for agrochemical and materials science researchers.
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Drug and agrochemical industry leaders predict combinatorial chemistry will speed product discovery and open new doors for chemists. Pharmaceutical companies already are retraining and hiring chemists who can understand parallel processing, perform solid-state drug synthesis,...
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