miniCUP Boston 2024 will be held on November 7th, 2024
miniCUP Boston is a single-day in-person gathering that will provide the opportunity to hear presentations from OpenEye and industry speakers, as well as learn about the latest scientific innovations and recent updates to the Orion® molecular design platform and our applications and toolkits. Plus stay for robust discussion at a cocktail reception following the event.
Location:
Museum of Science
Museum of Science Driveway
Boston, MA 02114
Parking:
Complimentary parking is available at the Museum of Science on a first come, first serve basis. Please bring your parking ticket with you into the conference so that it can be validated when you register at the check-in table for miniCUP.
Agenda:
| 9:00 – Registration & Coffee/Pastries | |||
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9:30 Welcome & Overview - Anthony Nicholls | ||
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10:00 Strengthening the Core with 3D QSAR – Geoff Skillman | ||
| 10:30 – Break | |||
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11:00 Going Intergalactic: Orion Molecular Design Platform Enhancements - Jharrod LaFon | ||
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11:30 Development-ability of Antibody Therapeutics – Jesper Sørensen | ||
| 12:00 – Lunch | |||
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1:00 AI-Guided Design of Experiments and Decision-Making Using Bayesian Optimization – Greg Bakken | ||
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1:30 Faster, Larger, Smarter: Filling the Funnel and Advancing the Scale of Virtual Screening – Matt Geballe | ||
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2:00 Navigating Orion: Overview and Search demo - David Hamilton | ||
| 2:30 – Break | |||
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2:50 Crystal Structure Prediction: Our Team Stands Ready! - Hari Muddana & Jeff Grandy | ||
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3:20 Putting your favorite tools into Orion - Jesper Sørensen | ||
| 3:35 – Break | |||
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3:55 Optimizing Lead Compounds with Efficient Binding Free Energy Calculations - Chris Neale | ||
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4:25 Expanding the Druggable Universe: Validation of a Cryptic Pocket Detection Workflow on Several Difficult-to-drug Targets – David LeBard | ||
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4:55 Closing remarks - Anthony Nicholls | ||
| 5:00 – Reception |
Pre-registration now is open for miniCUP Boston 2024