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Part 1: Structure Prediction
Living on a prayer (and half a test set): Unblinding the data, freezing the board, and stepping into Phase 2. By Jon Swain, Maria Castellanos,
Statistical Comparison of Blind Challenge Entries by Jon Swain Benchmarks have become ubiquitous in machine learning, from the MNIST (Modified National Institute of Standards and
Improving 66 Pregnane X Receptor structures from the Protein Data Bank using modern refinement protocols to enhance ligand model quality.
A step-by-step guide to setting up a consumer AMD GPU workstation with ROCm to run the full openadmet-models stack, including dual-boot Linux setup.
Launch details for the PXR induction challenge, including the dataset, rules, and practical guidance for participants.
Lessons and reflections from the OpenADMET-ExpansionRx blind challenge — evaluating whether zero-shot ADMET predictions can be trusted in real drug discovery settings.
An introduction to the next blind challenge and why blinded datasets remain important for realistic benchmarking.
A look at OpenADMET's clearance modeling work and the broader challenge of generalizing across chemical space.
A behind-the-scenes look at the infrastructure and strategy required to generate useful ADMET datasets at scale.
Maria Castellanos Hugo MacDermott-Opeskin Jon Ainsley Pat Walters The ExpansionRx challenge, launched on October 27, 2025, closed two weeks ago! We are extremely grateful
Maria Castellanos Hugo MacDermott-Opeskin Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, and Toxicity (ADMET) properties can make or break the preclinical and clinical development of small molecules.
OpenADMET's first public model release — predictive models for key ADMET properties, built on open data and designed for the drug discovery community.
Intermediate leaderboard release Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, and Toxicity (ADMET) properties can make or break the preclinical and clinical development of small molecules. At OpenADMET
How do you know what you don't know? A deep dive into uncertainty quantification for ADMET predictions and why it matters for drug discovery decision-making.
Additional details on the coming challenge Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion and Toxicity–ADMET–properties can make or break preclinical and clinical development of small molecules.
Small molecules continue to be the bricks and mortar of drug discovery globally, accounting for ~75% of FDA approvals over the last decade. Oral bioavailability,
Author: Pat Walters, Chief Scientist, OpenADMET Originally published on Practical Cheminformatics. Starting today, September 15, 2025, I will assume a new role as Chief Scientist
Small molecule therapies have always been and continue to be the dominant way we treat diseases worldwide. Small molecules have unique advantages such as cost,
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