From diatomics to drugs and dividends.

Richards WG

The path from diatomic molecule spectroscopy to molecular modelling and drug discovery is described, along with aspects of the commercialisation of research. It is a history tightly coupled with the advances in computers over the past 50 years, but with a future full of opportunity.

Keywords:

Computer Simulation

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Drug Design

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History, 20th Century

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History, 21st Century

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Models, Molecular

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Spectrum Analysis