MEDICI OSDrug Discovery
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The operating system for drug discovery

Charting
a Course to
Optimal Discovery

Medici OS takes a small-molecule project from target biology to hit-to-lead — bringing together the literature, protein structures, chemical libraries, docking and molecular dynamics in one workspace, with every result traced to its source.

14

Discovery layers

From target biology and structure collection to screening, benchmarking and hit-to-lead — each with its own evidence.

87

Data integrations

Protein structures, chemical libraries, bioactivity, target biology, literature and trials — each with a visible status.

14
Pipeline layers
87
Data integrations
12
Compute tools
4
Evidence classes

The platform

One workspace for the whole discovery loop

From the first question about a target to a defensible, documented conclusion — every step grounded in the literature, the structures and the data you bring in.

Literature search

Ask a question in plain language. Medici turns it into focused queries over PubMed and returns an answer in which every statement is cited to a specific article.

Structure-based discovery workflow

A 14-layer pipeline from target biology to hit-to-lead — each layer with its own workbench, evidence, data sources and tools.

Targets and structures

Collect experimental protein structures for a target, with method, resolution, ligands and the source record behind every entry.

Discovery agents

Agents read the evidence in your workspace and report only what is present in a source record — each finding keeps its citation.

Simulations and compute

Ligand preparation, docking, molecular dynamics and structure prediction, run on the structures and compounds in your workflow.

Evidence you can audit

Every record is labelled predicted, measured, curated or hypothesis, with its source and date. Computed results are never presented as experiments.

Workflows

One project per target, one workbench per layer

A workflow is your project — for example one protein target. Each pipeline layer has its own workbench, where you collect evidence, search the literature, bind data sources and run tools. Findings, notes and results stay with the layer they belong to, and a layer with no data is clearly marked as blocked.

Literature search
Cited answers from PubMed
Data source
Bind a database to a layer
Simulation
Docking · dynamics · folding
Discovery agent
Reason over your evidence
Note
Hypotheses and observations
Build a workflow
Workflow · small-molecule discovery

target · disease · organism · structure of interest

Workbench · 03 Structure collection
Literature searchRCSB PDBNote
Workbench · 09 Computational screening
DockingRescoring
Layer statusnot started · in progress · blocked · complete

The discovery pipeline

Fourteen layers, from target to lead

Structure-based small-molecule discovery, laid out layer by layer. Each layer states what it needs, what was found and what is still missing — so gaps are visible instead of hidden.

01

Target biology

The therapeutic hypothesis and the evidence behind it.

02

Assayability

Is the target expressed, and can its activity be measured?

03

Structure collection

Experimental structures, with quality and ligand context.

04

Binding site

Pockets, mechanism and the site hypothesis.

05

Chemical library

Which compounds are in scope, and where they came from.

06

Standardization

Protonation, tautomers, stereochemistry and identity.

07

Ligand 3D prep

Conformers and ligand parameters for docking.

08

Receptor prep

Cleaning, protonating and defining the docking box.

09

Screening

Docking and rescoring of the prepared library.

10

Benchmarking

Known actives and decoys; how uncertain the scores are.

11

Hit confirmation

Experimental confirmation of computational hits.

12

Selectivity

Off-target activity and cellular mechanism.

13

Hit-to-lead

Potency, ADMET and developability of the series.

14

Lineage

Every record traced to its source for reproducibility.

Data integrations

87 sources across the discovery stack

The catalogue spans protein structures, chemical spaces, bioactivity, target biology, literature and docking software — open and licensed. Each source shows its status, so you can see which are connected today and which are planned.

0111 sources

Protein sequence & structure

RCSB PDBPDBeUniProtInterProCATH
029 sources

Predicted structures

AlphaFold DBESMFoldColabFoldSWISS-MODEL
0315 sources

Compound libraries & chemical spaces

ChEMBLPubChemZINC22Enamine REALCOCONUT
0414 sources

Bioactivity, ADMET & benchmarks

BindingDBIUPHARToxCastDrugBankPoseBusters
056 sources

Target biology

Open TargetsDepMapGTExSTRINGReactome
0619 sources

Literature, patents & trials

PubMedEurope PMCOpenAlexClinicalTrials.govEmbase
0713 sources

Cheminformatics & docking

RDKitAutoDock VinaGNINAfpocketMol*
Browse the full catalogueTrack status, owners and next steps

Compute tools

The software that does the molecular work

Twelve established tools for preparing molecules, docking, running dynamics and predicting structure. Each lists its inputs, outputs and requirements, and says plainly when it is not installed or needs a licence.

Ligand & receptor preparation

  • Open Babel — Format conversion, hydrogens, 3D coordinates, properties
  • Meeko — PDBQT preparation for docking

Docking & scoring

  • AutoDock Vina — Pose search and affinity ranking
  • Smina — Custom scoring, score-only and minimisation
  • GNINA — CNN-based pose scoring and rescoring

Molecular dynamics

  • OpenMM — Minimisation and dynamics on CPU or GPU
  • GROMACS — High-performance MD engine
  • AmberTools — Ligand parametrisation, MMPBSA analysis
  • Amber — Licensed suite with GPU dynamics (licence required)

Structure prediction

  • ColabFold — AlphaFold2-style protein folding
  • Boltz-2 — Open structure and binding-affinity prediction
  • AlphaFold 3 — Complex prediction (restricted weights)
Browse every tool with its parameters, inputs and licence terms.
Open compute tools

Simulations

From literature to in-silico, without leaving the bench

Run docking, dynamics and structure prediction on the structures and compounds already in your workflow. Results are recorded as predicted — never as experimental — and linked to the inputs that produced them.

Molecular docking

AutoDock Vina · Smina · GNINA

Dock prepared ligands into a prepared receptor and rank the poses by predicted binding affinity (kcal/mol), with RMSD against a reference pose where one exists.

receptor + ligands → ranked poses

Molecular dynamics

OpenMM · GROMACS · AmberTools

Relax a structure, then simulate a protein or complex in solvent to test whether a docked pose stays put and how the pocket moves.

complex → trajectory + energies

Structure prediction

ColabFold · Boltz-2 · AlphaFold 3

Fold a sequence when no experimental structure exists, with a per-residue confidence estimate (pLDDT) to guide how far to trust it.

sequence → structure + pLDDT

Questions

Questions scientists ask

How does Medici keep results trustworthy?

Every record carries a status — predicted, measured, curated or hypothesis — plus its source and date. A computed result can only ever be predicted or a hypothesis; it is never recorded as an experiment. Cited answers must point to a retrieved article, and statements that can't be traced to one are removed.

What happens when data is missing?

Medici says so. When you run the pipeline, each layer reports what was found and what is missing — an unconnected database, a missing input, or no measurements yet — and a layer with no data is marked blocked rather than complete. Nothing is filled in with placeholder values.

What is the difference between a workflow and a workbench?

A workflow is your project, for example one target. Inside it, each pipeline layer has a workbench: a focused place to gather evidence, search literature, bind data sources, run tools and keep notes for that stage.

Which data sources are supported?

The catalogue tracks 87 integrations across 7 areas, from structures and compound libraries to bioactivity and trials. Each shows its status, so you can see which are connected today and which are still planned. Open resources and licensed ones are both listed, and licensed ones need your own credentials.

Which compute tools are available?

Twelve tools cover ligand preparation, docking, molecular dynamics and structure prediction. Open-source tools run in containers; licensed ones, such as Amber, and gated ones, such as AlphaFold 3, require a licence or weights you supply. A tool that isn't installed reports that clearly.

Can I see how a conclusion was reached?

Yes. Each run records its inputs and parameters, and every piece of evidence links back to its source, so a reviewer can retrace any result from conclusion to origin.

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