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Closing the gap between centralized and decentralized compound management approaches.

Marc R M Andreae¹, Thomas Steiner, Matthieu Hueber

¹Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Center for Proteomic Chemistry, Basel, Switzerland. marc.andreae@novartis.com

Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening

|December 17, 2008

Summary

Researchers developed a low-cost, flexible compound storage system for academic labs and pharmaceutical companies. This system, managed by Compound Store Manager software, ensures local access while maintaining global compound accessibility.

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Area of Science:

Drug Discovery and Development
Chemical Biology
Laboratory Management

Background:

Growing demand for systematic compound storage in pharmaceutical companies, research organizations, and academic labs.
Budget constraints limit smaller institutions' access to expensive commercial storage systems.
Need for flexible, cost-effective storage solutions to complement existing automated archives in large organizations.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a low-cost, highly flexible compound storage concept for diverse research settings.
To address the need for both localized, on-site compound access and global accessibility.
To introduce a software solution for managing decentralized storage systems.

Main Methods:

Development of a flexible, low-cost manual compound storage system with variable designs.
Implementation of Compound Store Manager software for administering multiple global stores.
Creation of a backend system with centralized data management for store integration.

Main Results:

Successful implementation of a cost-effective and adaptable compound storage solution.
Enabled efficient management and integration of decentralized storage facilities.
Facilitated quick on-site compound access without compromising global availability.

Conclusions:

The developed system offers a viable, budget-friendly alternative for compound storage.
Centralized data management and software control enhance the usability of decentralized stores.
This approach supports both local needs and global accessibility for chemical compound collections.