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To measure is to know: an approach to CADD performance metrics
Deborah Loughney1, Brian L Claus, Stephen R Johnson
1Computer-Assisted Drug Design, Molecular Sciences and Candidate Optimization, Bristol-Myers Squibb, PO Box 5400, Princeton, NJ 08543-5400, USA.
Abstract:
With the financial and productivity challenges currently facing the pharmaceutical industry, there is constant pressure to justify resources and improve efficiency. With process-driven activities, understanding the contribution of these resources is reasonably straightforward. By contrast, measuring the contribution of knowledge workers is less obvious. Here, we present an impact-oriented approach to assessing the performance of an industrial computer-assisted drug design group. We discuss how these metrics are used to understand and optimize resource allocation in support of drug discovery programs.
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