PHILADELPHIA, May 14, 2024
/PRNewswire/ --
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), a leading global agricultural
sciences company, today announced a collaboration with Optibrium, a
leading developer of software and artificial intelligence (AI)
solutions for small molecule discovery. The agreement is part of
FMC's strategic plan to accelerate the discovery and
commercialization of FMC's pipeline.
Expanding FMC's Discovery process to include Optibrium's
innovative Augmented Chemistry® AI
technologies will help bring new solutions to growers faster.
Machine learning and AI methods will serve to identify promising
compounds, optimize their properties and continue the company's
focus on sustainable products.
"Our collaboration with Optibrium marks a pivotal moment in crop
protection research," said Dr. Seva
Rostovtsev, FMC executive vice president and chief
technology officer. "By integrating AI into our R&D efforts, we
aim to revolutionize how we develop sustainable solutions for
farmers and ultimately enhance global food security."
FMC will utilize Optibrium's Cerella™ and
StarDrop™ technologies to further internal research and
development. Cerella™ is an AI platform enhancing
molecular discovery with deep learning, enabling more accurate
predictions and better experimental prioritization to improve
return on investment. StarDrop™ complements this
further through small molecule design and optimization, integrating
with Cerella™ to leverage AI for improved data analysis
in discovery.
"We are delighted that our robust AI and software platforms are
supporting FMC, a global leader in crop protection, to enhance
their discovery," said Matt Segall,
chief executive officer of Optibrium. "FMC's commitment to
improving their processes with cutting-edge AI and machine learning
approaches very much aligns with our own mission to revolutionise
discovery with innovative scientific solutions, and we look forward
to seeing the future impacts of this agreement."
About FMC
FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company
dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for
an expanding world population while adapting to a changing
environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including
biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture –
enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management
professionals to address their toughest challenges economically
while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,200
employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to
discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active
ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that
are consistently better for the planet. Visit fmc.com to learn more
and follow us on LinkedIn®.
About Optibrium
Optibrium develops exceptional software and AI solutions that
help scientists advance their discovery projects. Cutting-edge
science, backed up by rigorous research, underpins their intuitive
software for compound design, optimisation and data analysis.
Optibrium's comprehensive in silico platform improves the
speed, efficiency, and productivity of the discovery process and
supports a worldwide customer base, including leading pharma,
biotech, agrochemical and flavouring companies and not-for-profit
and academic groups.
Optibrium was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in
Cambridge, UK, with a US
subsidiary, Optibrium Inc., based in Cambridge MA.
For further information, visit
www.optibrium.com.
FMC and the FMC logo are trademarks of FMC Corporation or an
affiliate. Optibrium, Augmented Chemistry, Cerella and StarDrop are
trademarks of Optibrium Ltd.
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