Specialty Chemicals

Specialty Chemicals

Accelerate the optimization and discovery of high-performance chemicals with digital chemistry

With Schrödinger’s digital chemistry platform, you have the tools to develop more reliable and cost-efficient specialty chemicals with excellent performance. Leverage molecular simulation and machine learning for in silico design of novel monomers and additives that are used in plastics and rubbers, industrial coatings and paints, adhesives and personal care products, as well as catalysts used in the production of such chemicals.

Efficient digital solutions for designing and developing next-generation specialty chemicals

Improve quality and scalability of specialty chemicals

Digitally explore reaction mechanisms to optimize catalyst design and catalytic synthesis for specialty chemicals.

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Discover the best-performance chemicals for downstream products

Design new chemistries from alternative sources and identify new applications through simulating downstream products properties. Expedite new product development by screening out undesirable candidates virtually.

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Develop alternative green chemistry

Virtually simulate and screen alternative molecules from bio-sources or that have favorable life cycle behavior and predict the impact on properties of end products.

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Facilitate communications across the supply chain

Gain a better understanding of customer needs and manufacturing requirements with digital simulations of product performance. Diagnose customer issues and provide better feedback and improvement to customers.

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Accelerate the discovery of precursor chemicals

Explore numerous metal-ligand combinations for novel organometallic complexes and compute their potential as precursor chemicals for thin film deposition or etching, so as to quickly find the best candidates for lab synthesis and testing.

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BlogModernizing the mining industry with digital simulation

Modernizing the mining industry with digital simulation

Technology in action

Digital simulation can play an essential role in extracting the most value and efficiency from the earth, creating milder chemicals for the earth, and giving everyone on Earth access to clean, renewable energy.

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Case studies & webinars

Discover how Schrödinger technology is being used to solve real-world research challenges.

Materials Science Webinar

Advancing machine learning force fields for materials science applications

In this webinar, we will introduce Schrödinger’s state-of-the-art MLFF architecture, called Message Passing Network with Iterative Charge Equilibration (MPNICE), which incorporates explicit electrostatics for accurate charge representations.

Materials Science Webinar

Accelerating chemical innovation with AI/ML: Breakthroughs across materials applications

In this webinar, we will explore how AI/ML is driving impactful advancements in materials innovation, highlighting case studies that illustrate cutting-edge ML techniques in diverse applications.

Materials Science Webinar

High-performance materials discovery: A decade of cloud-enabled breakthroughs

This talk will showcase how Schrödinger’s integrated materials science platform enables massive parallel screening and de novo design campaigns across diverse applications.

Materials Science Webinar

Accelerating the Design of Asymmetric Catalysts with Schrödinger’s Digital Chemistry Platform

In this webinar, we demonstrate how Schrödinger’s advanced digital chemistry platform can be used to accelerate the direct design and discovery of asymmetric catalysts.

Materials Science Webinar

AI/ML meets physics-based simulations: A new era in complex materials design

In this webinar, we demonstrate the application of this combined approach in designing materials and formulations across diverse materials science applications, from battery electrolytes and fuel mixtures to thermoplastics and OLED devices. 

Materials Science Webinar

Harnessing Molecular Modeling to transform innovation in Polymeric Materials and Consumer Packaged Goods

In this webinar, we highlight Schrödinger’s Materials Science tools that can accelerate R&D efforts in these scientific domains.

Materials Science White Paper

Advanced Machine Learning and Molecular Simulations for Formulation Design

Materials Science Webinar

Computational Catalysis at Schrödinger

In this webinar, we highlight the digital simulation tools specifically for Catalysis & Reactivity.

Materials Science Webinar

Taking experimentation digital: Materials innovation using atomistic simulation and machine learning at-scale

In this webinar, we introduce a modern approach to materials R&D using a digital chemistry platform for in silico analysis, optimization and discovery.

Materials Science Webinar

Automated digital prediction of chemical degradation products

In this webinar, we present Schrödinger’s enhanced Nanoreactor, expanding upon the tool developed by Grimme and co-workers with many new features, including improved energy refinement of results and integrated user interface.

Online certification courses

Level up your skill set in formulation modeling with our self-paced, hands-on online certification courses.

Consumer Packaged Goods Course
Consumer packaged goods
Learn how to apply Schrödinger’s software to predict key properties of simple and complex material formulations with automated workflows and machine learning models.
Online certification course: Level-up your skill set in catalysis modeling
Homogeneous catalysis & reactivity
Learn how to apply industry-leading computational software to predict key properties of organic and organometallic compounds, determine transition state, and generate reaction profiles with automated workflows and machine learning models.

Software and services to meet your organizational needs

Software Platform

Deploy digital materials discovery workflows with a comprehensive and user-friendly platform grounded in physics-based molecular modeling, machine learning, and team collaboration.

Research Services

Leverage Schrödinger’s expert computational scientists to assist at key stages in your materials discovery and development process.

Support & Training

Access expert support, educational materials, and training resources designed for both novice and experienced users.