Researchers at the Wadhwani School of AI and Data Science, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M), and The Ohio State University developed an AI framework named PURE.
PURE stands for Policy-guided Unbiased Representations for Structure Constrained Molecular Generation.
The framework generates drug-like molecules that are easier to synthesise in a laboratory.
PURE promises to reduce early-stage drug development timelines, which can take decades and cost millions of dollars.
The system grounds molecular generation in real synthesis pathways and automatically learns chemical similarity to suggest viable synthetic routes.