Optibrium

Optibrium is a drug discovery software company dedicated to transforming the way chemistry teams identify and optimise drug candidates. Their flagship platform, StarDrop, provides an intuitive, unified environment for medicinal chemists and drug discovery teams to move efficiently from hit identification through to candidate selection. Optibrium currently accelerates drug discovery for more than 200 teams worldwide, serving organisations ranging from emerging biotechs to large pharmaceutical companies such as Sanofi and Evotec.

StarDrop is designed to make computational drug discovery accessible without sacrificing power or depth. The platform combines data analysis, compound generation, molecular design, and AI-guided optimisation into a single modular solution, eliminating the steep learning curve typically associated with computational chemistry software. Optibrium continuously invests in innovation, with all products extensively tested and validated by an in-house scientific team, and novel techniques published in peer-reviewed literature.

Core Platform and Modules

• Data Analysis and SAR: Helps teams interpret experimental data and make sense of structure–activity relationships to guide compound progression decisions.
• Compound Generation: Enables chemists to generate a broader range of compound ideas and predict their potential properties before synthesis.
• Molecular Design: Provides 3D understanding of compound activity to improve design outcomes and guide more effective optimisation.
• Macrocycle Modelling: Delivers fast, comprehensive, and accurate modelling capabilities specifically tailored for macrocyclic compounds, scaling from small molecules to large macrocycles.
• Compound Optimisation: Helps teams pinpoint the highest quality candidates by balancing multiple properties simultaneously.
• AI-Guided Drug Discovery (Cerella): Applies proven AI to make confident predictions even when working with limited data, creating new value from existing discovery data and revealing hidden insights into the best compounds and most valuable experiments.
• BioPharmics: A dedicated 3D molecular modelling solution focused on finding novel active compounds and guiding efficient compound optimisation across a range of molecular sizes.

Real-Time Collaboration Capabilities

• Shared workspaces allow all team members to access compounds, data, and visualisations simultaneously, eliminating duplicated effort and reliance on out-of-date information.
• A centralised, single source of truth ensures every project member stays aligned on the latest decisions and strategies in real time.
• Centralised idea tracking captures every design decision throughout the discovery process, enabling teams to learn from past successes and avoid repeating unsuccessful approaches.
• Intuitive workspaces give individual team members the flexibility to view and analyse project information in the way they prefer, with instant sharing of results to colleagues.

AI and Scientific Validation

• Cerella provides AI-driven drug discovery capabilities, taking projects from concept to candidate faster by uncovering insights from existing data assets.
• All AI and computational methods are rigorously validated by Optibrium's in-house scientific team of PhD-level experts.
• Novel techniques and methodologies are published in peer-reviewed scientific papers, providing transparent scientific justification for the approaches used.
• The platform supports smarter resource allocation and stronger scientific justification for key investment and R&D decisions across the chemical discovery pipeline.

Deployment, Onboarding, and Integration

• StarDrop 8 is available as either a cloud-based or on-premises installation, giving organisations flexibility to match their IT infrastructure requirements.
• All software, licences, and onboarding are included in the price, with no major IT investment required to get started.
• Custom integrations with existing IT systems and third-party tools are available on request, enabling StarDrop to fit into established workflows.
• Onboarding is designed to be fast and straightforward, with a simple two-hour training session sufficient to get new users started.
• Optibrium provides support to help customers build their business case, plan and phase the roll-out, and drive adoption across their organisation.

Customer Support and Resources

• Day-to-day support is provided by a team of PhD-level scientists, with responses typically delivered within hours.
• A comprehensive online Customer Hub provides tutorials, product deep-dives, and detailed documentation to help users maximise the value of the platform.
• Free trials using a prospective customer's own data are available, alongside demonstrations with Optibrium specialists.

Trusted by medicinal chemists and discovery leaders at organisations including adMare BioInnovations, Evotec, Cerevance, Sanofi, and Anima Biotech, Optibrium combines scientific rigour with an accessible user experience to help drug discovery teams defy the odds and deliver better chances of success.