Seed Innovation Discovery Program (SIDP) from OTAVA

TORONTO, CANADA - Jun 2, 2014 - If your research is dedicated to the development of novel biologically active substances, new drug candidates or treatment strategies and you believe in creating true collaborative partnerships between academia and industry, Seed Innovation Discovery Program (SIDP) from OTAVA is for you.

This program consists of 4 steps:

• Seeding means signing of agreement for joint research projects in drug design area
• Watering means performing of virtual screening of OTAVA collection containing 150,000 drug-like and lead-like compounds on your molecular target
• Growing means molecular modeling, cheminformatics, structural optimization and synthetic chemistry support provided all the way through the joint research workflow
• Harvesting means patenting and commercialization, joint publication and subsequent research funding opportunities.

More information about SIDP you can find at the web-site www.otavachemicals.com .