Improving synthesis prediction of small molecules at scale with RetroChimera

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Custom-made molecules are advancing medicine, materials, and agriculture, but producing them is slow and expensive. A new Nature paper highlights RetroChimera, a predictive model that helps accelerate chemical synthesis, helping researchers explore a wide range of molecules. The post Improving synthesis prediction of small molecules at scale with RetroChimera appeared first on Microsoft Research . Microsoft Research issued this as an official post on 2026-09-21. The desk files the title and summary from the allow-listed official source, not a rewrite.

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Custom-made molecules are advancing medicine, materials, and agriculture, but producing them is slow and expensive. That is a public research file from Microsoft Research, dated 2026-09-21. Tagged Science.

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• Custom-made molecules are advancing medicine, materials, and agriculture, but producing them is slow and expensive.