Re : [Molecular-modelling] Tripos' Sybyl - gone forever?

[Nadir Mrabet]

Hello,
I have not heard of Tripos Sybyl for years. Many molecular modeling packages have not been able to make it marketwise, at least in part, because they required a rather rare transdisciplinary expertise in biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics.
Plus Sybyl was rather focused on chemistry, rather than biochemistry with large, extensively more complexe, molecules.
Even better softwares did not make it as commercial products, sometimes because the people behind were rather scientists than genuine commercial experts.
Even in science, more progress is needed.
Best regards,

Pr. Nadir T. Mrabet
Structural & Molecular Biochemistry
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> Many years ago (back in the late 90-s - early 2000-s) I used to have an
> access to the powerful Sybyl suite of molecular modeling programs. I
> wonder what has happened to it? Some 10 years ago or so they went
> private, and the entity that bought them (Certara) does not list the
> suite as available anymore.

> Does anybody know what's the current availability status of Sybyl,
> specifically of their Composer and Molcad modules?

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> w/regards,
> sb
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