Intermediates and synthesis services for drug discovery – Fulcrum Scientific at SCIpharm 2006

EXHIBITOR NEWS

10 April 2006

Fulcrum Scientific, the European agent for a growing number of niche suppliers of intermediates and synthesis services, offers an extensive array of compounds, ideas and skills to help chemists chart a smooth course through drug discovery.

The company’s CEO, Dr Mick Durrant, is looking forward to presenting the current range of products and services at SCIpharm 2006 (14-17 May, EICC, Scotland). “Our suppliers are all carefully selected; we particularly seek out those with the hallmarks of creativity, attention to detail and an unerring dedication to the needs of their target customers,” he said. Focus Synthesis LLC, a company formed by medicinal chemists for medicinal chemists, is a prime example. Through them, Fulcrum Scientific has access to over 850 chemical building blocks suitable for diversity-oriented synthesis. The product emphasis is on rare and unique substructure classes, chemoinformatic gap fillers and atom scan precursors for highly focused combinatorial libraries.  

Another supplier, Louston International Inc, specialises in custom synthesis, contract manufacturing and toll manufacturing, providing bulk active ingredients and advanced intermediates. Here, the emphasis is on aromatic fluorination, with almost one-third of the 650 research intermediates available consisting of mono- and polyfluorinated compounds.  

From Synchem Inc, Fulcrum Scientific has access to close to 850 high quality synthons including unique chiral building blocks, heterocyclic compounds, chiral ligands and templates. A special focus is the design and synthesis of new building block classes that are precursors to heterocyclic systems for parallel and combinatorial chemistry. 

In addition to providing ready-made compounds, Fulcrum Scientific’s suppliers also have a proven track record in custom synthesis services on a gramme to kilogramme scale.  

For more details on Fulcrum Scientific’s range of products and services, visit www.fulcrumscientific.com, or meet us at SCIpharm 2006. 

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About Fulcrum Scientific

Fulcrum Scientific was created with the aim of allowing research chemists to tap into the opportunities afforded by the skills, creativity and drive of niche suppliers
of research chemicals and services for the life science sector. By using Fulcrum Scientific as a single point of contact, chemists can access an enriched range of products and services, from catalogue purchases and custom synthesis right through to other types of discovery services such as lead optimization or focused library synthesis under proprietary contract.

The company has extensive experience of the needs and work pressures of the chemist. It is focused on delivering real customer satisfaction, from first contact to final delivery. 

Press information – Fulcrum Scientific

Dr Michael Durrant, Fulcrum Scientific Ltd, 35-36 Lion Chambers

John William Street, Huddersfield  HD1 1ER United Kingdom 

T: +44 (0) 148 431 7214  mick.durrant@fulcrumscientific.com 

Press information – SCIpharm 2006

Trish Appleton, Kapler Communications, Suite 2, Cressner House

12 Huntingdon Street, St Neots, Cambs PE19 1BD United Kingdom 

T: +44 (0) 1480 471117  trish@kapleronline.com