Metamolecular Products Blog

After several weeks of intensive work and a helping hand from alpha testers, I'm happy to report that the new Chempedia is up and running. Feel free to create an account using the streamlined signup/login page, register a new substance, vote on a substance naming, and perform exact and substructure searches.

I'm very excited about the potential for Chempedia's open approach to the production and peer-review of high-quality chemical information. There are two ways to keep up-to-date with the latest Chempedia developments - by subscribing to the Chempedia newsfeed, or by contacting us to place your name on the Chempedia email newsletter.

About Chempedia

Chempedia is the open chemical substance registration system created by and for the global chemistry community. Chempedia uses both ChemWriter™, the Web-based 2D structure editor, and Chemcaster™, the cheminformatics Web services platform, to speed development and improvements.

ChemWriter 1.3.4 is now available for download. This version fixes an issue that would prevent the editor from drawing itself when initialized with certain invalid molfiles.

About ChemWriter

ChemWriter is the chemical structure editor designed for use with Web applications. Fast-loading and easy to deploy, ChemWriter makes it simple to create great interfaces for rich chemistry applications. ChemWriter is used by organizations worldwide, and can be seen at work on popular sites such as eMolecules.

Congratulations to Fredrick Wallner, winner of the recent ChemWriter contest! Fredrick's name was randomly selected to win a free ChemWriter Domain License.

I'd like to once again thank those who participated, and encourage anyone with an interest in discussing chemical structure editors to get in touch about their requirements.

About ChemWriter

ChemWriter is the chemical structure editor designed for use with Web applications. Fast-loading and easy to deploy, ChemWriter makes it simple to create great interfaces for rich chemistry applications. ChemWriter is used by organizations worldwide, and can be seen at work on popular sites such as eMolecules.

If you've been thinking about entering the ChemWriter Contest, time is almost up. We'll be selecting one lucky winner at random from the valid entries received as of 5:00 pm U.S. Pacific Time tomorrow, October 7th.

Entering is easy: just write one paragraph on your most important requirement for a chemical structure editor. No mention of ChemWriter is necessary - we're really just interested in your most important requirement. Include a link to the contest home page. Then, post your entry to the social medium of your choice, for example: a LinkedIn forum; your blog, FriendFeed; even a mailing list. Then, send us a link to your entry.

Be sure to check out the complete rules before entering.

Good luck!

About ChemWriter

ChemWriter is the chemical structure editor designed for use with Web applications. Fast-loading and easy to deploy, ChemWriter makes it simple to create great interfaces for rich chemistry applications. ChemWriter is used by organizations worldwide, and can be seen at work on popular sites such as eMolecules.

Time is running out on your chance to win a free ChemWriter Domain License. Whether you haven't yet added a structure editor to your site or you're looking to improve the user/deployment experience, this could be your opportunity to do it for free. Even if you're already happy with your current solution, we'd like to hear about your most important requirement for a chemical structure editor.

Be sure to check out the full contest rules before entering. We'll be selecting a winner on October 7th.

ChemWriter is the chemical structure editor designed for use with Web applications. Fast-loading and easy to deploy, ChemWriter makes it simple to create great interfaces for rich chemistry applications. ChemWriter is used by organizations worldwide, and can be seen at work on popular sites such as eMolecules.