A computational approach to identifying protein targets
There are a number of ways to go about identifying possible protein targets. The biological route is the standard method of trying to de-convolute the target from the cellular context. However, it involves a lot of time and work. Taking a computational approach can be a very efficient shortcut that narrows the search down to a few likely candidates.
The academic group choose to take the computational route and they decided to outsource this sophisticated project to CDS. Cresset was the ideal choice for a number of reasons.
The cost and time advantages of outsourcing
Firstly, it was far quicker and cost effective to outsource the project rather than trying to do it in-house. To do the work in-house would have needed to recruit an expert and to purchase the software and hardware. There would have been steep learning curves for using the software and methods. Added to this, they would potentially have been left with these overheads at the end of the project.
By contrast, for an outsourced project CDS supplies both the expertise and the infrastructure. This makes it far quicker to get up and running. It is also far more cost effective since the resources are only paid for the duration of the project.
Choosing partners who have the right expertise
Added to these advantages, CDS has specific expertise in this field. Our software calculates the interaction potentials of molecules by analysing their shape, electrostatic fields and hydrophobicity relative to atomic probes. These values are used to create a unique representation of