New Molecule Has Excellent Activity Against Malaria Parasite

Modeling of Furosemide in DILIsym™ Model Reveals Testable Hypotheses about Hepatotoxicity Mechanisms
A predictive, quantitative, mathematical model (DILIsym™) is under development as a public-private initiative based on the physiological processes involved in drug-induced liver injury. The model includes…

Simulations Plus Buys out Royalty Agreement
Company Now Owns IP in ADMET Predictor™ Enslein Metabolism Module

In Silico Modeling for the Nonlinear Absorption Kinetics of UK-343,664: A P-gp and CYP3A4 Substrate
The aim of this work was to extrapolate in vitro and preclinical animal data to simulate the pharmacokinetic parameters of UK-343,664, a P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and CYP3A4 substrate, in human.

Simulations Plus Reports Record Second Quarter FY2012 Preliminary Revenues
Net sales increase to new record for any quarter of $2.789 million, up 24% sequentially and 6.4% compared to 2QFY11

Simulations Plus Announces Changes in Board of Directors
Dr. David Ralph, Professor of Marketing at Pepperdine University, to Replace Dr. Richard Weiss, Retiring after Nearly 15 Years on Board

The pluses and minuses of groupthink
Susan Cain recently wrote about the advantages and limitations of team work versus going it alone in the New York Times Sunday Review.

Small-molecule inhibitors of the androgen receptor
The present invention provides a method of inhibiting an androgen receptor by administering a compound of Formula I: or a compound of Formula II: wherein R1, R2, R3 and...

Provisional Biopharmaceutical Classification of Some Common Herbs Used in Western Medicine
The aim of this study was to classify some markers of common herbs used in Western medicine according to the Biopharmaceutical Classification System (BCS).

Simulations Plus Announces Cash Dividend
Board of directors declares an ongoing quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share

Thinking about thinking.
In a podcast called Thinking About Thinking, three eminent scientists discuss the ways humans think. All three have interesting and useful insights. I recommend this podcast to anyone responsible for managing Pharma R&D teams or for anyone looking for new ways to improve team performance, especially in knowledge-intensive research efforts.

George Steiner, a certain idea of knowledge.
George Steiner:
Our world is shrinking. Science is becoming inaccessible to us. Who can understand the latest innovations in genetics, astrophysics and biology? Who can explain them to the profane? Knowledge no longer communicates; writers and philosophers in our day are incapable of enabling us to understand science. At the same time, the scope of imagination in science is dazzling. How can we claim to speak of human consciousness if we overlook what is most daring and imaginative? I am concerned by what it means to be literate today. Is it possible to be literate if you do not understand non-linear equations?

Simulations Plus Reports First Quarter FY2012 Financial Results
Net sales increase 9.6% to first quarter record $2.248 million; Net income up 30.9% to $755,000

Simulations Plus Sets Date for 1st Quarter 2012 Earnings Release and Conference Call
Conference Call to be on Wednesday, January 18, at 4:15 PM ET

The age of the smart machine.
Frances Fukuyama had some interesting things to say in the current issue of Foreign Affairs about the implications of globalization and technical innovation for our children’s future.*

Finally, a User-Friendly Way of Computing and Presenting Individual Group Contributions to Polyprotic Ionization of Drugs
It is tempting to “assign” the macroscopic ionization constants (apparent pKa ‘s obtained from titration experiments) of molecules to specific ionizable groups; however, this is strictly appropriate only…

Simulations Plus to Present at the Sidoti & Company, LLC Semi-Annual New York Micro-Cap Conference
Leader in Drug Discovery and Development Simulation and Modeling Software to Present on January 9, 2012; Sidoti NY Micro Cap Conference 2012

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Three barriers to progress in computer-aided molecular design
The computational chemistry and cheminformatics community faces many challenges to advancing the state of the art.

Simulations Plus Reports Preliminary Revenues for First Fiscal Quarter FY2012
Revenues Increase 9.5% for New Record 1st Quarter, Cash up 40%