Sigma-Aldrich has acquired ChemNavigator, Inc., a provider of discovery research informatics software tools used for design, selection and procurement of chemical compound libraries. The acquisition combines ChemNavigator’s suite of virtual screening and selection tools and searchable database of compounds, with Sigma-Aldrich’s chemical compound management expertise, procurement and global distribution.

ChemNavigator’s sourcing database, iResearch Library, contains millions of chemical products available for selection and purchase. The acquisition aligns the global procurement and distribution capabilities of Sigma-Aldrich’s Discovery(CPR) service with ChemNavigator’s front-end cheminformatics research tools. These combined capabilities are part an effort to provide customers with complete chemical discovery, from compound selection to delivery of custom packaged chemical building blocks and screening libraries ready for testing.

“ChemNavigator is well-recognized for its fast and efficient virtual discovery tools and for its extensive database of chemical compounds,” said Dr. Ilya Koltover, manager, business development, for Sigma-Aldrich. “This acquisition enables Sigma-Aldrich to provide the research community with an efficient, seamless discovery offer that extends from virtual selection to compound delivery.”

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