Kode Chemoinformatics launches Junes, The most comprehensive chemoinformatics toolbox for R&D.

Author:

Kode s.r.l.

Date:

07.04.2025

Topic:

News

Designed to accelerate processes such as molecular design and drug discovery, the software integrates tools for calculating molecular descriptors, fingerprints, and models for predicting ecotoxicological properties.

Pisa, April 7th 2025 – Kode Chemoinformatics, the Business Unit of Kode, specialized in developing AI-based software solutions for the chemical sector, launches Junes, the new software for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries supporting the entire R&D process. Thanks to a set of features dedicated to the visualization, analysis, and processing of chemical data, Junes accelerates innovation in molecular design, drug discovery, materials science and property prediction, without the need to write code.

The research and development process of new chemical compounds, both in the industrial chemical sector and in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical fields, increasingly requires advanced IT skills: from deep knowledge of programming languages to the creation and training of Artificial Intelligence models. This often represents a barrier to entry for many domain experts and, most importantly, extends research timelines.

With Junes, for the first time in a single tool, laboratories have access to both 2D and 3D molecular descriptors, predictive models for toxicity and human and environmental pharmacokinetics, along with a wide range of other chemoinformatics features and chemical data visualization tools. This provides a clear and intuitive chemoinformatics solution, making pharmaceutical and industrial innovation faster and safer.

Thanks to its graphical interface, the integration of the most advanced chemoinformatics techniques becomes accessible to both experimental and computational researchers. It meets diverse needs with a wide range of advanced chemoinformatics and toxicity prediction tools, which can be used either in pipelines or standalone, or integrated with existing R&D processes in companies or laboratories.

Junes is thus capable of supporting laboratories and researchers at various levels:

In Molecular Design, Junes enables advanced chemoinformatics assessments, including molecular similarity analysis and descriptor calculations for QSAR models, in a short time

In the Early Stages of Drug Discovery, Junes speeds up candidate selection by uncovering patterns, correlations, and clustering within complex compound libraries.

Reduces the risk of late-stage failure by screening out potentially ecotoxic compounds early in the discovery process.

Supports regulatory compliance (e.g., REACH) from the start by assessing key ecotoxicological endpoints and facilitating documentation.

Alessio Sommovigo, Business Unit Manager of Kode Chemoinformatics, states: “Our deep understanding of the needs of the chemical research market (both industrial and pharmaceutical) led us to challenge technical limits in an effort to create a modular tool. Our goal was not only to meet the needs of an R&D process but also to leverage the most advanced technologies to enhance research, expand the chemical space that can be explored, and make the selected compounds safer for study, accelerating the timeline for discovering new drugs and compounds that can actually be approved.”