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University of Utah and USTAR

Synthetic and Medicinal Chemistry Core


The USTAR SMC Core unites the expertise of academia and industry to accelerate small molecule discovery. The core provides synthetic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and library screening services to investigators at the University of Utah and to industry partners.

The core supports advancing from small molecule target, to hit, to lead compound. Services include:

• Custom library development and synthesis

• Probe synthesis for target identification

• Scale-up of library hits for validation

• Scale-up of validated leads for in vivo or industrial applications

• API (active pharmaceutical ingredient) synthesis for clinical comparisons

• Custom synthesis of building blocks and intermediates

Read more about the USTAR SMC Core: The U Launches New Team to Facilitate Drug Discovery

For information and pricing, call Ryan Looper at 801-585-0408 or Paul Sebahar at 801-585-0590

USTAR SMC Core is sponsored by:

Director

Paul Sebahar, Ph.D.
phsebahar@yahoo.com
801-585-0590


Academic Director

Ryan Looper, Ph.D.
r.looper@utah.edu
801-585-0408


USTAR SMC Core

NHEB, Rm. 3166
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84112


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Last Updated: 6/3/21