NEW YORK, NY – Schrödinger Inc., a technology leader in atomic-scale modeling and physics-based chemical simulations, announced today that it is collaborating with Professor Jeffrey Wiggins of the University of Southern Mississippi to advance the development and design of polymer and high performance materials. Professor Wiggins is the Director of the School of Polymers & High Performance Materials and an Associate Professor at USM. He is widely recognized as one of the leading researchers in the development of polymers for aerospace composites. Schrödinger’s Materials Science Suite features unparalleled automated workflows and property prediction capabilities harnessing quantum mechanics and GPU-accelerated molecular dynamics to accurately and efficiently predict critical properties for polymers. Schrödinger will work closely with the Wiggins group to leverage the software capabilities to analyze and optimize polymers for industrial use in

Schrödinger’s Materials Science Suite features unparalleled automated workflows and property prediction capabilities harnessing quantum mechanics and GPU-accelerated molecular dynamics to accurately and efficiently predict critical properties for polymers. Schrödinger will work closely with the Wiggins group to leverage the software capabilities to analyze and optimize polymers for industrial use in high performance composites.

“Schrödinger is rapidly advancing atomic-scale chemical simulation software for the polymers research community, which is proving to be accurate, fast, and easy to use. Students routinely use Schrödinger simulation tools to screen, visualize, and inform benchtop synthetic experimentation, which rapidly advances their innovations and enhances their results. The School of Polymers & High Performance Materials at the University of Southern Mississippi is delighted to serve as an academic partner with Schrödinger and looks forward to participating with the insertion of advanced simulation software within the polymer science and engineering community,” says Professor Wiggins. Dr. Mathew D. Halls, Schrödinger’s Vice President of Materials Science, adds “Our tools provide a serious advantage to researchers working on developing new polymer materials. We are excited to work with Professor Wiggins to combine simulation together with experiment, advancing this important area of research.”

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Schrödinger is a leading provider of advanced molecular simulations and enterprise software solutions and services to accelerate and increase the efficiency of drug discovery for its clients, which include all major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide, as well as leading materials science researchers. Schrödinger also establishes deep partnerships and collaborations with companies in such fields as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and electronics, and was a co-founder of leading biotech companies including Nimbus Therapeutics, Morphic Therapeutic, and Relay Therapeutics. Schrödinger’s investors include David E. Shaw and Bill Gates. Through significant long-term investments in basic research, Schrödinger has made scientific breakthroughs across many areas of drug discovery and materials science. Hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific publications by Schrödinger scientists are frequently among the most heavily cited in their fields. Founded in 1990, Schrödinger has over 300 employees and operations in the United States, Europe, Japan, and India, as well as business partners in China and Korea. For more information, please visit www.schrodinger.com.