After the Pepsi scandal in the scientific community it is nice to see that the scientific bloggers are moving on and yes"If science bloggers (and blogging networks) work together, we can reach for the stars" [@mfenner]Two recently launched blogging networks...

After a recent question on Blue Obelisk Exchange and ChemPedia Lab about molecular drug design (see also cross-post) and a recent book about molecular modeling basics I thought it is time highlighting more information on that topic.Drug design principles, molecular...

I strongly believe in Knowledge = People + InformationThus one critical key aspect is allowing me and my friends (people) finding each other and browsing the information from each other easily. One of the most person-centric ways of defining people-networks...

The family of Warren Lyford DeLano has created a "In Memorium" page and blog. Please share your memories there !As many others, I am shocked, sad, and are left with the impression having lost something important. We never met in real-life, but exchanged thoughts...

We know that scientific collaboration is important, but what is holding people back to contribute to web 2.0 communities (of people, like you!) ?This question was raised on FriendFeed (another web 2.0 platform, a good one). Though I answered parts of this question...

Triggered by slides and a discussion from Cameron Neylon was I wondering, to which degree people believe in open innovation for the drug design community?Though the principle seems valid for a few software companies, is there little support for life sciences...

This blog is old and new news. The old news is that Warren passed away at the end of last year, after having successfully shown how OpenSource cheminformatics (and/or bioinformatics) software can be developed in a commercial setting (DeLano Scientific), and...

Nothing stimulates quality discussion in science like numbers. The numbers themselves don't even need to be initially accurate or properly obtained - those things work themselves out in the end. Numbers simply offer a basis on which to form a hypothesis, which...

Interesting post from Joerg, who is not so sure about open innovation in drug design. He makes some good points, with the observation In other words, if you do not need the money, do whatever you like openly. If you need the money, e.g. for clinical trials,...