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

Located in NHEB, Rm. 3166

USTAR SMC Core is sponsored by: