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title: miniCUP San Francisco 2024
description: Hear from OpenEye, industry speakers and learn of updates to our Orion® molecular design platform, applications, and toolkits at miniCUP San Francisco 2024.
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# [miniCUP San Francisco 2024](https://www.eyesopen.com/events/minicup-sanfrancisco-2024)

 Written by [OpenEye Scientific](https://www.eyesopen.com/events/author/openeye-scientific) | Oct 14, 2024 7:45:00 PM

#### miniCUP San Francisco 2024 will be held on October 24th, 2024

miniCUP San Francisco is a single-day in-person gathering that will provide the opportunity to hear presentations from OpenEye and industry speakers, as well as learn about the latest scientific innovations and recent updates to the Orion® molecular design platform and our applications and toolkits. Plus stay for robust discussion at a cocktail reception following the event.

Location:   
Genentech Building 42  
475 E Grand Avenue  
Room: 1D and 1E  
South San Francisco, CA 94080

Agenda:

**9:00  –  Registration & Coffee/Pastries*    
***9:30      Welcome & Overview - Anthony Nicholls  
10:00    Strengthening the Core with 3D QSAR – Geoff Skillman

**10:30 – Break  
**11:00    Going Intergalactic: Orion Molecular Design Platform Enhancements - Jharrod LaFon  
11**:**30    Development-ability of Antibody Therapeutics – Jesper Sørensen

**12:00 – Lunch  
**1:00    AI-Guided Design of Experiments and Decision-Making Using Bayesian Optimization – Greg Bakken  
1:30    Faster, Larger, Smarter: Filling the Funnel and Advancing the Scale of Virtual Screening – Matt Geballe  
2:00   Navigating Orion: Overview and Search demo - Kalli Burley 

**2:30 – Break  
**2:50    Crystal Structure Prediction: Our Team Stands Ready! - Hari Muddana & Jeff Grandy  
3:20    Putting your favorite tools into Orion - Jesper Sørensen

**3:35 – Break  
**3:55    Optimizing Lead Compounds with Efficient Binding Free Energy Calculations - Chris Neale  
4:25     Expanding the Druggable Universe: Validation of a Cryptic Pocket Detection Workflow on Several Difficult-to-drug Targets – David LeBard  
4:55    Closing remarks - Anthony Nicholls  

**5:00  –  Reception **

 

 

Pre-registration now is open for miniCUP San Francisco 2024

 

 

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