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Novel AI platform accelerates discovery of chemical catalysts for industry CatDRX is a generative AI framework developed at Institute of Science Tokyo, which enables the design of new chemical catalysts based on the specific chemical reactions in which they are used. The model learns from large reaction datasets and predicts how well a catalyst will perform, while also proposing new catalyst structures. Validated across various reaction types, CatDRX offers a promising strategy to accelerate catalyst discovery for a wide range of chemical and industrial processes.

✨AI designs catalysts!🤯 Institute of Science Tokyo’s CatDRX predicts & *creates* new chemical building blocks. Faster discoveries ahead!🚀 #AIchemistry

Source: phys.org/news/2025-12-ai-platform...

A new generative AI approach to predicting chemical reactions improves accuracy and reliability Many attempts have been made to harness the power of new artificial intelligence and large language models (LLMs) to try to predict the outcomes of new chemical reactions. These have had limited success, in part because until now they have not been grounded in an understanding of fundamental physical principles, such as the laws of conservation of mass.

✨Can AI *really* predict new chemistry? Current attempts fall short—lacking a grasp of physics' core rules! 🤔 A quest for true chemical foresight! #AIchemistry

Source: phys.org/news/2025-09-generative-...