We are looking for a junior researcher to join our team! ProtoQSAR is a company specialized in the design, optimization, valorization, and development of new compounds (small molecules, peptides, nanomaterials, mixtures, etc.) through chemoinformatics and structural bioinformatics driven by machine learning (QSAR, molecular docking, molecular dynamics, etc.). Our tools allow the prediction and evaluation of […]

VIDEC meeting in Valencia. In January, our company hosted the annual meeting of the EU-funded project VIDEC in our offices in the European Center of Innovative Companies (CEEI) in Valencia, Spain. The VIDEC meeting is an essential gathering where we share the latest project updates and plan future steps. The event was a great success, […]

You can check our recently released webinar “Use of ProtoPRED for in silico risk assessment under REACH and ICH M7”. In this webinar, we discuss the applications of our computational tool ProtoPRED, with a special focus on the ProtoREACH and ProtoICH modules. ProtoREACH is a computational tool specifically focused on REACH, a European Union regulation […]

Funded PhD Position with Academic & Industry Training  Marie Skłodowska-Curie H2020 Innovative Training Networks ProtoQSAR SL Ref. No. PQS-TOXIFATE-GA955830 Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full time, fixed term position as Early-Stage Researcher/PhD student (ESR) with ProtoQSAR company in Valencia (Spain) in collaboration with the National University of Ireland Galway. The position, […]

What characteristics should a QSAR model have from a regulatory point of view? A case of the ICH regulation. As we saw in our previous post about what QSAR models are and how are they created, the REACH (chemical products) and ICH (drug) legislations not only accept, but also promote the use of alternative methods […]

QSAR models, what are they and how are they created? The QSAR models, acronym for Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships, are based on one of the most used techniques in the field of chemoinformatics, as we saw in the previous entry. In this post we will help you to understand better how to obtain these models […]

What are alternative methods to animal testing? According to the recent estimates, in the European Union alone, approximately ten million vertebrate animals are slaughtered for different experimental purposes (i.e., scientific, toxicological, regulatory, etc.). This is so because the efficacy of many chemical substances – e.g., pharmaceuticals, pesticides, food excipients, cosmetics, etc.- has traditionally been determined through the use […]

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full time, fixed term position as PhD student with the company ProtoQSAR and in collaboration with the University of Valencia (Spain). The appointment will be on a temporary basis for a maximum period of three years (regular full-time employment contract). The candidate will be hired by ProtoQSAR and develop the doctoral thesis in the University of Valencia.

Our colleague Dr. Josefa Tolosa has presented the seminar “Computational alternatives to animal experimentation: regulatory considerations”.

The Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities has granted funding to ProtoQSAR for the development of two projects through two different aid lines.

ProtoQSAR is selected in the latest SME Instrument call of the European Commission. Our company receives European funding to promote an ambitious innovation project.

During the first week of June, the first summer school of the European project PROTECTED was held in the British city of Belfast, and all students of the project attended.

The supplement “Atvsalud” of the newspaper La Razón publishes an interview with our director.

The first international workshop of the LIFE-COMBASE project will take place on October 19th, 2017 at the Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri (IRFMN) in Milan, Italy. The main results of the project to date will be described,and several speakers representing regulatory agencies- such as EFSA- and research institutions in the knowledge areas of QSAR and non-testing methods will participate. This workshop has been organized as a networking event for stakeholders in the value chain of biocides, including industries, regulatory bodies and research institutions. Registration is free, if you are interested please write an email to info@life-combase.com.

ProtoQSAR has co-sponsored with ServiREACH the event “REACH and CLP regulations: novelties for 2017”. This monographic day has been organized by the Technological Institute of Plastics (AIMPLAS) and held at its facilities in the Technological Park of Valencia. Various relevant topics were discussed such as: the latest developments applied to the REACH and CLP Regulations (explained by Mrs. Elena Sánchez, of the REACH-CLP Spanish Information Portal); the verification of compliance with the REACH and CLP Regulations (with first-hand information by Mrs. Lidia Ferrer, of the Health Promotion and Protection Service of the Valencian Community); key aspects of the REACH Regulation in the plastics sector (presented by Mrs. BelénMonje, REACH specialist of AIMPLAS); and specialized software for the production of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and CLP labeling (Mr. Daniel Fenoll, ServiREACH).

ProtoQSAR has participated in the II Business Meeting of the Valencian Health Sector, held at the Príncipe Felipe Research Center (CIPF). The objective of this event was to identify synergies between the agents of the Valencian health system and the business sector, transforming them into opportunities of business and ensuring the transfer of research results to society. This conference has been conceived to give support to those companies that have the ambition to grow and internationalize, reaching the market through an innovation project of European dimension.