Generation TasksMolecule Generation

Molecule Generation

Generate novel molecular structures with desired properties

Task Overview

Molecule generation aims to create novel molecular structures with desired properties. This task involves generating SMILES strings or molecular graphs that satisfy specific chemical and biological constraints, such as drug-likeness, synthetic accessibility, and desired pharmacological properties.

Impact

Generative models can explore vast chemical spaces to discover novel drug candidates that might be missed by traditional screening approaches. This accelerates the drug discovery process by providing chemists with innovative starting points for optimization.

Generalization

Models must generalize to generate diverse, novel molecules while maintaining chemical validity and desired properties across different molecular scaffolds and property profiles.

Product

Small-molecule.

Pipeline Stage

Hit identification and lead optimization.

Usage Example

You can access generation tasks using the PyTDC library:

from tdc_ml.generation import MoleculeGeneration

# Load the task
task = MoleculeGeneration()

# Generate or predict
result = task.generate()
print(result)

Key Features

  • State-of-the-art generative models and baselines
  • Standardized evaluation metrics and benchmarks
  • Oracle functions for property evaluation
  • Integration with popular deep learning frameworks