Data Visualization

Merck Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA, introduced the first software application for visualizing GPCR (G-protein coupled receptors), as well as kinase activity. The new Data Analysis and Report Tool (DART), which can be accessed through Merck Millipore’s Drug Discovery portal, creates an interactive map of target profiling assay results and enables drug researchers to make faster, more informed decisions.

The application projects each compound’s activity profile onto a map depicting clusters of target protein families. This map provides scientists with graphical insight into cross-target interactions to help drive structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies. Data limits, sizing, colors, and target subclasses can be adjusted in seconds, thereby turning numerical data into a graphical display that can highlight biologically significant conclusions.