An Effective Analytical Workflow Decision-support dashboard for performance indicator assessment Experimental planning & master data Comprehensive summaries and views of experimental studies with direct connections to interpreted data Conduct processes and acquire data from instruments Collect and relate analytical results and chemical data Data interpretation and comprehensive material characterization Introduction Effective analytical data management brings unique challenges that are not easily addressed by the majority of scientific informatics technologies commonly in use in R&D (ELN, LIMS, CDS, Raw data archives, etc.). The large variety of analytical data generated through a product’s R&D lifecycle is driving a growing acceptance of the need for the homogenization of spectroscopic and chromatographic data. Furthermore, while data abstraction—a result of digitization of analytical data to text, numbers, and images—serves a purpose, it also brings limitations since important details, knowledge, and contextual information can be lost. Here we present technological considerations for enhancing existing informatics stacks in ways that enrich decision-making information and provide live data access. R&D processes that require multiple pieces of analytical data for material characterization include metabolite identification and impurity management for the purpose of building control strategies. Products on the ACD/Spectrus Platform (designed to manage analytical data) addressing these R&D processes are used to illustrate the handling of a variety of analytical, and related, contextual data (Luminata™—impurity data management; MetaSense®—efficient, comprehensive metabolite identification). Experimental Design A detailed experimental plan, in advance of conducting experiments, ensures that acquired data have a clearly prescribed relationship to their chemical context to facilitate subsequent data assembly and analysis. The selection of process factors and accessibility of relevant master data are necessary to initiate an experimental study with master data typically including all available materials, equipment, and methods. Graham A. McGibbon and Sanjivanjit K. Bhal Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc. (ACD/Labs), 8 King Street East, Suite 107, Toronto, ON, M5C 1B5, Canada Execute Execution of analytical experiments, from various techniques and instruments, enable the appropriate information to be acquired for molecular identification and characterization. Process, interpret, analyze, and review all the analytical data in a unified, chemically intelligent environment. NMR, LC/MS, GC/MS, chromatographic method development and optimization, IR, Raman, and other analytical data (e.g. XRPD, thermal) regardless of instrument vendor on the ACD/Spectrus Platform. Analyze Retain chemical intelligence by capturing interpretations and connecting structural moieties with spectral elements. Advanced search capabilities allow scientists to analyze analytical data, chemical structures, and meta data; reducing the amount of time required to identify impurities and metabolites. Assemble Assembly of live spectroscopic and chromatographic data in chemical context creates connections across experiments. Relating interpretations affords comprehensive material characterization through identifications and assessment of amounts of substances. Luminata organizes analytical data with chemical reactions from process development batches. Impurity information is connected across stages and analyses so that control strategies can be evaluated. Luminata supports a Quality by Design (QbD) approach in accordance with various industry practices and regulatory requirements. MetaSense helps avoid tedious, error-prone reporting by automatically generating biotransformation maps and study reports. It relates parent substances, metabolites, and interpreted chromatographic and spectroscopic data across time points, species, and studies. Enrich your IT Stack with Live Analytical Data Integration of ACD/Spectrus with existing informatics infrastructure (ELN, LIMS, CDS, in-house databases, etc.) and analytical instruments—via API and Web Services—enables the following capabilities: • Analytical data collection from all major instrument vendors (automated if desired) • File handling—process, analyze, move, copy, delete, import, export, rename, and more • Storage of live assembled analytical and chemical data in a central knowledgebase • Chemically intelligent search and visualization to produce new insights • Easy, comprehensive reporting • Execution of series of tasks Present Interfaces provide visibility into the evolution of materials throughout reaction processes and transformations. Spectrus enables presentation of all relevant analytical and chemical information in a single interface for streamlined data review and template-based error-free reporting. Assembled data, presented in customizable views thick or thin clients for search and review, empower users to view contextual information most relevant to their work. Luminata offers batch summary reports and MetaSense provides study reports with all relevant chromatographic, spectral and structural information and kinetic plots. These deliver unprecedented capabilities for visualization, reporting, collaboration, and a route from data to decision. Decide To determine if materials and processes are acceptable the Spectrus Platform provides assembled, interpreted analytical and chemical information. Fresh insights may also be gleaned from existing data in the live data loop so that legacy knowledge may be mined for answers to concerns and new questions. This supports efficient and effective decision-making. MetaSense provides perspective on risks associated with metabolite substructures. Luminata assists development organizations in their efforts to characterize and control materials and substances through their lifecycle. Addressing the Unique Challenges of Analytical Data Management in the Modern R&D Environment Visit ACD/Labs at Booth 423 @ACDLabs [email protected] US/Canada 1 800 304 3988 Europe +44 (0) 1344 668 030 www.acdlabs.com Informatics Systems Documents Instrument Data Live Data Loop A n a l y z e E x e c u t e A s s e m b l e D e c i d e D e s i g n P r e s e n t 101010101111010001010101010101010010101010101010101010 010101010101010101010101010101101010101010010101010101 101010101001010101010101010110101010110101011001010110 010101010101010101001101011101010101010101010101010100 010010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010 010101010001010101011011011010101001010010011010101101 101010100101001010101010101010101010110101011010110101 Automation option ? SM 3 Stage 0 Starting Materials Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 3 Starting Material IM 1 IM 2 ACD1253 ACD1253 SM 2 IM 1 IM 2 IM 2 SM 1 Imp 1 Dimer Imp 2 Cyclised derivative THF Imp 3 N-methyl Imp 4 SM1 Dimer Alanine Imp 9 Difluoro Imp 11 Uradine Imp 13 IM1 Isomer Imp 15 Dichloro Imp 31 IM2 Isomer Imp 32 Dimethyl Imp 22 IM 1 Dimer Imp 8 Monochloro Imp 48 Hydroxy Imp 8 Dichloro Imp 16 Trichloro Imp 8 Monchloro Imp 48 Hydroxy SM 3 SM 2