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This article explores how Microcrystal Electron Diffraction (MicroED) is set to revolutionize drug polymorph research workflows. Drawing upon recent news, official websites, and LinkedIn updates from Crystal Pharmatech and Eldico, it clearly distinguishes between verified facts, industry viewpoints, and information pending verification.
Direct Electron lists a REyes webinar for November 10, 2026, at noon Eastern Time. It will discuss diffraction-guided screening, automated acquisition and structure solution, including integration with SerialEM.
Crystal Pharmatech’s November 4 announcement confirms ED-1 service in Suzhou. Its service page describes integration with solid-form screening for small crystals and pharmaceutical solid forms.
The NYSBC, SEMC, and NCCAT course is scheduled for November 2–4, 2026, in New York. Its November 4 agenda includes automation and machine learning, microscope setup, acquisition, and direct-detector practicals, with optional practice on November 5.
Quantum Design reported measuring about 650 dapsone crystals in 24 hours with an ELDICO ED-1. Its case study describes solving Form VI, a form not predicted by the cited CSP studies. This is a vendor-reported demonstration, not a general success-rate benchmark.
An October 27 preprint introduces GROND, an open-source tool that inserts dynamical scattering corrections between conventional electron diffraction processing and refinement. Tests across six structures improved refinement residuals and revealed previously unmodeled hydrogen atoms in small molecules. The work has not been peer reviewed, and performance on pharmaceutical samples needs separate validation.
Researchers compared laboratory powder X-ray diffraction with 3D electron diffraction outcomes for 29 samples spanning 17 organic pigments. XRPD-derived domain size was the most useful screening indicator; structure solution succeeded above approximately 31 nanometers and failed below that value in this sample set. The threshold is empirical and should not be generalized to every pharmaceutical solid.
Electron diffraction established the previously unresolved structure of buspirone hydrochloride Form 2. The study also prepared 15 multicomponent solids, including cocrystals, an ionic cocrystal, and salts, and compared conformations and thermal behavior. This expands structural knowledge of a long-marketed drug and provides a solid-form exploration example without demonstrating improved clinical performance for the newly prepared materials.
This study applied multidimensional electron diffraction to cabotegravir nanocrystals within a long-acting injectable formulation. 3D electron diffraction confirmed a structure consistent with the known X-ray model, while imaging and diffraction linked particle shape to crystal structure and revealed dislocations. The results describe nanoscale structural features that may guide formulation work; improved product performance was not demonstrated.
A medicinal-chemistry study developed a chiral quinazoline-based Nav1.7 inhibitor and used MicroED to confirm the lead compound’s absolute configuration. The report combined structure–activity studies with pharmacokinetic and pain-model experiments in rodents. Its pharmaceutical relevance is the stereochemical assignment within a drug-discovery program; the animal findings do not establish analgesic efficacy or safety in patients.
Liquid cells made from paired carbon grids retained a thin solution layer around microcrystals for room-temperature MicroED. The study obtained atomic structures from solvated organic molecules and pharmaceutical hydrates while using low-dose, rapid, multi-crystal acquisition to limit beam damage. It extends access to hydrated or solvated states, but sample-specific radiation sensitivity and preparation remain important constraints.
The authors reported a cryo-MicroED structure of cefadroxil, characterizing its molecular geometry, stereochemistry, and intermolecular packing. The crystallographic model also supported complementary molecular-dynamics analysis. This is a structural case study of an established beta-lactam antibiotic; the accompanying computational work should not be interpreted as clinical evidence of a new neurotherapeutic benefit or a general performance guarantee.
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