Find-a-Drug (often abbreviated as 'FAD') was a not for profit volunteer computing project which was set up in April 2002 by Treweren Consultants, ^[1] the company who developed the THINK software. Find-a-Drug aimed to run a series of projects in parallel addressing a number of diseases which have a major impact on health. The project sought to collaborate with the world's leading experts including academics in each therapeutic area. ^[1]

The first internet based computing project which used the THINK virtual screening software was hosted on grid.org by United Devices in collaboration with the Oxford University . Funding for the original project came from the National Foundation for Cancer Research and Intel Corporation . The science for this project was directed by Keith Davies while he was an honorary research fellow at Oxford University. Davies was a founding Director of Treweren Consultants and Find-a-Drug. The Find-a-Drug cancer project was a reflection on Davies's personal motivations and interest in continuing the work begun with grid.org developing therapies for a disease which affects one in four individuals. ^[1]

Find-a-Drug concluded on 16 December 2005, citing that "there are insufficient worthwhile protein queries to continue the project into 2006 and have decided to close the project." ^[2]

See also [ edit ]

• List of volunteer computing projects

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Free-DC FAD Stats - Unofficial stats site
• TeamAT FAD Stats - Unofficial stats site