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Chemaxon Marvin
The only chemical drawing tool you will ever need
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The next generation of Marvin
The new Marvin is a universal chemical editor that serves the needs of any chemist involved in research and drug discovery.
It is web-based with a rich feature set to serve both as your main chemical sketcher and integrate with your tools from ELNs to registration systems and even Microsoft Office. Its state-of-the-art UI with familiar shortcuts allow you to draw quickly.
Marvin gives you access to Chemaxon’s industry-standard chemical intelligence to catch errors, and perform live calculations and predictions. Use a wide range of built-in tools to create publication-worthy chemical schemes.
Marvin gives you
Quick drawing
We know when you are drawing chemical structures, you want to get it done as fast as possible.
Marvin provides a clean UI, a universal search bar, familiar shortcuts and instant conversion from name-to-structure to cut the learning curve and help you draw quickly.
One drawing tool for every need
Stop wasting your energy switching between multiple drawing tools with different UIs.
Marvin is a web-based tool with the feature set to serve as your main chemical sketcher and the flexibility to integrate into any tool like your ELN or registration system at an enterprise-scale.
Microsoft Office compatibility
Importing chemical drawings and data into your Microsoft Office documents can be cumbersome, interrupting your work.
Marvin with the JChem for Office plugin to provides you with a seamless user experience when working with chemical data in your Office documents, presentations and spreadsheets.
Scientific accuracy
Scientific accuracy is table stakes when it comes to chemical drawing.
Marvin includes Chemaxon’s industry-standard chemical intelligence combined with modern UI features to catch errors, provide and track live calculations, reliably handle stereochemistry and more.
Unparallelled accessibility
Cheminformatics tools have been lagging behind other industries in accessibility.
Marvin is certified to partially meet AA level digital accessibility conformance by WCAG 2.2 providing features like screen reader support and keyboard navigation with active development to reach full certification.
Publication-worthy visualization
It gets time-consuming to keep restyling your structures for presentations and publications.
Marvin gives you options to make eye-catching chemical drawings like a built-in coloring tool and various shapes, and allows you to apply preset journal styles with a few clicks.
Search bar
Marvin comes with a universal search bar to make features, templates, tools, functional groups and conversion from name to structure easily accessible. Whatever you need, you will find it in seconds.
Integration capabilities
Marvin is a web-based tool that can integrate into other tools like ELNs and compound registration systems. Enjoy the same clean UI and rich feature set in every workflow.
JChem for Office
Marvin works with the JChem for Office plugin to give you a seamless copy-paste experience and allow you to keep editing your chemical data in Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
File conversions
Marvin supports importing and exporting data in most prevalent chemical formats and Chemaxon’s own CXON, built for storing chemical and graphical content and moving it online.
Live calculations
Marvin provides you with a calculation box feature that updates live as you highlight elements. You can also pin boxes to your canvas to keep track of results.
Advanced stereochemistry handling
Marvin supports MDL compatible molecule and atomic-level stereochemistry handling. Choose from various molecule level flags and enhanced stereochemistry labels and calculate CIP stereodescriptors.
NMR predictor
Marvin offers an accurate and realistic NMR predictor, which helps you efficiently interpret the 1H and 13C NMR spectral data of your compounds.
Keyboard shortcuts
Marvin allows you to use keyboard shortcuts to access any feature you may need set up in a way to feel familiar for industry veterans. These support accessibility and allow you to draw quickly.
The ‘How to Marvin’ video series walks you through the fundamentals of drawing with Marvin.
With Marvin, your data is secure
Certara holds ISO 27001 certification for Certara’s Information Security Management System (ISMS). We have implemented robust security controls, undergone rigorous risk assessments, and continuously strive for improvement. Marvin ensures full compliance with global data protection standards, offering peace of mind for sensitive analysis.
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Why Certara
Certara delivers leading-edge solutions that empower scientists to make data-driven decisions, accelerating drug discovery timelines and improving outcomes.
- Early drug discovery is a core area of expertise at Certara, supported by a team of highly experienced and renowned experts in the field.
- The dynamic community of users from drug discovery empowers us to continuously refine our solutions to meet the ever-evolving demands of innovative research.
With the integration of Chemaxon’s new Marvin, searching our chemical databases Science of Synthesis and Pharmaceutical Substances has become even more intuitive for synthetic chemists. The migration was remarkably smooth, requiring no backend changes and only minimal frontend effort. This allowed us to quickly deliver enhanced functionality to users. Chemaxon’s continuous focus on simplifying integration makes them a trusted and highly effective partner for us.
Dr. Alex Russell
Product Manager Chemistry Databases at Thieme Group
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Marvin Desktop Suite includes MarvinSketch, a fully featured chemical drawing tool running locally on your computer, bundled with MarvinView and Molconvert. It still has ongoing support.
Marvin JS is a chemical drawing tool capable of adding chemical features to web applications. It receives no feature updates, only long-term support until December 31, 2027.
Make the most of Marvin
Work with our services team dedicated to integrating Marvin into your systems. Benefit from expert consultation and training, hands-on guidance with deployment, integration, workflows, data migration and custom development tailored to your business goals.
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