arXiv Machine Learning

Synthesizable Molecular Generation via Soft-constrained GFlowNets with Rich Chemical Priors

arXiv:2602. 04119v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: The application of generative models for experimental drug discovery campaigns is severely limited by the difficulty of designing molecules de novo that can be synthesized in practice.

arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 21

Routing by Reaching: Composition of Pre-trained GFlowNets for Multi-Objective Generation

arXiv:2602. 21565v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Generative Flow Networks (GFlowNets) learn to sample diverse candidates in proportion to a reward function, making them well-suited for scientific discovery, where exploring multiple promising solutions is crucial.

By Seokwon Yoon, Youngbin Choi, Seunghyuk Cho, Seungbeom Lee, MoonJeong Park, Dongwoo Kim
arXiv AI
Aug 20

PGFS++: Molecular Property Improvement under Synthesis and Diversity Constraints

PGFS++ is a synthesis‑aware reinforcement learning framework that improves molecular properties while ensuring the resulting molecules can be synthesized and remain structurally similar to the input. It builds on PGFS+ by using trainable embedding lookup tables for reaction templates and second reactants, a more effective scoring function, and a refined RL algorithm. Experiments demonstrate that PGFS++ enhances target properties and preserves high output diversity, overcoming the reward‑hacking failure mode seen in earlier versions.

By Boqiao Zhang, Godbless James, Sai Krishna Gottipati, Andrew Fitzgibbon
Hugging Face Trending Papers
Aug 19

PGFS++: Molecular Property Improvement under Synthesis and Diversity Constraints

PGFS++ is a synthesis‑aware reinforcement learning framework that improves molecular properties such as drug‑likeness or binding affinity while ensuring the resulting molecules can be synthesized and remain structurally similar to the input. It builds on PGFS+ by using trainable embedding lookup tables for reaction templates and second reactants, a more effective scoring function, and a refined RL algorithm. The method addresses a reward‑hacking failure mode by treating each input molecule as the start of a forward‑synthesis trajectory, applying learned reaction templates with in‑stock building blocks, and producing diverse, high‑quality outputs with explicit synthesis routes.

arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 7

Training Large Language Models for Small-Molecule Design with Synthetic Task Scaling

The paper explores how large language models (LLMs) can be trained for small-molecule drug design by using synthetic tasks that are cheaper to evaluate. By employing a curriculum that gradually increases task difficulty, the authors demonstrate that LLMs can learn design strategies that outperform larger models on structure-based lead optimization. This approach shows that scaling post‑training with synthetic tasks can effectively adapt LLMs to high‑cost experimental scenarios that are otherwise infeasible to train on directly.

By Frank Hu, Shriram Chennakesavalu, Zichen Wang, Patricia Suriana, Bodhi Vani, Kirill Shmilovich, Kangway Chuang, Colin Grambow
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 2

SynLaD: Latent Diffusion for Generating Synthesizable Molecules Conditioned on 3D Pharmacophore Profiles

arXiv:2607. 01105v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We present SynLaD, a latent diffusion framework for small-molecule generation that unifies ligand-based drug design objectives (what to make) with synthetic accessibility (how to make it).

By Miruna Cretu, John Bradshaw, Patricia Suriana, Saeed Saremi, Omar Mahmood, Kirill Shmilovich, Kangway Chuang, Vishnu Sresht, Colin Grambow
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 16

Generative Molecular Design with Steerable and Granular Synthesizability Control

arXiv:2505. 08774v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Designing molecules that are both property-optimal and readily synthesizable is a central challenge in drug discovery.

By Jeff Guo, V\'ictor Sabanza-Gil, Olha Semenenko, Oleksii Hrabovskyi, Mykola Protopopov, Anna Kapeliukha, Oleksandr Mosia, Sofiia Hatych, Diana Alieksieieva, Tom Nelis, Patrick Molliet, Helena Sol\'e-\`Avila, Valentas Olikauskas, Nina Aregger, Irina Morozova, Joseph Schmidt, Zlatko Jon\v{c}ev, Olga Tarkhanova, Petro Borysko, Jerome Waser, Bruno Correia, Jeremy Luterbacher, Philippe Schwaller