> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.pending.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.pending.ai/getting-started/introduction.md).

# Introduction

<h4 align="center">Pioneering the next stage of computational Drug Discovery. Empowering chemists to discover faster in novel, untouched spaces - to turn impossible targets into tomorrow's therapeutics.</h4>

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Pending AI has developed a comprehensive drug discovery platform enabled by scalable artificial intelligence and quantum mechanics, ushering in a new paradigm of medicinal innovation where higher-quality small molecule drugs can be developed in a fraction of the time and cost.

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[^1]: Pending AI offers state-of-the-art capabilities for Drug Discovery reducing the time for early hit discovery

[^2]: Our unique machine-learning engine can screen over 10,000 molecules per hour