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Folding, Reasoning, and Scaling with Open-source Drug Discovery Engine

Jul 2026 · 2 citations · 24 references
Computer Science Biology

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OpenDDE is introduced, an open-source, all-atom biomolecular foundation model that uses co-folding as the entry point to a scalable AI-driven drug discovery engine and identifies two scaling-law directions for co-folding models.

Abstract

Accurately modeling biomolecular interactions is a central bottleneck in biology and therapeutic discovery. Here, we introduce Open Drug Discovery Engine (OpenDDE), an open-source, all-atom biomolecular foundation model that uses co-folding as the entry point to a scalable AI-driven drug discovery engine. Rather than treating structure prediction as an isolated endpoint, OpenDDE is designed as a shared structural reasoning layer for modeling sequence-structure-function relationships across biomolecular complexes, enabling complex structure prediction today while providing a foundation for de novo design, affinity estimation, structure-conditioned optimization, and more. OpenDDE integrates advances in all-atom architecture, atomic latent reasoning, inference optimization, and large-scale data processing to achieve IsoDDE-level co-folding accuracy within a reproducible and openly accessible framework. We also identify two scaling-law directions for co-folding models, revealing practical routes for continued improvement through data, model, inference, and training scaling. By releasing training code, inference pipelines, checkpoints, and benchmarks, OpenDDE aims to democratize access to frontier biomolecular intelligence, accelerate global collaboration, and lay an open foundation for next-generation drug discovery systems that can move from predicting molecular structures toward designing, scoring, and optimizing therapeutic candidates for human health.

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