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Practical Molecular Optimization (PMO)

Budget-aware benchmark for goal-directed molecule optimization with 23 oracle functions.
Composite score: 88.9

Rubric (1–5 per criterion)

rigor
5/5
coverage
4/5
maintenance
4/5
adoption
4/5
quality
5/5
accessibility
5/5
industry_relevance
4/5

Metadata

Stages
Lead ID / ADMETDevelopmental Candidate
Modalities
small-molecule
Task types
molecule-generationoracle
License
MIT
First release
2022-06
Last updated
2024-10
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none

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Primary paper

Title
Sample Efficiency Matters: A Benchmark for Practical Molecular Optimization
Authors
Gao W, Fu T, Sun J, Coley CW
Year
2022
DOI / arXiv
10.48550/arXiv.2206.12411
Citations
260

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Notes (honest caveats)

Sample-efficiency focus exposed shortcomings of reward-maxing methods.