Accelerating Product Development with Computational Materials Engineering

Overview

Ansys and Schrödinger are transforming product design and development through Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME).

Materials properties and materials engineering used to be treated as separate domains—molecular-level behavior was disconnected from product-level design and performance, with limited insight into how material choices influence outcomes. The ICME approach bridges this gap by connecting molecular-scale insights with continuum-level simulations and enables engineers and scientists to design not only the structure but also the material itself. This integrated approach accelerates innovation and leads to more efficient, high-performance solutions across industries like consumer goods, automotive, and electronics.

This powerful partnership enables a holistic approach to materials and product development, allowing R&D teams to:

Identify key material requirements:
Use continuum simulation to evaluate the performance-specific material properties and help guide material development process (top-down approach)

Accelerate material discovery:
Screen across chemical libraries and inform continuum simulations with precise molecular data (bottom-up approach)

Optimize performance:
Evaluate variations in product performance originating from uncertainties in synthesized material and design variables to perform robust material and design optimization loops

Discover how companies are leveraging ICME to enhance outcomes in consumer goods, fluids manufacturing, optics, and polymer development.

Learn how your R&D team can accelerate the process from materials design to product design and manufacturing.

What Attendees Will Learn

• Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) in action
• Speeding up materials discovery using molecular simulation
• Linking molecular properties to product performance
• Smarter, faster materials selection for R&D
• Real-world applications in consumer good, optics, polymers, and manufacturing

Who Should Attend and Why

Chemists, Engineers, Simulation Engineers, R&D managers, Executives

Bridge the Gap Between Molecular and Engineering Design: Learn how Ansys and Schrödinger’s ICME approach connects molecular-level insights with continuum simulations to unlock breakthrough innovations.

Accelerate Material Innovation: See how R&D teams are reducing time and cost in material discovery by integrating computational chemistry with simulation-driven design.

Improve Product Performance: Understand how to optimize both materials and product design together to achieve superior performance and reliability in real-world conditions.

Explore Real-World Applications: Discover how leading companies are applying ICME in areas like fluids manufacturing, consumer goods, optics, and polymer development to gain a competitive edge.

Enable Smarter Materials Decisions: Learn how to identify performance-critical material properties early in the design cycle to guide development and reduce downstream risks.

Speakers

• Adarsh Chaurasia, Team Lead Application Engineering ,Ansys/Synopsys
• David Nicholson, Applications Scientist at Schrödinger