In 1998 Combinatorial Chemistry was recognized as a "1998 breakthrough" (Science, 282, 260 (1998)).  This field of chemistry has been building speed for some time now so, why the recognition for 1998?  The notoriety is partially a result of the number of drug candidates in clinical trials resulting from combichem and the birth of two new scientific journals, the Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry and Molecular Diversity.   In the year 2001 the number of web sites dedicated to combinatorial chemistry exceeds 50,000 sites.  This area of research has its roots in peptide chemistry much to the credit of Mario Geysen.  Now the ability to carry out parallel synthesis by the hundreds or mixtures composed of thousands or even millions of components is spawning new excitement in synthetic, analytical and biological research.  The field seems to be expanding in all areas  (natural products, zeolites, antibiotics, catalysis, biomaterials, just to name a few). 

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