Coffee Science Lab
Computational Chemistry · Coffee Science · Open Research
We are a group of coffee lovers from the team at aixcbio.com who can't stop thinking about coffee at the molecular level. After years of running molecular simulations for drug discovery, we realized that nobody was pointing these powerful computational tools at the world's most consumed beverage. So we did it ourselves.
We founded Coffee Science Lab (part of AIXC Research) with a simple belief: science shouldn't live behind paywalls and jargon. The same molecular docking that pharma companies use to find drug candidates can tell us why a paper filter changes your cholesterol. The same network pharmacology that maps cancer pathways can show us why coffee hits so many biological targets at once. And the same quantum chemistry that models chemical reactions can reveal what actually happens when a green bean turns brown.
Our mission is open science — making complex research accessible, engaging, and genuinely useful. Whether you're a scientist, a barista, or someone who just loves their morning cup, we want you to see what we see when we look at coffee: a thousand molecules, each with a story to tell.
“Every cup of coffee is a pharmacological event — over a thousand compounds interacting with your biology in ways we're only beginning to understand. We believe everyone deserves to see the science behind their daily ritual, not just the scientists.”
This is open science at its core: rigorous research, told in a human voice, for anyone curious enough to listen.
Founded Coffee Science Lab
First diterpene molecular docking study
Network pharmacology analysis of coffee bioactives
Maillard reaction quantum chemistry modeling
ADMET profiling of coffee compounds
Book publication: The Science Inside Your Cup