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The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre

Registered charity 800579, on the register since 15 December 1988. The 1,741st largest charity in England and Wales by income.

What it says it does

The CCDC is dedicated to the advancement of chemistry and crystallography for the public benefit through providing high quality information services and software. This is primarily achieved through compilation and dissemination of the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD). The CSD is an essential resource in the molecular sciences and is used extensively in medical research aimed at the drug design.

In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.

Its causes

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Where it works

Cambridgeshire

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Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website

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