SCIEX Launches LeadScape Software for ADME Labs
The LeadScape 4.0 software automates compound optimization on SCIEX OS-powered LC-MS/MS platforms used in high-throughput drug discovery.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Software
SCIEX launched LeadScape, software developed by Sound Analytics that is compatible with SCIEX OS. It automates compound optimization and analysis for pharmaceutical and contract research laboratories running high-throughput ADME studies.
Why it matters
The software aims to reduce manual method development and data processing in drug discovery workflows, and it maintains compatibility with existing DiscoveryQuant databases. For laboratories operating at volume, standardized and automated workflows can streamline routine analytical tasks.
LeadScape version 4.0 runs on SCIEX OS software-powered nominal mass LC-MS/MS platforms, including SCIEX Triple Quad and QTRAP systems and the Echo MS+ with SCIEX Triple Quad 6500+. The source does not report quantified speed or accuracy benchmarks for the software.
The players
SCIEX
SCIEX is a mass spectrometry company that has spent over 50 years at the forefront of the field, having launched the first commercial triple quadrupole in 1981.
Sound Analytics
Sound Analytics is a company founded in 2006 that has developed solutions for the pharmaceutical industry and created the LeadScape software.
The details
LeadScape streamlines method and batch creation, data acquisition, and analysis, and simplifies data review and reporting to help standardize workflows across teams and sites. Sound Analytics developed the software, which builds on DiscoveryQuant workflow capabilities.
Timeline
2006: Sound Analytics founded and begins developing solutions for the pharmaceutical industry.
- 2026-11-02
SCIEX announces LeadScape compatible with SCIEX OS.
The Tech Race
SCIEX has built its instrument franchise on triple quadrupole technology since its first commercial model in 1981. LeadScape extends that lineage by layering automated compound optimization software onto current Triple Quad and QTRAP systems.
For laboratories running high-volume ADME studies, LeadScape reduces manual method setup and data processing tasks. Teams using DiscoveryQuant databases can continue working with existing data after the update.
The takeaway
Labs adopting automated analysis software can cut routine method work, but they should confirm compatibility with their existing instruments and databases before upgrading. Evaluating vendor-reported workflow claims against local throughput data remains a practical step.
Further reading
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More information
Find details on the platform at SCIEX product information.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Firstwordpharma.
