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It's the very first starting point. Benzene is far away from real drug molecules most of the time (some are quite simple though like paracetamol). I think the real challenge will be too extended this to three dimensions. Their technique involves trapping atoms on metal surfaces which will be hard pressed to simulate three dimensional structures.