ɪt wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn æz kwˈɔntᵻtˌeɪɾɪv stɹˈʌktʃɚɹæktˈɪvᵻɾi ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪps ænd ɹᵻnˈeɪmd tə kjˈuːsˈɑːɹ ænd kˌɑːmbɪnɐtˈoːɹɪəl sˈaɪəns ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, bᵻfˌoːɹ əbtˈeɪnɪŋ ɪts pɹˈɛzənt nˈeɪm ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn.
It was established in 1981 as Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships and renamed to QSAR & Combinatorial Science in 2003, before obtaining its present name in 2010.