This paper presents the concept of a groupware-system suited for the early stages of a chemical design process. Within the scope of the system's development, a requirement analysis was carried out at an international chemicals group. Based on this analysis, at first a new conceptual model and after it a groupware concept was developed, which considers the particularities of the chemical design processes, especially the mental models of chemical designers. By evaluating this concept, the concept's practical relevance was demonstrated and further specific requirements of the groupware system were defined.
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