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A collection of feature articles, case studies, and whitepapers from CAS. News and trends spanning scientific research and information technology.

Classic and new technologies vying to be the first COVID-19 vaccine

Development of a COVID-19 vaccine remains a challenge. This article will review general vaccine approaches, and provide insight into the current COVID-19 vaccine pipeline.

Press Releases

Launch of Pistoia Alliance Chemical Safety Library powered by CAS platform facilitates information sharing between scientists to improve laboratory safety

Launch of the Pistoia Alliance Chemical Safety Library, powered by a new CAS platform, facilitates information sharing between scientists to improve laboratory safety by providing access to critical crowd-sourced reaction hazard information to reduce incidents.

Optimizing AI for improved retrosynthesis predictions

Find a better route: Optimizing AI for more novel synthetic predictions

AI and machine learning models aid in retrosynthetic planning, but are limited by the training data they have seen. Read on to learn about ways to generate novel predictions by ensuring your data has the necessary diversity and quality to optimize key synthetic planning initiatives.

The importance of leadership skills in the scientific workforce

Successful scientists must be able to convincingly explain their research, be able to differentiate themselves in a sea of funding applications and speak confidently about their research to other scientists and non-scientists. These skills are not always emphasized in the academic environment, but are necessary to establish and run a successful research team.

Unlocking the full potential of therapeutic fusion proteins: R&D insights to help you get ahead

According to Yingzhu Li, Ph.D., Information Scientist and a contributing author on this blog post, organizations seeking innovative initiatives to accelerate the delivery of drugs to patients must stay abreast of the rapid developments in this area. CAS has collaborated with the National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSL) to produce a whitepaper on therapeutic proteins that's designed to give you the complete picture of the therapeutic fusion protein landscape and help you to identify the most promising opportunities. Here we've provided some key highlights from this useful resource, and how these insights could help your business gain the competitive advantage.

Descriptive analytics still deliver: A cosmetics case study

Analysis of public data resources provides valuable general insights on a particular market, region or technology area. However, when more specific, actionable conclusions are needed to drive the strategy of your organization, a custom analytics project can provide much deeper insights.

Agile, it's not just for tech teams anymore

Read on to see what key benefits CAS marketing is attributing to Agile less than one year in on our journey, as well as some lessons we have learned along the way that your teams may want to consider if they are embarking on or optimizing an Agile practice.

Global vaccine trends: R&D and market insights driving new opportunities

Vaccines save millions of lives each year. By providing large-scale protection against serious diseases, vaccination programs proved to be one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. Thanks to the advent of recombinant DNA technology and advanced multivalent vaccines, coupled with the ground-breaking innovation of cancer vaccines, the scope of vaccines continues to expand.

Newly disclosed drug candidates, a polymer film for power and energy-efficient water production: What you may have missed at the ACS meeting

For those who couldn’t make the trip to New Orleans for the 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, we’ve highlighted some of the most interesting new research with potential industry applications.