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

Resources Index

Avoiding Costly IP Missteps: Insights for high-quality due diligence searches

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Predicting the 2021 Chemistry Nobel Prize winners
While many factors play a role in the committee’s decision on who will win the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, ingenuity, citations, and patent activity for their work must be considered.

Asymmetric Organocatalysis: Selective and Sustainable Synthetic Chemistry Solution Wins 2021 Chemistry Nobel
Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan were awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their development of a precise new tool for molecular construction: organocatalysis. This has had a great impact on pharmaceutical research, and has made chemistry greener.

Driving Innovation with Data: Preserving Brazil’s Biodiversity
In this case study, learn how CAS collaborated with natural product researchers in Brazil to build an accessible data collection, representing over 54,000 substances from Brazilian biodiversity.

CAS Launches Significant Enhancement to Predictive Retrosynthetic Capabilities in SciFinderⁿ
CAS announces significant enhancements to the predictive retrosynthetic capabilities in SciFinderⁿ. The enhanced platform uses state-of-the-art AI technology to improve both accuracy and innovativeness of predicted results.

Cashing in on coffee waste: Could better scientific search tools turn your waste into wealth?
A growing number of companies are seeking to make better use of coffee waste by unlocking the commercial potential of this chemical-rich resource. In this burgeoning field, ensuring return on investment is sustainable is as important as the value-add technologies a company chooses. Using scientific search tools to access literature and patent content will give the competitive advantage when creating wealth from waste.

ICL Discovers New Uses for Waste Compounds with Better Data Connections
Repurposing chemicals requires first uncovering the right insights from vast amounts of research. This case study shows how CAS enabled the efficient discovery of application leads for 75% of ICL’s target byproduct compounds.

Real World Collaboration: Accelerating Scientific Innovation in an Evolving World
Though we often think of scientific discovery as being driven by competition, going forward, one of the key questions is how we can achieve the optimal balance between collaboration and competition to enhance scientific innovation.

Coronavirus Variants: The Delta Variant and the Future Impact of Viral Mutations
If you are fully vaccinated, should you be worried about the impact of COVID-19 variants? Read this blog and learn about effectiveness of vaccines on Coronavirus variants.