TechValidate Research on CAS

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2,463 Customers Surveyed

12,723 Data Points Collected

419 Published TechFacts

25 Published Charts

1 Published Case Study



Featured Research Collections for CAS

Curated collections and slideshows of TechValidate research data on CAS.



Selected Research Highlights


CAS Customer Research

STN

Do you search by trade names and/or lab codes when searching in CAS solutions (SciFinder, Formulus, Analytical Methods, STN, etc.)?

Yes
50%
No
42%
Other
8%

CAS Customer Satisfaction Rating

A R&D Manager / Team Leader at a small business pharmaceuticals company would be very likely to recommend CAS for this reason:

[CAS] has great and sharp content, straight to the point.

CAS Customer Research

What types of searches/work have you performed using CAS STNext?

Patentability/prior art
69%
Freedom to operate
46%
Validity/invalidity
26%
Competitive intelligence
20%
Landscape/state of the art
18%
Due diligence
15%
Pharmacovigilance or product safety
13%
Other
15%

CAS Customer Testimonial

[CAS Analytical Methods] has made things easier. Easier to find several alternatives and their advantages.

Faculty, Educational Institution

CAS SciFinder Case Study

PCC Chemax

Introduction

This case study of PCC Chemax is based on a July 2021 survey of SciFinderⁿ customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

“Regulatory and chemical inventory status helps me to select appropriate chemistries for projects. Enhanced Markush searching helps me to locate substances more easily.”

“It helps me to quickly rule out substances based on inventory status. It also helps me to see possible synthetic routes.”

Challenges

The types of research challenges CAS SciFinder helps them solve:

  • Conducting literature reviews for hypothesis generation
  • Finding commercially available chemicals

Use Case

Features and functionalities of CAS SciFinder that the surveyed company finds particularly useful:

  • Enhanced Markush searching with location of a desired structure pinpointed within a patent document
  • Ability to exclude select criteria in search results

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with CAS SciFinder:

  • They estimate it would take twice the amount of time as using CAS SciFinder to conduct literature reviews.


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