TechValidate Research on CAS

7 Case Studies


CAS Case Study

Helping CDMO’s accelerate synthetic efforts

Introduction

This case study of a medium enterprise chemicals company is based on a May 2024 survey of CAS customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

“CAS SciFinder in an indispensable tool for my job. I know that if I don’t have an immediate answer for a problem, chances are CAS SciFinder will provide a solution.”

Challenges

As part of a contract development and manufacturing organization, this company synthesizes small molecules, either from commercial building blocks or using advanced intermediates. Applications may vary from medicinal chemistry to agriculture, etc. Goals are purely synthetic, since the molecules are designed by clients.

The business challenges that the profiled company faces and is using CAS SciFinder to help solve:

  • Finding research precedent
  • Uncovering synthesis options

Use Case

The key areas that the surveyed company uses CAS SciFinder to help include:

  • Devising synthetic plans
  • Finding commercially available chemicals
  • Identifying substances and reactions
  • Preparing for laboratory experiments

The researcher agrees that CAS SciFinder provides the following benefits to their experience:

  • It gives me access to a comprehensive collection of scientific content
  • It is easy to use
  • It quickly provides precise search results
  • It helps me to be more prepared for my time in the lab
  • It reduces the time I spend creating a plan or hypothesis
  • It improves my collaboration with colleagues
  • Its productivity features (e.g., search history, Alerts) save me time
  • It assists in creating better synthesis plans

Results

The survey company associates (at least partially) the following outcomes with their use of CAS SciFinder:

  • Accelerated discovery
  • Improved productivity
  • Reduced costs

CAS Case Study

Helping materials scientists innovate

Introduction

This case study of Aditya Birla Chemicals- Advanced Materials is based on a May 2024 survey of CAS customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

“I have been using CAS SciFinder for the past 20 years, and am happy to see the valuable features that have been incorporated into it, making it the number-one chemistry database today.”

Challenges

This researcher’s team is responsible for developing new chemical products within the firm’s advanced materials division, with a specific focus on identifying sustainable approaches for new specialty chemicals. Efforts seek innovations with a low carbon footprint and use of less hazardous materials for manufacturing of performance materials and chemicals.

The business challenges that the profiled company faces and is using CAS SciFinder to help solve:

  • Determining novelty and freedom to operate
  • Finding research precedent
  • Uncovering synthesis options

Use Case

The key areas that the surveyed company uses CAS SciFinder to help include:

  • Assessing the IP landscape
  • Devising synthetic plans
  • Finding commercially available chemicals
  • Identifying substances and reactions
  • Performing literature reviews to generate a hypothesis
  • Staying up to date on research in their field

The researcher agrees that CAS SciFinder provides the following benefits to their experience:

  • It gives me access to a comprehensive collection of scientific content
  • It quickly provides precise search results
  • It helps me to be more prepared for my time in the lab
  • It reduces the time I spend creating a plan or hypothesis
  • I am confident that I am not missing results relevant to my research
  • Its productivity features (e.g., search history, Alerts) save me time
  • It assists in creating better synthesis plans

Results

The researcher used CAS SciFinder to identify areas of IP space that were already protected, enabling them to innovate within the available space.

The following outcomes were (at least partially) associated with the use of CAS SciFinder:

  • Accelerated discovery
  • Better collaboration
  • Increased confidence
  • Reduced costs

CAS Case Study

Contributing to the synthesis of new polymers

Introduction

This case study of a small business chemicals company is based on an April 2024 survey of CAS customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

“Without CAS SciFinder, I would not be able to conduct proper, efficient, and professional chemistry research and synthesis. THe CAS SciFinder platform is critical for my work.”

Challenges

The aim of this organization is to synthesize new polysiloxane polymers to prepare new coatings for many applications.

The business challenges that the profiled company faces and is using CAS SciFinder to help solve:

  • Accelerating research due to competitive pressures
  • Determining novelty and freedom to operate
  • Finding research precedent
  • Uncovering synthesis options
  • Help to get information about regulatory status of chemicals

Use Case

The key areas that the surveyed company uses CAS SciFinder to help include:

  • Assessing the IP landscape
  • Devising synthetic plans
  • Finding commercially available chemicals
  • Identifying substances and reactions
  • Performing literature reviews to generate a hypothesis
  • Preparing for laboratory experiments

The researcher agrees that CAS SciFinder provides the following benefits to their experience:

  • It gives me access to a comprehensive collection of scientific content
  • It is easy to use
  • It quickly provides precise search results
  • It helps me to be more prepared for my time in the lab
  • It reduces the time I spend creating a plan or hypothesis
  • I am confident that I am not missing results relevant to my research
  • It helps improve the effectiveness of my research
  • It assists in creating better synthesis plans

Results

“Without CAS SciFinder, I would not have been able to design, prepare, and characterize a series of novel building blocks used in the synthesis of new polysiloxanes. Ultimately, the work described above was later patented.”

In general, the researcher (at least partially) associated the following outcomes with their use of CAS SciFinder:

  • Accelerated discovery
  • Improved productivity
  • Increased confidence
  • Reduced costs

CAS Case Study

Giving small business executives confidence

Introduction

This case study of a small business pharmaceuticals company is based on an April 2024 survey of CAS customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

“CAS SciFinder enables flexible, filterable searches that help me find unique results compared to other search methods.”

Challenges

This organization generates information and ideas about agents and approaches for chemotherapy and immunoprevention research.

The business challenges that the profiled company faces and is using CAS SciFinder to help solve:

  • Determining novelty and freedom to operate
  • Finding research precedent

Use Case

The key areas that the surveyed company uses CAS SciFinder to help include:

  • Assessing the IP landscape
  • Finding commercially available chemicals
  • Identifying substances and reactions
  • Performing literature reviews to generate a hypothesis
  • Sharing information with colleagues
  • Staying up to date on research in their field

The researcher agrees that CAS SciFinder provides the following benefits to their experience:

  • It gives me access to a comprehensive collection of scientific content
  • It is easy to use
  • It quickly provides precise search results
  • Its productivity features (e.g., search history, Alerts) save me time

Results

CAS SciFinder serves as the organization’s primary source for unequivocal agent identification. In one example it was used to identify a synonym and another CAS Number for a specific agent resulting in the discovery of many resources that answered basic questions, resulting in increased confidence before starting a project.

CAS Case Study

A trusted solution for healthcare research

Introduction

This case study of a large enterprise healthcare company is based on an April 2024 survey of CAS customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

“It is the best, most reliable, and most complete entry to chemical literature. I use other tools, but I trust CAS SciFinder the most.”

Challenges

The organization’s goals include developing new monomers, dyes, and additives for medical devices and bioprocessing.

The business challenges that the profiled company faces and is using CAS SciFinder to help solve:

  • Determining novelty and freedom to operate
  • Finding research precedent
  • Uncovering synthesis options
  • Identifying suppliers

Use Case

The key areas that the surveyed company uses CAS SciFinder to help include:

  • Assessing the IP landscape
  • Devising synthetic plans
  • Finding commercially available chemicals
  • Identifying substances and reactions
  • Performing literature reviews to generate a hypothesis
  • Preparing for laboratory experiments

The researcher agrees that CAS SciFinder provides the following benefits to their experience:

  • It gives me access to a comprehensive collection of scientific content
  • It is easy to use
  • It quickly provides precise search results
  • It reduces the time I spend creating a plan or hypothesis
  • Its productivity features (e.g., search history, Alerts) save me time
  • It helps improve the effectiveness of my research

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with CAS SciFinder:

  • Accelerated discovery
  • Improved productivity
  • Increased confidence

CAS Case Study

Developing new patent property for industrial manufacturing

Introduction

This case study of a Fortune 500 industrial manufacturing company is based on an April 2024 survey of CAS customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

“CAS SciFinder saves me time finding chemical compounds and polymer references that provide insights into industrial development that would be hard to find otherwise. It’s a trusted source that isn’t being datamined or fed into an AI competitor.”

Challenges

The business challenges that the profiled company faces and is using CAS SciFinder to help solve:

  • Finding research precedent
  • Uncovering synthesis options

Use Case

The key areas that the surveyed company uses CAS SciFinder to help include:

  • Assessing the IP landscape
  • Devising synthetic plans
  • Finding commercially available chemicals
  • Preparing for laboratory experiments
  • Staying up to date on research in their field

The researcher agrees that CAS SciFinder provides the following benefits to their experience:

  • It gives me access to a comprehensive collection of scientific content
  • It is easy to use
  • It quickly provides precise search results
  • I am confident that I am not missing results relevant to my research
  • It improves my collaboration with colleagues
  • It helps improve the effectiveness of my research

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with CAS SciFinder:

  • Accelerated discovery
  • Improved productivity
  • Increased confidence
  • Reduced costs

This all led to the successful development of new patent property.

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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