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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




About This Data

This data was sourced directly from verified users of CAS by TechValidate.

TechValidate verifies the identity and organizational affiliation of all participants that contribute to published research data. When research participants so desire, we also guarantee their anonymity so that they may share information honestly and freely.


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