Mayo Clinic and IBM to pilot Watson to improve clinical trial research - September 10, 2014
Mayo Clinic and IBM have announced plans to pilot Watson, the IBM cognitive computer, to match patients more quickly with appropriate clinical trials. A proof-of-concept phase is currently underway, with the intent to introduce it into clinical use in early 2015. … Read More
Royal College of Surgeons of England in deal with Atypon for Literatum to power their online journals - September 10, 2014
Atypon, a provider of software to the scientific and scholarly publishing industry, has announced that Royal College of Surgeons of England has signed an agreement with Atypon for Literatum to power their online journals. The Royal College of Surgeons of England chose the Literatum platform to… Read More
Radiological Society of North America to preserve e-journals with Portico - September 10, 2014
Digital preservation specialist Portico has announced that the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) will be preserving its e-journals, Radiology and RadioGraphics, with Portico. With this deal, RSNA seeks to ensure that their content will be secure and available into the future. RSNA is based in… Read More
New Thomson Reuters report reveals positive outlook for pharmaceutical industry and key insights into current trends - September 9, 2014
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters has released its annual synopsis of pharmaceutical industry trends in its 2014 Pharmaceutical R&D Factbook, compiled by CMR International, a Thomson Reuters business and world leader in global pharmaceutical R&D performance metrics. The report found a number… Read More
JournalGuide initiates new verified status to help researchers identify trusted journals - September 9, 2014
JournalGuide – a free tool created by Research Square to help researchers choose the best journal for their manuscript – has added a new designation to its database to help authors identify the most reputable publishing options. Journals with this new Verified status are confirmed… Read More
Springer celebrates 50 years of operation in the United States - September 9, 2014
STM publisher Springer Science+Business Media celebrated 50 years of operations in the United States on September 8, 2014. While the founding of the company dates back to 1842 in Berlin, it was not until the mid-20th century that Springer had an official US branch of operations.… Read More
