Elsevier acquires Aureus Sciences - January 10, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the acquisition of Aureus Sciences, a Paris, France, based privately held company that provides databases and information tools to pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Formed in 2002, Aureus Sciences gathers unique and high quality quantitative biological activity data for major… Read More
EBSCO Publishing acquires PEMSoft, expands evidence-based Pediatric content - January 10, 2013
Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO), US, has expanded its evidence-based healthcare content with the acquisition of PEMSoft, a premiere pediatric point-of-care clinical information resource. PEMSoft is an online clinical library and multimedia decision support system that addresses acute and chronic illness and injury… Read More
Knovel expands Yaws’ Critical Property Data for Chemical Engineers and Chemists - January 10, 2013
Knovel, the US-based provider of a web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, has announced an expansion to Yaws' Critical Property Data for Chemical Engineers and Chemists which it launched in July 2012. The expanded database now includes data on superheated, saturated and… Read More
Brill acquires English-language Entomology publications programme from Apollo Books - January 10, 2013
Scholarly publisher Brill, Netherlands, has finalised an agreement with Apollo Books (Denmark) to acquire the English-language Entomology publications programme as well as a small number of other Biology titles. The acquisition comprises a number of book series, such as: Geometrid Moths of Europe, The Moths and… Read More
Harvard Health Publications, RosettaBooks release e-book series - January 10, 2013
Independent e-book publisher RosettaBooks and Harvard Health Publications, the publishing division of Harvard Medical School, have launched worldwide a line of eight original e-books named 'A Harvard Medical School Guide'. The short, accessible, informative e-books are available on all major sites where… Read More
Dr. Jeffrey Burr named Editor-in-Chief of Research on Aging - January 10, 2013
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that Dr. Jeff Burr has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of Research on Aging (ROA), an international journal from SAGE that publishes research on the critical issues that face today's elderly population. Dr. Burr will be replacing Dr. Debra Parker… Read More
