PRESS RELEASES

 

China’s Higher Education Press Chooses Manuscript Central
Beijing, CHINA, December 3, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced that China’s Higher Education Press (HEP) has chosen Manuscript Central for the online journal management of ‘Frontiers of Computer Science in China’, a series of journals initiated and supported by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Read on...

China Provides The One Millionth Record In 2008 For Derwent World Patents Index
Philadelphia, PA, USA, London, UK, December 3, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced that the Derwent World Patents Index® (DWPI) database registered its millionth patent in 2008. Read on...

Thomson Innovation 2.0 Harnesses The Power of DWPI With Leading Landscape Visualization Capability
London, United Kingdom, 2 December 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced the forthcoming release of Thomson Innovation 2.0, the next generation of the company’s premier intellectual property (IP) research and analysis solution, with a preview of new content and functionality at the Online Information Conference 2008. Read on...

New Zealand Universities Choose Web of Science By Thomson Reuters
Sydney, AUSTRALIA, November 26, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced today that all eight universities in New Zealand have chosen to renew Web of Science®, the foremost multidisciplinary citation resource, for their education and research needs. Read on...

Thomson Innovation Enhances Intellectual Property Research With Japanese User Interface
Tokyo, JAPAN, November 4, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced today the launch of a Thomson InnovationSM user interface in Japanese (www.thomsoninnovation.com) to enhance productivity and decision making for Japanese intellectual property (IP) professionals. Read on...

The Masonry Society Partners with Thomson Reuters to Offer Secure, Electronic Access to Construction Standards
Ann Arbor, MI USA, October 30, 2008
The new agreement provides downloadable PDF files of TMS construction standards on www.masonrysociety.org and www.techstreet.com. Read on...

Statement From Thomson Reuters Regarding Lawsuit Concerning George Mason University's Zotero Software
Philadelphia , PA, October 29, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters has initiated a law suit against George Mason University (GMU) because of violations of the terms and conditions of the EndNote® Desktop license agreement. Read on...

Thomson Reuters Accurately Predicts Three Nobel Prizewinners
Philadelphia, PA, London, UK, October 22, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters accurately predicted three of the four science Nobel Prizes this year -- in Physiology or Medicine, in Chemistry and in Economics. Read on...

India Scientific Research Continues To Grow
Philadelphia, PA USA, London UK, October 21, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced the results of a survey assessing India’s growing scientific prominence.  Read on...

Thomson Reuters Releases ISI Web of Knowledge and EndNote Web in Chinese
Philadelphia, PA, London, UK, October 20, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced that ISI Web of Knowledge and EndNote Web are now available in Simplified Chinese. Read on...

THOMSON REUTERS LAUNCHES THOMSON PHARMA KOLEXPERTS®
Philadelphia, PA, London, UK, October 15, 2008
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced today the launch of Thomson Pharma KOLexperts, a new solution designed to help pharmaceutical organizations identify, verify, and develop productive relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and scientific experts. Read on...

TUBITAK Chooses ISI Web of Knowledge
Philadelphia, PA, London UK, October 15, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced that the Turkish Government’s Scientific and Technological Research Organization’s (TUBITAK) R&D Facility Institute, The Turkish Academic Network and Information Centre (ULAKBIM), has signed a three year contract for the ISI Web of Knowledge platform. Read on...

The Scientific Business of Thomson Reuters Predicts Nobel Laureates
Philadelphia, PA USA, London UK, October 1, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced the 2008 Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates - researchers likely to be in contention for Nobel honors - in anticipation of this year’s Nobel Prize winners to be announced in October. Read on...

China Investment Promotion Agency (Cipa) Partners With Thomson Reuters
Xiamen, CHINA, September 10, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters and the Investment Promotion Agency of Ministry of Commerce, P. R. China (CIPA), today announced a partnership to create a ‘World Innovation and Investment Promotion Platform’ that aims to boost the soft infrastructure of China’s hi-tech zones to foster innovation, and promote bilateral hi-tech related investment between China and USA. Read on...

The National Cancer Institute Joins The Global Community Of Scientists Now Using Biomarkercenter From Thomson Reuters
Philadelphia, PA USA, London, UK, September 4, 2008
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced today that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has joined the community of scientists worldwide using BIOMARKERcenter, the first comprehensive resource for biomarker intelligence to provide pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostic, and research organizations with a framework for assessing and tracking a potential biomarker for use at any stage of research or development. Read on...

Thomson Reuters Ships EndNote X2 for Mac OS X
Philadelphia, PA, London, UK, September 3, 2008
Today, the Scientific business of Thomson Reuters announced the immediate availability of EndNote® X2 for Mac® OS X—the bibliographic management software used by millions of researchers, librarians and students. Read on...

Australian Universities Ranked Among The Top 50 Most Cited Research Institutions In The World
Sydney, AUSTRALIA, September 3, 2008
Universities in Australia are ranked amongst the world’s top 50 most frequently cited research institutions over a period of five years from January 2003 to December 2007. Read on...

Thomson Reuters Releases Reference Manager 12 for Windows
Philadelphia, PA, London, UK, September 2, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced the release of a major upgrade to Reference Manager® for Windows—the bibliographic software used by researchers worldwide. Read on...

Liverpool University Press Selects Manuscript Central For Online Journal Management
Philadelphia, PA, London, UK, September 2, 2008

The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced that Liverpool University Press, one of the most prestigious University Presses in Europe, has chosen Manuscript Central to manage all fifteen of their Humanities and Social Science journals.

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Thomson Reuters Launches New Predictive Pharmacology Module As Part Of Its Prous Science Integrity Platform
London, UK, August 28, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of the Prous Science Integrity® Predictive Pharmacology Module. This new tool, available through the Prous Science Integrity platform,provides expert scientific insight into the probable mechanisms of action of thousands of bioactive compounds. Read on...

Indonesia's Pharmaceutical Companies Get Boost in Competitive Advantage From Launch of Newport Horizon Premium and IDRAC
Jakarta, INDONESIA, August 26, 2008
Indonesia’s generics and API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) manufacturers get boost in competitive advantage from launch of two solutions in the market by the Scientific business of Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. Read on...

The Scientific Business of Thomson Reuters Publishes Three Pharma Matters Reports
London UK, Philadelphia, PA, August 18, 2008
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has announced the availability of the Pharma Matters reports covering the time period January – March 2008. Launched more than two years ago, the quarterly Pharma Matters reports cover all aspects of the pharmaceutical pipeline, leveraging strategic intelligence and competitive analysis from Thomson Pharma®, Newport Horizon PremiumTM and the Thomson Messaging Mapping SystemSM. Read on...

Thomson Reuters Adds New Resources To Citation Impact Center
Philadelphia, PA USA, London UK, August 13, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced the addition of new features to the Citation Impact Center - a Web-based resource devoted to scholarly resources and discussion about the many facets of citation-based evaluation. Read on...

Thomson Reuters Publishes CMR International's 2008 Pharmaceutical R&D Factbook
London, UK, July 24, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced the availability of the newly published CMR International 2008 Pharmaceutical R&D Factbook, an indispensable reference and business planning tool for decision makers in pharmaceutical R&D, corporate finance, business strategy, marketing planning and corporate communications. Read on...

Thomson Reuters Adds Citation Mapping Tool To ISI Web of Knowledge
Philadelphia, PA, London, UK, July 23, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced that new features have been added to ISI Web of Knowledge.  Read on...

Thomson Innovation Wins R&D 100 Award
Philadelphia, PA, London, UK, July 23, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced that it has received an R&D 100 Award for its intellectual property research and analysis platform, Thomson InnovationSM (www.thomsoninnovation.com). The R&D 100 Awards are presented annually by R&D Magazine and recognize the 100 most technologically significant products that have been introduced to the marketplace in the past year. Read on...

China's IPDRC Partners with Scientific Business of Thomson Reuters to Accelerate Patent Research and Promote Best IP Practices
Beijing, CHINA, July 22, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters, today announced its partnership with the Intellectual Property Development Research Centre (IPDRC), a non-profit public enterprise owned by the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of the People’s Republic of China. Read on...

The Scientific Business of Thomson Reuters Publishes its 2008 Liquent Regulatory Affairs Trends Survey Results
Philadelphia, PA, London, UK, July 17, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced the early findings of its 2008 Liquent Regulatory Affairs Trends Survey.The survey attracted respondents from across the globe representing small, medium and large pharmaceutical companies and provides a unique insight into emerging and future trends in regulatory product management usage and adoption. Read on...

American Society For Cell Biology Selects Abstract Central For Comprehensive Workflow Management
Philadelphia, PA USA, London UK, July 15, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced the American Society for Cell Biology has selected Abstract Central® for its abstract workflow process. Read on...

MeetingTechOnline Names Thomson Reuters 2008 Top Technology Supplier
Philadelphia, PA USA, London UK, July 9, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced they have been named one of the top technology suppliers of 2008 by MeetingTechOnline (MTO) for the Abstract Central™ product.   Read on...

BMJ Group Selects Manuscript Central For New BMJ Case Reports Website
Philadelphia, PA USA, London UK, July 1, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced that BMJ Group has selected Manuscript Central™, a web-based, database-driven peer review and online submission program for scholarly publishers, as its online peer review system for its new BMJ Case Reports website.  Read on...

Thomson Reuters Releases The 2007 Journal Citation Reports
Philadelphia, PA, London, UK, July 1, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced the release of the 2007 Journal Citation Reports, available to subscribers of the JCR. Read on...

Taiwan's Technological and Vocational Education (TVE) Consortium Selects Web of Science
Taipei, TAIWAN, June 23, 2008
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the signing of Taiwan’s Technological and Vocational Education (TVE) consortium for its premier multidisciplinary citation resource, Web of Science®.  Read on...

Liquent Brings New Regulatory Information Management Solutions to Market
Philadelphia, PA, London, UK, June 23, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced that it is expanding the breadth of the regulatory information management services it provides, following two strategic partnerships signed by Liquent. Read on...

The Scientific Business of Thomson Reuters Welcomes Michael Phillippe
Philadelphia, PA, London, UK, June 19, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced that Michael Phillippe has joined the company as Director of Sales, reporting directly to Keith Collier, Vice President and General Manager, ScholarOne. Read on...

Techstreet and Intertek Launch New Standards Store
Philadelphia, PA, June 19, 2008
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for business and professionals, has partnered with Intertek, one of the world’s largest independent testing, inspection and certification companies, to launch a new online standards store at www.intertek-standards.com and www.intertek-etlsemko.com. This new store is supported by Techstreet (www.techstreet.com) from Thomson Reuters, and offers a wide range of industry codes and standards to ensure safety, quality and compliance in manufactured products. Product testing and certification customers also can receive updates on standards via custom email alerts. Read on...

Thomson Reuters Announces Recipients of 2008 North American InfoStar Awards
Philadelphia, PA, June 18, 2008
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for business and professionals, today announced the two recipients of its 2008 North American Quantum2 InfoStar Awards, which are presented annually to information professionals whose achievements demonstrate leadership and inspire others in their industry. This year's recipients, as announced during a special ceremony at the Special Libraries Association (SLA) conference on June 17 in Seattle, WA, are: Read on...

Thomson Reuters Awards Roger K. Summit Scholarship to the University of British Columbia's Suher Zaher-Mazawi
Philadelphia, PA, June 18, 2008
Thomson Reuters has awarded the 2008 Roger K. Summit Scholarship for North America to Suher Zaher-Mazawi, a graduate student from the University of British Columbia (UBC). The announcement was made at a special ceremony during the Special Libraries Association conference on June 17 in Seattle, WA. Read on...

Thomson Reuters Launches New Biomarkers Solutions
Philadelphia, PA, London, UK, June 17, 2008
Thomson Reuters announced today the launch of BIOMARKERcenter, a unique comprehensive resource for biomarker intelligence. This new solution will be the first to provide the pharmaceutical industry with a framework for assessing the potential of a biomarker and to be alerted of any changes in their status. Read on...

Australian Medical Librarian, Jan Weaver, Wins Information Professional Award Sponsored by Thomson Reuters
Philadelphia, PA, June 17, 2008
Thomson Reuters has announced that Jan Weaver, Medical Librarian at Deakin University, was named the 2008 Information Professional of the Year by the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Australia and New Zealand Chapter. The announcement was made during the SLA conference on June 16 in Seattle, WA. Read on...

Proquest Signs Agreement To Acquire Dialog Business From Thomson Reuters
Ann Arbor, MI, June 12, 2008
ProQuest, a Cambridge Information Group company, has signed an agreement under which ProQuest would acquire the Thomson Reuters Dialog® business. The transaction is expected to close pending a successful completion of the formal consultation period and other customary closing conditions. Financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed. Read on...

TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP EXPANDS RELATIONSHIP
Philadelphia, PA, London, UK, June 10, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters today announced that Taylor & Francis, a leading international academic and scientific publisher, has increased its current contract to license Manuscript Central for the online peer-review management of an additional 470 journals worldwide. The 770 journals that will use Manuscript Central span the scientific, technical, medical, humanities and social science disciplines. Read on...

EXHIBIT AT THE SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION
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THE SCIENTIFIC BUSINESS OF THOMSON REUTERS TO EXHIBIT AT THE SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION (SLA) ANNUAL CONFERENCE Read on...

THE SCIENTIFIC BUSINESS OF THOMSON REUTERS PUBLISHES PHARMA MATTERS
London UK, Philadelphia, PA, June 4, 2008
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has announced the availability of the Pharma Matters reports covering the time period October – December 2007. The Pharma Matters quarterly report series was launched two years ago and covers all aspects of the pharmaceutical pipeline, leveraging strategic intelligence and competitive analysis from Thomson Pharma®, Newport Horizon PremiumTM and the Thomson Messaging Mapping SystemSM Read on...

Thomson Reuters Adds ROS Data To Its Newport Premium Solutions
London, UK, June 5, 2008
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the addition of Prous Science routes of synthesis (ROS) data to the Newport Horizon Premium and Newport Vision Premium solutions. An ROS focused search allows users to identify pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) according to an intermediate or reagent used, number of available routes or by patents referenced in a given route. Provided free of charge to current subscribers of the Premium systems, this new dataset, which provides an exciting compliment to the kilogram demand data released in March, enhances product targeting, business development and competitive intelligence by helping users to understand better the chemistry and manufacture of APIs. Read on...

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This Day in Science - December 04
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