Thomson Integrates Derwent World Patents Index Data, Announces Thomson Pharma.

ONLINE information services; ELECTRONIC information resource searching; ONLINE databases; PATENTS; DRUG development; THOMSON Corp.

This article reports on the integration of the Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) data into the end-user work flows of Thomson Corp. as of January 2005. The company has also introduced Thomson Pharma. Thomson customers can now leverage DWPI data, along with full-text patent office data, in their intellectual property work flows through enhancements made to Delphion productivity and analysis tools. DWPI records are now included in Work Files, providing a way for groups of users to collaborate on research findings. Thomson Pharma offers an information solution to the work flow of the drug discovery and development process, providing research tools that fulfill the information needs of professionals working at all stages of drug development. Thomson Pharma integrates information from Thomson Scientific, with content from other information businesses across Thomson, including content from its Financial, Healthcare, and Legal and Regulatory groups. The core Thomson Pharma content areas include drug information, intellectual property data, literature and news, company data, chemical information, sequence data, and drug target information, enhanced with value-added content resources and search tools.