(7 Jul 2026) SPIE announces their acquisition of The Lens, the global open-knowledge platform. With this acquisition, SPIE will expand its offerings to the global research community through improved access to patent data. The open web format of The Lens curates a free flow of information, including scholarly works and patents, to foster deeper research,…
(6 Jul 2026) Digital Science today announced its forthcoming Dimensions Research Strategy, an AI analytics platform built to reason through complex strategic questions the way a skilled research domain expert would – on demand, at scale, with full provenance on every finding. The platform, underpinned by Dimensions data, is being actively developed in partnership with research-intensive institutions,…
(7 Jul 2026) Clarivate has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Life Sciences & Healthcare (LS&H) business to healthcare-focused investment firm Altaris for $600 million. The transaction marks a significant strategic shift for Clarivate, leaving the company focused on its Academia & Government (A&G) and Intellectual Property (IP) businesses.…
(6 Jul 2026) Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL) announced that it has completed the sale of its Global Knowledge business to an affiliate of Enduring Ventures. With the transaction complete, Skillsoft has a simplified portfolio focused entirely on its AI-native skills management platform. As AI changes which skills matter and how quickly they evolve, Skillsoft helps…
(23 Jun 2026) Springer Nature today announced that it is divesting its consumer media businesses – Scientific American in the United States and Spektrum der Wissenschaft in Germany. The strategic transaction will see Springer Nature focus on its core global publishing business in research, health and education while supporting the long-term development of these brands. …
(25 Jun 2026) The company says the platform differs from general-purpose AI tools by grounding outputs in peer-reviewed literature, providing traceable citations, and enabling researchers to verify and approve every recommended change. Elsevier reports that LeapSpace is already being used by thousands of researchers worldwide, with 97% reporting time savings and more than half saving…
(17 Jun 2026) Clarivate Plc today announced the release of the Journal Citation Reports 2026. Now in its sixth decade, Journal Citation Reports (JCR) continues to provide a publisher-neutral framework for assessing journal influence across the global research ecosystem. The 2026 edition builds on a series of recent enhancements designed to improve consistency, transparency and…
(12 Jun 2026) Following the World Health Organization’s declaration of an Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), Elsevier has launched an Ebola Information Center to provide healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, and the public with free access to clinical and research resources. The center consolidates…
(3 Jun 2026) CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society specializing in scientific knowledge management, has announced CAS Connections, a new integration framework designed to embed the CAS Content Collection™ and CAS Newton℠, its recently launched agentic AI, directly into widely used R&D workflow tools. Initial collaborations include Albert Invent, Sapio Sciences, Inductive Bio, Scilligence, and…
(5 Jun 2026) Wolters Kluwer has announced an expanded enterprise AI collaboration with OpenAI. This marks a broader effort and growing collaboration to develop and release AI native solutions that advance Expert AI for professionals and institutions operating in regulated, high-stakes environments. “This collaboration accelerates our Expert AI vision – bringing trusted AI to the…