Dialog Solutions Blog
The latest news, updates, opinions and thoughts from the Dialog Solutions team.
Access life science conference posters and abstracts with Dialog and Morressier
Like anyone that’s been to a medical or life sciences conference, you’ll have seen the posters displaying the latest early-stage research. And while you can take photos of these posters, that isn’t...
Is Your Patent Search Sophisticated Enough?
Patents have the power to change the world. The lightbulb, the telephone, the internal combustion engine, the computer, Bluetooth – these are just a small selection of patented inventions that have...
Beyond the Paywall: the Place of Non-Patent Literature
“On average, one out of five search reports issued by the European Patent Office (EPO) contains a non-patent literature (NPL) document citation, mainly from scholarly papers. More than half of all...
Structured Searches: One Stop Patent Examination
Dealing with everything from chemical compounds to smartphones, patent examiners are the gatekeepers of innovation; tasked with ensuring only high quality, valid patents are granted. The volume of...
Access research on Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Updated)
One of the most important weapons in the fight against the global threat of coronavirus (COVID-19) is going to be vaccines and therapies. Central to this is the outstanding work being done by...
Free COVID-19 Research database on Dialog
As part of our ongoing support of the research efforts for COVID-19 treatments, vaccines, and medical devices, we’ve launched a new, free database on Dialog: COVID-19 Research. The COVID-19 Research...
EU Medical Device Regulation: What does it mean for manufacturers?
Updated: On 24 April 2020, in the Official Journal of the European Union, the EMA confirmed a one-year postponement to the go-live date for the EU Medical Device Regulation and an extension of...
How does Dialog compare to PubMed for accessing MEDLINE?
For years we’ve touted the benefits of searching MEDLINE on the Dialog® platform. Aside from our intuitive interface and thesauri, Dialog lets you search across multiple databases at the same time....
Challenges for Information Professionals in 2020
A recent major survey, commissioned by biomedical research funder the Wellcome Trust has taken a closer look at the challenges for information professionals in 2020. It revealed that a large...
