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than one staff member advising on the project. Te customer is the priority.
Researchers primarily use STN, which is the tool of choice for information professionals, according to McBride. STN is an online database service that provides global access to published research, journal literature, patents, structures, sequences, properties and other data. As
a
neutral platform, STN provides access to a broad range of databases across the world. “It has everything from strictly-patent databases to those that are non-patent,” says McBride. “Tose are our primary sources but we have a host of other tools as well, including in-house tools we have developed.”
To a layman, the big risk—the potentially huge flaw—in this process is the dependence
on someone else’s product, someone else’s findings. But then again, is that not simply the nature of research? “We feel that most of these are value-added databases that have already been evaluated by experts, reviewed by experts and indexed by scientists or specialists in those fields,” says McBride. He firmly believes this wealth of expertise adds a layer of security for Science IP, which strives to achieve the utmost level of accuracy in its work.
Tere are two main benefits to using Science IP, says McBride. First, the high quality results. “We use the best sources available, those that take a considerable amount of training to use appropriately,” he says. Second, the people. “We consider we have hired the best in the industry. We also make sure everyone knows who our staff
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