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Thomson-BIOSIS in Discussions

Re-posted with permission.  Of possible interest.


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Outsell's e-briefs        October 17, 2003
A Weekly Analysis of Events and Issues 
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Thomson in Final Talks with BIOSIS

Secondary scientific publisher BIOSIS announced in May that it would
pursue a strategic partner to carry the business forward.  It has settled
on Thomson Scientific, and its board announced this week that it has
decided to pursue final negotiations for its sale to Thomson. Thomson has
made significant investments in biosciences information recently.  It
acquired Current Drugs, and has integrated its Derwent patents content
with the Web of Knowledge platform.  Outsell data from our Pharmaceutical
Industry benchmarks shows that BIOSIS, while a key source for information
professionals, has a relatively low level of penetration to end-user
desktops.  Thomson has the IT muscle and the desktop reach to extend
BIOSIS to the end users.

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