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Breeding, Marshall. ProQuest merges into Clarivate: an update on business integration. February 2022. Library Technology Newsletter. The acquisition of ProQuest by Clarivate rattled the library industry, in a bold move that further deepens consolidation. This $5.3 billion transaction brings ProQuest under the umbrella of Clarivate, a major force in the scholarly communications and intellectual property business sectors. Though not a primary publisher, Clarivate offers key content and analytics products including Web of Science, ScholarOne, Publons, InCites analytics, and Endnote. Clarivate competes with Elsevier and Digital Science as a workflow and analytics provider in the scholarly communications business ecosystem. By acquiring ProQuest, Clarivate extends its product strategy to include core library technologies as well as a major portfolio of database and content products. This acquisition moves ProQuest into the ranks of publicly traded companies. The merger was pitched to investors as saving $100 million in operational expenses across the two companies. Libraries naturally have an interest in seeing how these savings are accomplished.

Breeding, Marshall. Clarivate to Acquire ProQuest. July 2021. Smart Libraries Newsletter. The commercial landscape that includes the scholarly communications sector and library systems and services will take new form with the proposed acquisition of ProQuest by Clarivate, a large publicly traded company with diverse products and services spanning the scientific research and intellectual property sectors. This $5.3 billion transaction is the largest by far in the library sector.

Breeding, Marshall. Clarivate Analytics Acquires Kopernio. May 2018. Smart Libraries Newsletter. In recent years, several companies in the scholarly publishing industry have expanded their portfolios with new workflow and analytics products and services. In a move consistent with this trend, Clarivate Analytics has acquired Kopernio, a company that has created a web browser extension that facilitates access to scholarly articles. The acquisition of the product further extends the tools Clarivate Analytics offers in scholarly communications arena.

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May 18, 2026. City of Moreton Bay Libraries joins growing Clarivate momentum in Australia with Polaris and Vega LX. City of Moreton Bay Libraries, one of Australia's largest and fastest-growing public library services, has selected Polaris ILS and Vega LX to modernise and enhance library experiences for staff and customers across the region.

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May 15, 2026. How AI is revolutionizing archival research. Libraries excel at preservation, capturing and organizing content, which is important to research and to maintaining an accurate historical record. However, making preserved content usable, without exhausting staff capacity, remains more difficult, especially where archival research is concerned. While digitization helps expand access to archival collections, scanning alone does not guarantee discovery or use. Artificial intelligence is emerging as a powerful solution. Librarians and archivists are introducing AI as a means for transcription at scale, creating a shared textual layer across manuscripts, audio and broadcast media. That layer makes it possible to describe, search and segment collections at much finer levels of detail and to apply tools such as translation or passage level analysis consistently rather than selectively. A recent webinar from Clarivate examined how AI is being applied to archival materials across formats, including handwritten manuscripts, audio recordings and broadcast news. Speakers from Vanderbilt University, including Daniel Genkins, Interim Director, Digital Lab, and Jim Duran, Director, Vanderbilt Television News Archive, along with ProQuest archival product managers Farhana Hoque and Marc Cormier explored the practical workflows already putting AI to use and what they mean for libraries, archives and researchers.

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May 7, 2026. Shorelink Libraries select Polaris and Vega LX. Clarivate announces that Shorelink Libraries, a cooperative network of public libraries serving Sydney's Lower North Shore, has selected the Polaris Integrated Library System along with the Vega Library Experience (LX) suite to support services across its member councils.

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May 6, 2026. Clarivate launches Web of Science Research Intelligence. Clarivate, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced the global launch of Web of Science Research Intelligence, an AI-native research intelligence platform designed to support decision-making across funding, strategy and impact for research institutions. Developed in close partnership with the global research community and shaped by more than 50 development partners and early adopters across 20 countries, Web of Science Research Intelligence is now available to institutions worldwide. The platform brings together trusted, curated Clarivate data with responsible academic AI to help research offices, library teams and researchers secure funding, strengthen collaboration, inform strategy and demonstrate real-world impact.

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May 5, 2026. Polaris April 2026 release is now available. The Polaris April 2026 release brings practical updates to support staff efficiency, simplify holds management, and better accommodate consortia needs. Many of these improvements are aimed at everyday workflows, particularly in technical services and request handling, helping staff move through tasks more easily and stay in control.

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April 30, 2026. Understanding the societal impact of research: From framework to practice. Measuring the societal impact of research is increasingly important. This article explains how the Clarivate Societal Impact Framework, developed by the Institute for Scientific Information and implemented in Web of Science Research Intelligence, supports more responsible, transparent analysis by combining structured categorization, diverse data sources and clear guidance on interpretation. The Institute for Scientific Information developed the Societal Impact Framework in 2024 to address these challenges. Our latest report, Clarivate Societal Impact Framework: A guide to responsible impact measurement, explains how this structured yet flexible Framework organizes diverse signals of societal impact, supports consistent but adaptable categorization, and embeds guidance on interpretation to reduce the risk of over‑simplification or misuse.

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April 30, 2026. Winner announced in Clarivate Library Innovation Awards, ELUNA category. Clarivate revealed the winner of the inaugural Clarivate Library Innovation Awards, recognizing library teams whose work demonstrates exceptional innovation, measurable impact, and meaningful service to their communities. The winner in ELUNA member library category is the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, for their project "Initiative to scale and automate the identification, acquisition and delivery of low or no cost course materials" .

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April 28, 2026. Clarivate Introduces Nexus Connect, the first institutional AI Gateway to trusted research and learning. Clarivate, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, announced Nexus Connect, an AI gateway to universities' academic resources and services. Nexus Connect is designed to meet users wherever they work — as a connector inside leading general-purpose AI chat agents, such as ChatGPT or Claude. AI chat agents increasingly serve as the main workspace for students and researchers. In recent months, Model Context Protocol — an open standard that lets AI chat agents connect directly to external data sources, tools and services — has emerged as a powerful way to bring academic resources directly into these environments and ground AI responses in trusted content. But as vendors across the academic ecosystem release product-specific MCP services, libraries are left out of the picture — with no visibility, control, or certainty that their licensed resources and services are surfaced.

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April 27, 2026. ELUNA 2026 begins in Los Angeles. The ELUNA 2026 Conference kicked off in Los Angeles, bringing together the Ex Libris user community, Clarivate teams, product experts, and library professionals for a full week of learning, discussion, and collaboration. Hosted at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, this year's conference runs from April 27 until May 1. This year's theme is “Libraries Always Changing.”

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April 24, 2026. Account Portal: New patron experience in Vega Discover. Account Portal rolled out globally in February 2026, followed by the Account Linking feature becoming available in March 2026, delivering a more intuitive, powerful, and secure account management experience for patrons. This release marks a major step forward in simplifying how users access and interact with their library information, whether they're managing their own activity or overseeing linked accounts within their household. With a streamlined interface and a centralized dashboard, patrons will find it simpler and safer than ever to stay fully in control of their library activity.

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Dec 22, 2021 Clarivate acquires Patient Connect
Clarivate has acquired Patient Connect, a provider of patient engagement solutions that enable the measurement of clinical and commercial outcomes and inform the advancement of healthcare. Patient Connect patient engagement solutions improve patient outcomes by delivering clinical messaging to physicians and pharmacists at the point of patient contact. Clinical messaging is delivered in physician and pharmacist workflows, to help guide patients to better understand their treatment and disease and empower them to make informed healthcare decisions. Patient Connect has a global reach of 834,000 physicians, 600,000 pharmacists and 1,000,000,000 patients, by point of contact.

May 16, 2021 Clarivate to acquire ProQuest
Clarivate announced a definitive agreement to acquire ProQuest, a leading global software, data and analytics provider to academic, research and national institutions, from Cambridge Information Group, a family-owned investment firm, and other partners including Atairos, for $5.3 billion, including refinancing of ProQuest debt. The consideration for the acquisition is approximately $4.0 billion in cash and $1.3 billion of equity. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, is expected to close during the third quarter of 2021.

Nov 09, 2020 American Society of Mechanical Engineers acquires Techstreet from Clarivate
Clarivate and The American Society of Mechanical Engineers announced that the International Society of Interdisciplinary Engineers LLC, a new for-profit subsidiary of ASME, has acquired Techstreet.

Nov 2020 Kopernio relaunched as EndNote Click

Oct 30, 2020 Clarivate acquires Hanlim IPS
Clarivate announced that it has acquired South Korean Hanlim IPS. By combining strengths, Clarivate and Hanlim IPS will be able to provide a more comprehensive suite of intellectual property solutions to customers in South Korea and worldwide, covering the entire innovation and IP lifecycle – from scientific and academic research to IP portfolio management and protection.

Oct 26, 2020 Clarivate acquires IncoPat
Beijing Incopat Co., Ltd has joined Clarivate. By combining strengths, Clarivate and IncoPat will be able to provide a more comprehensive suite of intellectual property solutions to customers in China and worldwide, covering the entire innovation and IP lifecycle – from scientific and academic research to IP portfolio management and protection.

Oct 01, 2020 Clarivate completes acquisition of CPA Global
Clarivate announced the completion of the previously announced acquisition of CPA Global, creating an intellectual property powerhouse.

Mar 02, 2020 Clarivate Analytics closes acquisition of Decision Resources Group
Clarivate Analytics announced it has completed its acquisition of Decision Resources Group from Piramal Enterprises Limited. DRG is a premier provider of high-value data, analytics and insights products and services to the healthcare industry. DRG specializes in enabling the world's leading pharma, biotech and medical technology companies to achieve commercial success in complex health markets with the creation of effective patient-centric commercial strategies.

Dec 02, 2019 Clarivate Analytics acquires Darts-ip
Clarivate Analytics announced it has acquired Darts-ip, a leading provider of case law data and analytics for intellectual property professionals. Recently awarded best legal tech company by Trends Legal Awards in Belgium, Darts-ip's case law data and supporting analytics solutions will be offered alongside Clarivate's trusted patent, trademark and domain data and solutions, across Derwent, CompuMark and MarkMonitor.

Sep 09, 2019 Clarivate Analytics acquires SequenceBase
Clarivate Analytics announced that it has acquired the business of SequenceBase, a leader in providing patent sequence information and search technology to the biotech, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. The acquisition will deliver an expanded solution to the fast-growing biologics market. It complements Derwent’s GENESEQ database and leading patent research platform Derwent Innovation, providing users with an intuitive solution to easily search, analyze and find context in sequence data within patents. GENESEQ is a proprietary database trusted by the largest players in biologics today. It is the only database to provide annotated analysis to help simplify the complexity of searching and identifying biological sequences (DNA, RNA and protein sequences) covered in patents from over 50 patent issuing authorities.

May 13, 2019 Clarivate Analytics becomes a public company through merger with Churchill Capital Corp
Clarivate Analytics, a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation, and Churchill Capital Corp, a publicly traded investment vehicle, announced the closing of their merger following the receipt of stockholder approval at Churchill's special meeting of stockholders. In connection with the consummation of the merger, the combined company was renamed Clarivate Analytics Plc, and anticipates that starting on May 14, 2019, its ordinary shares and warrants will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange and NYSE American under the symbols CCC and CCC WS, respectively.

Oct 30, 2018 Clarivate Analytics acquires TrademarkVision
Clarivate Analytics, the global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation, today announced the acquisition of Australian AI-technology company TrademarkVision. It joins Boston-based company CompuMark, the trademark clearance and protection partner for 9 out of 10 of the world's most valuable brands.

Apr 10, 2018 Clarivate Analytics acquires Kopernio
Clarivate Analytics announced the strategic acquisition of AI-technology startup Kopernio, to create the definitive publisher-neutral platform for research workflow and analysis for scientific researchers, publishers and institutions worldwide. Kopernio's vision is to legally provide one-click access to millions of journal articles and academic research papers across the globe, dramatically improving and facilitating access to scientific knowledge.

Jul 2017 Kopernio was founded by Jan Reichelt and Benjamin Kaube

Jun 01, 2017 Clarivate Analytics acquires Publons
Clarivate Analytics today announced the acquisition of Publons and its leading global platform for researchers to share, discuss and receive recognition for peer review and editing of academic research. The acquisition brings together the world's preeminent citation database and the world's largest researcher-facing peer-review data and recognition platform.

Oct 04, 2016 Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property & Science becomes Clarivate Analytics
The previously announced sale of the Thomson Reuters Intellectual Property & Science business to Onex Corporation and Baring Private Equity Asia was completed . The company's many well‐known brands include Web of Science, Cortellis, Thomson Innovation, Derwent World Patents Index, Thomson CompuMark, MarkMonitor, Thomson IP Managerand Techstreet, among others. The newly independent company will be known as Clarivate Analytics, a name that speaks to accelerating the pace of innovation with the trusted insights and analytics it provides to customers. Clarivate Analytics enables users around the world to discover, protect and commercialize their ideas, faster.

Oct 2013 Thomson Reuters acquires Entagen, builds Cortellis data fusion technology
Opportunities created by Cortellis Data Fusion are a result of the recent acquisition by Thomson Reuters of Entagen, an industry-leader in providing semantic search/navigation software and custom development services to large pharma, biotech and laboratory automation companies.

2012 Publons founded by Andrew Preston and Daniel Johnston

2012 MarkMonitor purchased by Thomson Reuters

2011 Thomson Reuters launches Cortellis

Jul 01, 2008 ProQuest acquires Dialog from Thomson Reuters
ProQuest acquired Dialog from ThomsonReuters and named industry veteran Suzanne BeDell as Dialog General Manager. Ms. BeDell will report to ProQuest CEO Marty Kahn.

2008 Patient Connect founded by Dr.Grace Lomax and Zoe Barker

Mar 05, 2007 Thomson agrees to buy Reuters for $17.2 bln
Thomson Corp has agreed to buy Reuters Group for about 8.7 billion pounds ($17.20 billion) to create the world's biggest financial news and data company, the two firms said on Tuesday.

2006 Darts-IP founded by Jean-Jo Evrard

Jun 2005 SequenceBase founded by Martin Goffman

Apr 15, 1999 Institute for Scientific Information acquires Niles Software and EndNote
The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) today announced the acquisition of Niles Software, Inc. and the formation of a new company, ISI ResearchSoft. Berkeley,California-based Niles Software, creators of the EndNote bibliographic management program, will combine forces with another ISI subsidiary, Research Information Systems

1999 MarkMonitor Inc. founded by Faisal Shah, Ed Priddy and James Hepworth

1997 ISI launches Web of Science

1996 Hanlim IPS was founded by Lim, Dong-Choon

1992 Institute for Scientific Information acquired by Thomson Scientific & Healthcare and named Thomson ISI

1990 Decision Resources Group founded by Samuel C. Fleming and Sarah Fuller
Decision Resources was founded in 1990 by Samuel C. Fleming, CEO, and Sarah W. Fuller, President.

1988 JPT holdings and Ted Cross acquire majority ownership of ISI
In 1988 Ted Cross and JPT holdings acquired over 50% of ISI’s shares.

1985 Niles Software Inc. founded by Richard Niles
In 1985, Dr. Richard Niles, then a Mathematician, noticed that his wife (a scientist herself) was spending long hours compiling bibliographies for different journal formats. He decided to create a tool that would help his wife and other researchers to manage references and compile bibliographies automatically. Niles Software Inc. was founded in 1985 with a mission to create innovative software that simplifies the research and writing needs of the academic, biomedical, and scientific communities.

1969 CPA Global Founded
Patent lawyers from different law firms in United Kingdom established CPA Global sharing the same objective, which is to provide intellectual property renewal services specializing in patents

1965 Science Citation Index, later known as Web of Science, launched by Eugene Garfield

1960 Eugene Garfield Associates Inc renamed to Institute for Scientific Information

1958 Institute for Scientific Information founded by Eugene Garfield
The company was originally known as Documation. Eugene Garfield starts ISI by borrowing $500 from Household Finance. Current Contents of Chemical, Pharmaco-Medical & Life Sciences is the sole product. It covers 200 journals in about 32 pages per issue.