President's Message

“Information Big Bang” – in the age of information, we are deluged by ever-growing waves of updated science and technology information pouring in from every corner of the world. The key to navigating R&D and intellectual property management in this sea of information is to get the information on your side – or select and use the most relevant information precisely and efficiently – so that you can dominate the creation of new knowledge and the expansion of corporate value.

Finding the most relevant information from the astronomical amount of science and technology information is no longer something an individual can do alone. This is where the secondary information database comes to play an important role. Yet databases are worthless unless they can quickly deliver the right information to the right searcher. Databases must allow users to reach the exact information of interest, comprehensively analyze retrieved information, and collect, process, and accumulate information in easy-to-use forms.

As a central portal to scientific information with the mission of “contributing to the advancement of science and technology in Japan and the rest of the world,” JAICI has provided high-quality database services for science in Japan, especially in the fields of chemistry. In addition to providing an integrated database search tool, CAS STNext, and CAS SciFinder for researchers, we deliver maximum support for users through workshops and help desk services. We also offer a variety of fact databases such as for crystal structures and mass spectra, as well as software such as for drug discovery and crystal structure analysis. Furthermore, based on our accumulated experience, we provide IP search and analysis services in the fields of medicine, chemistry, and biology, technical terms dictionary with thesaurus, and highly accurate machine translation adapted to chemical substance names.

The disruptive paradigm shift in the field of language processing technology due to the rise of large-scale foundation models is expected to make big advances in scientific information search technology and tools. The bigger such advances, the more questioned about the accuracy of the referenced databases. Bearing in mind that this is the source of the value of the various services provided by JAICI, we will continue to transform ourselves in order to provide solutions that meet the broader and more advanced needs of our customers, pursuing science with information.