Upcoming webinar series: CAS SciFinder
CAS has announced a series of free 45-minute webinars designed to assist students, researchers, academics, and librarians in utilizing the CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform more effectively. These sessions will cover a variety of scientific disciplines, providing live demonstrations, practical tips, and Q&A opportunities with technical experts.
CAS SciFinder is available at TU Delft. This and many other resources can be found in the TU Delft Databases A-Z list. A one-time registration with your NetID and a TU Delft email address is required (go to: https://www.lib.tudelft.nl/scifinderregistration/).
Webinar schedule and topics
The webinars are categorized by discipline to provide targeted insights for different faculties and research groups:
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Smart and innovative synthesis (organic/synthetic chemistry): Achieve higher-yielding results faster with advanced reaction searching, powerful retrosynthetic analysis, accurate substance identification, and more in this session designed for chemistry students and researchers. Date: Wednesday, 21 January 2026 | Time: 14:00 (CET)
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Medical, biological, and health sciences research (biomedical, biochemical, medical, and health sciences): Learn how to perform sequence searches, discover enzymatic reactions, explore organisms and substances, compare biological assays, and more in this session for students and researchers in biochemistry, biology, and medical/biomedical and health sciences. Date: Wednesday, 21 January 2026 | Time: 16:00 (CET)
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Drug development and cosmetic formulations (pharmacy, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and clinical sciences): Learn about drug molecules including reported adverse effects and pharmacological properties, designing new formulations, comparing methods for toxicological studies, and more in this session for students and researchers in pharmacy and pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and clinical sciences. Date: Wednesday, 28 January 2026 | Time: 14:00 (CET)
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From nanoparticles to polymers (inorganic chemistry, polymer, and material science): Explore research on organometallics and nanoparticles, identify oxide compounds, explore polymers and compare methods of their analysis, and more in this session designed for students and researchers in inorganic chemistry, polymer, and materials sciences. Date: Wednesday, 28 January 2026 | Time: 16:00 (CET)
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Materials, electronics, and energy technologies (engineering and material science): Search the latest publications in electronic innovations (e.g., MOFs), identify substances and their properties for materials, design new coating formulations, and more in this session designed for students and researchers in engineering and materials science. Date: Wednesday, 04 February 2026 | Time: 14:00 (CET)
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Earth, sea, and sky (environmental and agricultural science): Explore the latest research on green technologies, design formulations of pesticides, compare methods of analysing water samples, and more with this session designed for students and researchers in environmental and agricultural sciences. Date: Wednesday, 04 February 2026 | Time: 16:00 (CET)
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Avoiding patents? (patent searching for all scientists): Learn how to discover and understand patents, use prior art and Markush searching, and determine your freedom to operate in your research space. This session is designed for researchers across all areas of science, working on a spin-off/start-up company, and those considering a future as a scientific patent attorney. Date: Wednesday, 18 February 2026 | Time: 14:00 (CET)
Participation and registration
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Recordings: If you are unavailable for a live session, you may still register to receive a recording of the event.
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How to register: Registration for all sessions is managed through the centralized CAS registration page.