Plans to develop a new STN® platform have been announced by STN partners, CAS and FIZ Karlsruhe.

• Version One of New STN (December 2012)
  The STN partners announced that Version One of the new STN platform is now available in beta for fixed fee customers. This is the first major milestone in a multi-year initiative to create the next generation of STN, the choice of patent experts. Read more
• Update on New STN (February 2012)
  In October 2011, the STN partners announced that a completely new STN would be phased into the market beginning in 2012. This initiative was to start with an alpha release at the end of 2011, followed by continued customer consultation and product development. We are pleased to confirm that we are on track with this plan. Read more
• New STN Revolutionizes Patent Searching (October 2011)
  Redesigned STN retains what customers value most while phasing in advanced search and analysis capabilities beginning in 2012. The STN partners, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) in the U.S. and FIZ Karlsruhe in Germany, are pleased to announce that a completely new STN will be phased into the market beginning in 2012. The new platform will bring improved efficiency and usability at the expert level. Read more