How to configure a Clarivate Cortellis Drug Design Feed

Last updated on July 10, 2024

Introduction

The Clarivate Analytics Cortellis feeds provide a product suite of enriched data, insights, and analytics in the Life Sciences and Healthcare areas. A range of granular filters allows you to pinpoint the data you need to answer specific questions about your drug, therapy area, or target of interest.

The Clarivate Analytics Feed Connection provides seven Cortellis products:

• Cortellis Trials
• Cortellis Literature
• Cortellis Deals
• Cortellis Drugs
• Cortellis Patents
• Cortellis Drug Design
• Cortellis Regulatory

Your organization needs a Clarivate Analytics subscription to use this service. InfoDesk will activate the subscription in your portal. Depending on your subscription, you will have access to one or several Clarivate Analytics products.

Contact your InfoDesk Account Manager for more information and assistance.  

How to Configure a Clarivate Analytics Cortellis Drug Design Feed 

Cortellis Drug Design integrates biological, chemical, and pharmacological data about drugs. Search by drug name, disease areas, chemical structure, and more.

To connect a Cortellis Drug Design feed to your Inbox, follow these steps: 

1. Navigate to Inboxes and open your Inbox. Select InfoLab from the More menu on the far right in the top menu of the inbox.  
   
   
2. Click the New Feed button and select the Clarivate Analytics feed in the drop-down menu. This will open a new form called "New Clarivate Analytics Feed." 
   
   
3. Alternatively, click the New Feed button on the connectors tile to select the enabled products and Click the Create Feed button to go to the Preview and Add Filter page, where you can apply filters to select specific content from Clarivate                                                                                                                          

Preview and filter a Cortellis Drug Design Feed

1. Navigate to InfoLab from the main navigation bar. You can also start from your Inbox and select InfoLab from the More menu on the far right in the top menu of the inbox. 
   
   
2. To find your feed, simply use the search bar at the top of the InfoLab Feed page.
   
   
   
   
3. Click on the feed name to open the Preview and add filter page, where you can access the filter menu and a list of posts that allow you to preview the filters before applying them.
   
   
   
   
4. Use the Filter menu to the left to add filters to your feed. This step is very important to reduce the amount of data and ensure that the information that reaches your inbox is relevant.
   
   The filter menu offers various search options that can be combined to optimize your search results and filter. These options include a free text search and Cortellis Drugs Design-specific filters and facets.
   
   a. To search for specific keywords or phrases, use the search bars under the Text section, which includes Title, Description, and Development Profile. You can also use the Advanced Query search bar.
   
   b. To narrow down the search, use the facets under the Cortellis Drugs Design filters along with the AND, OR, and NOT operators to further refine your search. Note that the filters and facets are only enabled when content matches the filters.
   
   You can read more about the filter options under the “Filter Options” section below. More information about combining keywords and creating search strings is available in the Help Library.
   
   
5. Preview the filter result in the Preview Post list and adjust your filter options until you are satisfied with the outcome.
   
   The chart above the post list displays the number of retrieved posts within the specified Time period, providing an estimate of the amount of information your feed will generate over time. You can change the time period by clicking the Calendar button above the chart.
   
   Red bars indicate that your feed will generate more information than is allowed in your inbox. Change your filters until the bars are all yellow.
   
   
6. When ready, click the Save button to save your changes. Alternatively, you can click the Next button to proceed to the Settings page.
7. On the Settings page, you can change the name and description of your updated feed and select another target inbox.
   
   
8. Optionally, check the Restricted checkbox to prevent others from updating the feed. When restricted, a padlock icon will appear on the Feed in InfoLab.
   
   
   
9. Press Save to save the updated feed. Your feed is now connected to your inbox and available from the Feed page in InfoLab.

Filter Options

This section contains information about the Filter options for the Cortellis Drug Design feeds.

The filter menu offers various search options that can be combined to optimize your search results.

These options include free text search, Advanced Query, and Cortellis Drug Design-specific filters. Most of the filters provide predefined facet options that you can select from to specify your filter. Note that filters and facets are only enabled when content matches the filters.

Use the AND, OR, and NOT operators to refine your search further.

• Use the OR operator to include one or the other facet within a filter category. This gives a broad search.
• Use the AND operator to require that both facets are included within a filter category. This narrows the search.
• Use the NOT operator to exclude specified facets within a filter category.

Your search result will be displayed above the bar chart to provide an overview of your chosen filters. With more than four facet buttons, click the Show more button to view all facets.

If the post list view is empty, no content matches your search within the set time period or filters. Change the Time period or adjust the filters and preview the result. The default period is “Past week”.

Advanced Query

The Advanced Query Filter empowers you to craft highly specific search queries and allows you to target your search by entering criteria directly for each supported indexed field. Use the advanced Query to refine your search results and pinpoint the exact information you require.

Using the Advanced Query Filters

Define a field search operation using fieldName:searchExpression syntax. The search expression can be a single word, a phrase, or a more complex expression (in parentheses), optionally with Boolean operators. For example:

• title:(federal NOT local)
• abstract:("FDA" "EMEA")
• publication_date:(20240517) (YYYYMMDD)

The field specified in fieldName:searchExpression must be an indexed field. Click the info button in the Advanced Query filter to view the supported fields.

Text Filter

The Text filter allows for free text searches. You can use a single keyword, combine several keywords, or create a complete search string.

You can choose to search in the Title or Chemical name depending on how wide or narrow you want your filter to be.

Title: Only include content matching your search query in the article title. This is the narrowest text search.

Chemical Name: The "Chemical Name" field refers to the systematic name of the compound being investigated as a potential drug.

Predefined Filters and facets

The Cortellis Drug Design filter menu includes a range of predefined filter and facet options. Use the filter search bar and then click on the facet buttons to set your filter.

Active Conditions: Active condition or type of disorder the bioactive compound treats. Search by condition name or use the predefined facets to filter by active conditions. Click on “Show more” to view all the options.

Inactive Condition: Inactive condition or type of disorder the bioactive compound treats. Search by name or use the predefined facets to filter by inactive conditions. Click on “Show more” to view all the options.

Highest Phase: The highest phase of development for a compound or drug. Search by a particular phase or use the predefined facets to filter by the highest phase. Click on “Show more” to view all the options.

Therapeutic Groups: Broad categories of medical conditions associated with a given drug. Search by particular therapeutic group or use the predefined facets to filter by therapeutic group. Click on “Show more” to view all the options.

Active Development: Development status for compounds or drugs under active development. Select “Yes” if the Development is active. 

Lead drug: Main compound used in the drug design. Select “Yes” or “No” to specify if the drug is the lead drug or compound.

Active Organizations: Active organizations related to the drug/product. Search by particular organizations or use the predefined facets to filter by active organizations. Click on “Show more” to view all the options.

Originator organization: The originator organization for the drug. Search by name or use the predefined facets to filter by originator organization. Click on “Show more” to view all the options.

Best Practices

Text Query

A good start when filtering content is to start with a text query.

You can use one single keyword or several keywords or create a complete search string. You can read more about combining keywords and creating search strings in Help.

Filters and facets

Use predefined filters and facets to specify your search. Use the filters that best match your query. Use the AND, OR, and NOT operators to refine your search.

The list of posts that appears when you add filters allows you to preview the filters before applying them. Review the preview post list to ensure that the posts retrieved by the filter meet your expectations. 

Optionally, use additional filters and facets to refine your search.

Commonly used filters and Recommendations

Originator organization, Active organization, and Highest phase are the most commonly used filter options, together with the Text filters, and they are a good start for your search.

Use either of these filters together with the Text filter. Sometimes, these filters are used together, but most often, they are used separately.

Start by adding a text query (one or several keywords or a search string) in the Title, Description, or Content text bars. Combine your text filters with the Originator organization, Active organization, or the Highest Phase filters.

Preview the result and optionally use additional filters and facets to refine your search.

Good to Know

Time Period

When choosing the Time Period for the preview post list, you have the option of selecting from the past 24 hours, the past week, or the past month. The default time period is the past week.

Max Number of Posts

If your filter retrieves more posts than allowed for this feed connection, the chart bars will turn red, and you will be prompted to adjust your filter.

Note that the maximum number of posts accepted in Inboxes is 100 posts per day.

Categories Displayed on Posts in the Preview Post list

The categories shown on the posts in the preview post list on the Preview and filter page in InfoLab are only used in InfoLab and will not follow the posts to the inboxes.

Text Query Highlights

The preview post list highlights words matching the text query keywords in the title and article content to assist you in reviewing the articles and their relevance.

Manage Clarivate Analytics Feeds

You can manage all your feeds from the InfoLab Feeds page.

To manage your feeds, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the InfoLab Feeds page from the main menu or start from your Inbox and select InfoLab from the More menu.
   
   
2. Use the search bar at the top of the page to find your feed.
   
   
3. Click the Menu button to the far right on the feed row to open the menu.
   
   
4. Select Edit to open the "Preview and add Filter" page, and edit the feed. In the "Preview and filter" section, you can find more instructions on how to edit a feed.
   
   
5. Select Set Automatic Categorization to tag all posts from this feed automatically. Use the search bar or open the taxonomy to find and select categories. Press Save.
   
   
6. Select Deactivate to pause your feed. A pause button will appear on the feed, and the feed will stop retrieving posts to your inbox. Clicking Activate in the feed menu will reactivate the feed.
   
   
7. To change the inbox where the feed is directed, click on Select Inbox and select another inbox.
   
   
8. Select Delete to delete the feed from InfoLab.