Elsevier acquires Atira

Amsterdam—Elsevier, which offers scientific, technical and medical information products and services, has acquired research management software company Atira. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Atira's main product, called Pure, is a research information system that enables the planning, evaluation and reporting of research activities.

Atira will complement Elsevier's SciVal, a research and information website, by expanding the amount of data to report on research activities across an academic institution, Elsevier said in a news release.

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