Speakers: Caitlin Trasande, Head of Research Policy, Digital Science; and Alex Hodgson: CEO of 1DegreeBio and Director of Marketing at ReadCube
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 26 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm
Location: Singleton Auditorium, Building 46-3002 (Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences)
Sponsored by the MIT Postdoctoral Association and the Office of the Vice President for Research
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Hear from entrepreneurs about their path from lab to startup, the birth of their idea while working in the lab, and their involvement in the rise of digital tools for researchers.
About the Presenters:
Digital Science is a new technology company started out of Macmillan Science and Education, providing software and tools for scientific researchers. From intelligent knowledge discovery tools to software applications for the laboratory and decision-support systems for managers, Digital Science combines world-class technology with a resolute focus on scientists and those who support the research process.
1DegreeBio is an independent marketplace for Life Science products including reagents, digital tools, equipment and service providers for life science research. It is an open-access platform that enables researchers to source and review the highest-quality products and service providers for their research needs.
ReadCube is a free desktop application and associated web services for managing, enhancing, and accessing academic research articles.
Caitlin Aptowicz Trasande is Head of Research Policy, Digital Science. Prior to joining Digital Science, she managed the Nature Trends project at Nature Publishing Group. She has experience in consulting (The Advisory Board Company) and legal research (United States Office of the Independent Counsel). She received a PhD in Neurobiology from the University of Chicago after studying Classics and Philosophy at St. John’s College (Annapolis, MD).
Alex Hodgson is CEO of 1DegreeBio and Director of Marketing at ReadCube. Prior to starting 1DegreeBio, Alex spent four years working at the Structural Genomics Consortium’s Toronto Lab, where Alex grew increasingly frustrated by the lack of digital tools for researchers. In 2010, Alex brought together a team of talented people and collectively they set forth to build a better way for the community to source products, launching 1DegreeBio 6 months later. Alex has an Honors Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Toronto in International Relations, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Hult International Business School (formerly the Arthur D. Little School of Management), and an Organizational Change Management Certificate from Harvard University. Alex was named one of 50 Women to Watch in Tech by Femme-o-nomics in 2011.