What Happened?
Palo Alto, CA-based Science Exchange Appointed Elizabeth Iorns as Chief Executive Officer
About the Company
Science Exchange is the world`s leading marketplace for outsourced research. Science Exchange provides an efficient procure-to-pay platform for ordering services from the world`s largest network of scientific service providers. Through Science Exchange, clients gain access to 3000+ qualified service providers, all with pre-established contracts in place that protect client intellectual property and confidentiality. This increases scientists access to innovation and significantly improves their productivity because they are freed up from the administrative tasks and delays associated with sourcing, establishing and managing supplier contracts. At an organizational level, the Science Exchange enterprise program enables organizations to consolidate the long tail of research outsourcing spend into a single strategic supplier relationship driving significant efficiency and cost savings. To date, Science Exchange has raised over $30 million from Maverick Capital Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Index Ventures, OATV, the YC Continuity Fund, and others.
About the Person
Elizabeth conceived the idea for Science Exchange while an Assistant Professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She drives the company`s vision, strategy, and growth, and is passionate about creating a new way to foster collaboration that will democratize access to expertise and accelerate the speed of scientific discovery. She completed her Ph.D. in breastcancer biology at the Institute of Cancer Research, University of London.Elizabeth Iorns is Chief Executive Officer at Science Exchange. Previously, Elizabeth held various senior HR leadership roles in the industry.
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