Tag: Crowdfunding
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Crowdfunding for New Stem Cell Research into MS Treatment
On the Mendeley blog we’ve often talked about ways that crowdfunding is helping to finance some important research projects. This month’s guest post features a campaign which already surpassed its goal of raising $300,000 to enable a study into a treatment for Multiple Sclerosis, using stem cells to potentially repair the damage caused by…
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The Power of Crowdfunding: A Chat with Ethan Perlstein
We love hearing about crowdfunded research projects. As an academic community that aims to bring together researchers from around the world, we get excited about the grass-roots appeal of science funded by enthusiastic peers. This week, we invited scientist and crowdfunding star Ethan Perlstein to sit down with us for a chat. His work has…
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Crowdfunding Healthcare Logistics
UC Berkeley and health entrepreneurs use crowdfunding and technology to bring innovative solutions to healthcare, and do some good in the process: By Ryan McQuaid, Founder of PlushCare I’ve observed over the past 3-4 years that technologists want doctors to do more for less or they want to throw an app or device…
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Cutting-edge research into Parkinson’s turns to Crowdfunding
Here at Mendeley we’re always interested in new ways that technology and social media can facilitate important research. Crowdfunding is one booming area that certainly brings those elements together, often in favour of some pretty awesome and worthy causes. So we thought we’d invite the folks at Indiegogo, the world’s largest crowdfunding platform, to…
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