Elizabeth Iorns

Elizabeth Iorns
Born (1980-12-31) December 31, 1980 (age 43)
Melbourne, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
Institute of Cancer Research (University of London)
University of Miami
Known forFounder and CEO of Science Exchange
AwardsNature's 10 (2012)[1]
Scientific career
ThesisHigh throughput functional analysis for the identification of breast cancer targets (2008)
Doctoral advisorAlan Ashworth
Websiteelizabethiorns.com

Elizabeth Jane Iorns (born 31 December 1980) is a New Zealand scientist, entrepreneur and researcher, and the founder and CEO of Science Exchange, a Silicon Valley startup which operates a platform to allow scientists to outsource their research to scientific institutions such as university facilities or commercial contract research organizations.[2][3][4] Science Exchange has received considerable media attention since it first launched in August 2011, particularly following its participation in the Y Combinator incubator program in Summer 2011 and its role in launching the Reproducibility Initiative in Summer 2012. Iorns has been profiled in many leading publications including Nature, FastCompany, the San Francisco Business Times and Xconomy. Iorns lives in Palo Alto, California, where Science Exchange is now headquartered.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ various (2012). "366 days: Nature's 10". Nature. 492 (7429): 335–343. Bibcode:2012Natur.492..335.. doi:10.1038/492335a. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 23257862.
  2. ^ Sharon Begley (August 14, 2012). "More trial, less error: An effort to improve scientific studies". Reuters. Retrieved December 27, 2012.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ Jolie O'Dell (3 December 2011). Science: the New "Women's Work" (video). VentureBeat.
  4. ^ "MixRank, Favo.rs, Science Exchange, Sprintly". Financial Post. December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  5. ^ Bernadette Tansey (29 November 2012). "Science Exchange Creates a Trading Post for Research Services". Xconomy. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  6. ^ Ron Leuty (27 April 2012). "One-on-One With Science Exchange's Elizabeth Iorns". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  7. ^ David Zax (3 April 2012). "Dropping Some Science: Scientists, Ditch The Academy and Become Entrepreneurs". Fast Company. Retrieved 17 December 2012.