Highlights from #FuturePub Boston

FuturePub Boston was an opportunity for researchers and entrepreneurs to exchange ideas and make personal connections. Representatives from four different emerging companies spoke on November 10th at the Digital Science office in Cambridge. The event was hosted by my colleagues at Overleaf. Each speaker had about ten minutes to talk about how their products are helping advance scholarly research.

Time for #futurepub Boston! pic.twitter.com/DB1wkH4yV3

— Ryan Ross (@RPRRyanPR) November 10, 2016

Philippe Chuzel and Thibault Honegger journeyed from France to talk about Peerus. Peerus helps connect researchers with emerging research in their fields by continuously scanning and indexing published papers and matching those papers with users.

Thibault and Phillipe @Peerus on smart article recs for researchers #futurepub Beer Kendall Sq Thanks! @overleaf pic.twitter.com/4KajiIsoS6

— Anne T Stone (@annetstone) November 11, 2016

Rebecca Shumbata represented Kudos at FuturePub. Kudos helps researchers maximize visibility of their published articles.

Rebecca from @GrowKudos at #futurepub connecting with Kendall Sq scientists to share research Tx @overleaf pic.twitter.com/OEqTKYhCRH

— TBI Communications (@tbicomms) November 11, 2016

Grace Xiao spoke about how her company, Kynplex, which helps researchers across the globe connect and keep up with current research.

Sal of @TetraScience demonstrates innovative ways for scientists to manage and monitor facilities @digitalsci pic.twitter.com/2eN2BoXoFJ

— Shelly M (@ShellyM_7) November 11, 2016

Sal Savo of Tetrascience explained how his company helps researchers monitor and control labs remotely, sending alerts when parameters like temperature are exceeded so that corrective action can be taken quickly.

After the talks, participants had time to socialize informally, talk directly to the speakers, and connect on a personal level. This was the second time FuturePub has been held in Boston, and there have also been FuturePub events in London.

About the author:

Ryan Looney is the Client Onboarding & Support Manager for Overleaf.  She’s committed to making the world a better place by connecting scientists and researchers with the tools they need. She’s an avid reader, lifelong learner, and a slow but joyful runner.