Digital Science announces external Advisory Board

Digital Science, a technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, is pleased to announce the formation of an external Advisory Board, to assist the company in improving its engagement and alignment with the communities it supports.

The panel of six experienced leaders has been chosen to represent as much of the diversity of Digital Science’s complex stakeholder environment as possible.

“Bringing technological change to the research sector requires a responsible approach, given the importance of the work of the community that we serve. Our announcement of Open Principles was an important step in ensuring that we set a bar for this responsibility. Introducing our Advisory Board is a further next step in demonstrating our commitment to continually improving our approach,” says Digital Science CEO Dr Daniel Hook.

“Our Advisory Board comprises global experts who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience. Their role is to provide strategic guidance and challenge to help us continue our path of innovation and openness, ensuring we’re providing the most responsible and reliable innovations to the communities that invest their trust in us.”

The Advisory Board’s six members include leaders from diverse fields including: research funding, strategy and policy; academic research management; pharmaceutical research and drug discovery; publishing and digital transformation; philanthropic leadership; and cutting-edge technology development.

The Digital Science Advisory Board members are:

• Jackie Hunter, Board Chair, Biocortex, Brainomix and the Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst
• Chonnettia Jones, President and Executive Director, Addgene
• Linda O’Brien, Adjunct Professor, Griffith University, Australia and CEO of the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory
• Hemai Parthasarathy, formerly Head of Rapid Evaluation, Google X
• Benoit Schillings, Chief Technology Officer, Google X
• Joanne Sheppard, Advisor, Holtzbrinck Publishing Group (Digital Science’s parent company)

The Advisory Board is to meet four times a year to discuss key issues facing the wider research ecosystem, providing insights and recommendations on a variety of topics crucial to the strategic growth and operational excellence of Digital Science.

Advisory Board member Jackie Hunter says, “Digital Science is a global leader in its support for all aspects of research, such as its innovative products that foster open and collaborative research. It is an exciting time to be joining the Digital Science journey as an Advisory Board member, and I commend the company for its vision in appointing such a board.”

For more information about Digital Science’s Advisory Board and its senior leadership – including pics and bios – visit the Digital Science website: https://www.digital-science.com/management-and-advisory/

About Digital Science

Digital Science is an AI-focused technology company providing innovative solutions to complex challenges faced by researchers, universities, funders, industry and publishers. We work in partnership to advance global research for the benefit of society. Through our brands – Altmetric, Dimensions, Figshare, IFI CLAIMS Patent Services, metaphacts, OntoChem, Overleaf, ReadCube, Scismic, Symplectic, and Writefull – we believe when we solve problems together, we drive progress for all. Visit digital-science.com and follow Digital Science on Bluesky, on X or on LinkedIn.

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David Ellis, Press, PR & Social Manager, Digital Science: Mobile +61 447 783 023, [email protected]