1DegreeBio is a search engine for life scientists to identify available products from over 100 suppliers. The website offers in-depth product information, cited publications details, validations, and community reviews.
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Features
Specialized Portals
The Epigenetics sub-portal was released in June 2012 in partnership with the Structural Genomics Consortium, a niche community focused on Epigenetics related research. In July 2012, their second portal focused on Stem Cells was launched.
Founders
Founded in 2009 by Alexandra Hodgson, Olga Volkova and Ron Yeung.
Hodgson is daughter of deceased hotel magnate and former Toronto Argonauts owner William R. Hodgson.
Funding
Macmillan Digital Science Ltd, Philip Armstrong, and its founding team. Also grants from Ontario Centres of Excellence, Federal Economic Development Agency of Canada, and MaRS Discovery District.
Advisory Boards
On the Scientific Advisory Board resides Dr. Lori Frappier (University of Toronto), Dr. Aled Edwards (University of Toronto/Structural Genomics Consortium), Dr. Brian Marsden (University of Oxford) and Dr. Sachdev Sidhu (Ontario Institute of Cancer Research/University of Toronto). The Board of Directors includes Philip Armstrong (CEO of Jovian Capital), Steven Scott (Head of Digital Tools, Macmillan Digital Science Ltd) and Dr. Aled Edwards (University of Toronto).
Acquisition
!DegreeBio was acquired by LabX Media Group for an undisclosed amount on May 31, 2016.