Inside Biotech

Alternative Careers in Biotech: Nadja Ortelt and Allan Lasser, Founders of Massive Science

Episode Summary

The bottom line is science news is important. Being well-versed in scientific findings enables a person to keep up with the latest issues and the newest riveting discoveries, making topics like COVID-19 less daunting. Science news, however, is often hard to read or full of misinformation. Enter Massive Science: a unique scientific content and media company which is working to address these issues. Interested in learning how Massive Science is helping make science news more exciting and accessible? To find out, join Dr. Yewande Pearse, PhD in BCLA’s 2nd episode of Alternative Careers in Biotech as she chats with the founders of Massive Science, Nadja Ortelt and Allan Lasser!

Episode Notes

We use science everyday, scientists are discovering something new everyday, and a piece of scientific news might just change the world everyday! Especially in the 21st century, keeping up with the world of science is imperative. Getting the most accurate, most digestible, and most relevant scientific news, however, can be quite challenging as misinformation rampant, and scientific news can be full of a lot of information that is inaccessible to the public. So, how do we enable and create more accessible, exciting, and engaging science media online that people can learn from and share with their friends and families? How do people know they can trust the news, fact check, and work to better understand new scientific discoveries? 

 These questions are where, Massive Science, a scientific content and media company, comes in. Powered by a “Massive Science Consortium” which is a group of scientific experts from over 50 countries, in over 150 fields, and at over 700 institutions, Massive Science aims to create a space where experts can share cutting edge scientific news and research via their accessible online platform by training scientists on how to be powerful scientific storytellers. Massive Science teaches the members of the Consortium how to create a more engaging narrative regarding their discoveries  by empowering  them to work with a professional team of editors and other researchers. 

Are you interested in learning more about how Massive Science does it? Join Dr. Yewande Pearse, PhD in BCLA’s 2nd episode of Alternative Careers in Biotech as she chats with the two founders of Massive Science, Nadja Ortelt and Allan Lasser!

To learn more about Massive Science, check out: 
https://massivesci.com