Goldman Sachs is recognizing Elizabeth Iorns, Ph.D., co-founder and CEO of Science Exchange as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2017 at its Builders & Innovators Summit in Santa Barbara, California.
Co-Founder and CEO Elizabeth Iorns Among 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs at 2017 Builders + Innovators Summit
Palo Alto, CA - October 19, 2017 - Goldman Sachs & Co. (NYSE:GS) is recognizing Elizabeth Iorns, Ph.D., co-founder and CEO of Science Exchange as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2017 at its Builders + Innovators Summit in Santa Barbara, California.
Goldman Sachs selected Elizabeth as one of 100 entrepreneurs from multiple industries to be honored at the two-day event.
The life sciences research community has been transformed by Elizabeth’s ability to execute upon her vision to transform the procurement and delivery of outsourced R&D services. Thanks to her tenacity and drive, and her deep understanding of the need for improved R&D efficiency, Science Exchange is enabling breakthrough scientific discoveries by providing researchers with an online platform for efficient access to the world’s best outsourced R&D service providers.
“This is a tremendous honor and I’m excited to be recognized by Goldman Sachs along with these other inspiring entrepreneurs,” said Elizabeth Iorns, Ph.D., co-founder and CEO of Science Exchange. “The work our team at Science Exchange has been doing in outsourced R&D is critical for driving scientific breakthroughs and innovation and I’m proud to lead the team in this charge.”
“We are pleased to recognize Elizabeth Iorns as one of the most intriguing entrepreneurs of 2017,” said David M. Solomon, President and Co-Chief Operating Officer at Goldman Sachs. “This is the sixth year that we’ve hosted the Builders + Innovators Summit where emerging business leaders gather to discuss their common interests in building prosperous organizations.”
For more than 145 years, Goldman Sachs has been advising and financing entrepreneurs as they launch and grow their businesses. In addition to honoring 100 entrepreneurs, the Summit consists of general sessions and clinics led by Goldman Sachs experts, seasoned entrepreneurs, academics and business leaders as well as resident scholars.
About Elizabeth Iorns
Elizabeth Iorns, Ph.D., is the CEO and Founder of Science Exchange. Elizabeth Iorns has transformed scientific research by radically improving the procurement and delivery of outsourced research and development (R&D) services. Elizabeth Iorns, Ph.D. (Institute of Cancer Research, London) was an Assistant Professor at University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, where she investigated breast cancer development and progression, before launching Science Exchange in 2011. Elizabeth’s work has been featured in multiple media outlets, and she regularly speaks at thought leadership events, such as the 2017 TechCrunch Disrupt event in San Francisco, 2017 Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening annual meeting and the 2016 MassBio CRO/CMO Symposium. Her recent honors include Nature’s “Ten People that Mattered,” WIRED’s “50 Women Who Are Changing The World,” and the “Kauffman Foundation Emerging Entrepreneur Award.” She is a finalist for 2017 Scrip Executive of the Year Award.
About Science Exchange
Science Exchange is the world’s leading and most secure platform for outsourced research, providing an efficient procure-to-pay platform for ordering 6,000+ services from a network of more than 2,500 qualified scientific service providers, all with pre-established contracts in place that protect client intellectual property and confidentiality. The platform increases access to innovation and improves productivity, freeing scientists from administrative tasks and delays associated with sourcing, establishing and managing service provider contracts. Additionally, the Science Exchange enterprise program enables large R&D organizations to consolidate research outsourcing spend into a single strategic relationship, driving efficiency, improving transparency and oversight, and delivering cost savings. Since being founded in 2011, Science Exchange has raised more than $58 million from Norwest Venture Partners, Maverick Capital Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Index Ventures, OATV, the YC Continuity Fund, and others. For more information, visitwww.ScienceExchange.com. Follow the company on Twitter @ScienceExchange.
