Epernicus is a social networking

Social network service

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 website

Website

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 and professional networking

Professional network service

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 platform resource built by scientists for research scientists. Its main goal is to help scientist to find the right people with the right expertise at the right time. It is based in Cambridge

Cambridge, Massachusetts

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, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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, USA.

Company information and products

Epernicus connects researchers with their real world scientific networks, enabling them to find work-related resources. It is aimed that scientists can use Epernicus to search for expertise, methods, and materials in their network. Researchers can maintain a professional web presence through a scientific profile and stay connected to their current and former colleagues.

Epernicus Solutions offers private expertise finding and networking solutions for research institutions in industry and academia. Based on the Epernicus platform and tailored to an organization's structure and needs, Epernicus Solutions can help researchers communicate and collaborate across groups, departments, and locations.

See also

Research and science specific sites

• Academia.edu
  Academia.edu
  Academia.edu is a free social networking website and collaboration tool aimed at academics and researchers from all fields.Launched in September 2008, it became one of the largest social networking sites for academics in 2010...
  
  
• Mendeley
  Mendeley
  Mendeley is a desktop and web program for managing and sharing research papers, discovering research data and collaborating online. It combines Mendeley Desktop, a PDF and reference management application with Mendeley Web, an online social network for researchers. Mendeley requires the user to...
  
  
• myScience
• ResearchGate
  ResearchGate
  ResearchGate is a free social networking site and collaboration tool aimed at scientific researchers from all disciplines of science. It provides web applications including semantic searching , file-sharing, publication database sharing , forums, methodology discussions, groups etc. Members can...
  
  
• Scispace.net
  Scispace.net
  Scispace, originally known as Scispace.net is a non-commercial, non-profit and free-to-use social network service designed specifically for collaborating researchers. In several respects it builds on many of the tools found in standard social network service and elearning sites, such as the use of...
  
  
• Quartzy
  Quartzy
  Quartzy is a free online laboratory management system created by life scientists and designed to meet the daily needs of academic scientists conducting research. The chief goal of the website is to increase scientific productivity by improving laboratory organization and communication within and...
  
  

Professional networks

• LinkedIn
  LinkedIn
  LinkedIn is a business-related social networking site. Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking. , LinkedIn reports more than 120 million registered users in more than 200 countries and territories. The site is available in English, French,...
  
  
• List of social networking websites