Today marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, an initiative led by UNESCO 🇺🇳. n816 Life joins this day, which highlights the women and girls who contribute every day to advancing research, medical technologies, and health innovation.

Since 2021, our working environment has been composed of nearly 60% women, several of whom have played a decisive role in the success and progress of our projects.
This reality reflects a strong belief: equal access to opportunities and diversity of backgrounds are essential drivers of innovation in health. At n816 Life, we remain committed to promoting and valuing women’s expertise in science, digital technologies, and medical technologies.

#WomenInScience #WomenAndGirlsInScience #DiversityInSTEM #GenderEquality #HealthInnovation #GenderEquity

In the world of academic publishing, a startling economic paradox exists that challenges the very foundations of scientific dissemination. The "big five" commercial publishers—Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Springer Nature, and SAGE—have built billion-dollar empires with profit margins rivaling tech giants, all while relying on the unpaid labor of researchers and public funding. This system, which some critics liken to a racket, sees academics conducting research, writing articles, and managing peer review processes without compensation, only for publishers to sell these works back to the same institutions that produced them. This introductory paragraph sheds light on a pressing issue in scientific communication, raising questions about the sustainability and ethics of current academic publishing models and overall, the core of its business model.

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#AcademicPublishing #OpenAccess #ResearchEthics #ScientificCommunication #PublishingReform
@The Guardian