Labroots
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Type of site | Scientific social networking website and producer of educational virtual events and webinars |
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| Available in | English |
| Created by | Greg Cruikshank |
| Revenue | $5,000,000.00 per year |
| Slogan(s) | Let's Talk Science. Let's Talk Medicine. |
| Website | http://www.LabRoots.com |
| Alexa rank |
 85,285 (April 2014)[1] |
| Launched | March 2008 |
| Current status | Active |
Founded in 2008, LabRoots is a leading social networking service, centered around all things scientific, medical and academic.[2][3] The company is based in Yorba Linda, California and caters to more than 1.7 million tech innovators, engineers, and scientists from around the world. LabRoots connects the scientific world, leveraging an online features and tools to develop meaningful collaborations across geographic boundaries and fields of expertise.[4]
The open platform requires no particular affiliation with a recognized institution or organization; those wishing to join the site may do so with a personal email address and begin creating a profile. Users may follow the activities of other users, companies, or institutions and engage in discussions with them.
History
LabRoots was founded in 2008 by Greg[5] and Don Cruikshank, who have more than 60 years of combined experience in marketing biotechnology. Often considered “LinkedIn for scientists,”[6][7] the free-to-join platform allows scientists, researchers and medical experts from around the world to build relationships with other new-found peers, increase their influence within the scientific community, share their expertise and learn from one another.[8]
LabRoots acquired BioConference Live in 2009, adding features to the platform that enable members to collaborate, share and engage with each other through cost-effective live video webcasts and real-time networking.[9][10] The open platform allows anyone in the tech, medical, engineering, or similar fields, to participate in online, virtual event, giving access to a worldwide audience of more than 21,000 per event on average.
LabRoots has seen steady growth since its inception, especially in recent years - doubling the number of employees in 2013, then again in 2016. With that personnel growth, the site and platform have both evolved to incorporate new services and features each year.[11]
Features
LabRoots shares common features with other social networking platforms, as well many unique to LabRoots.
- Virtual Events – LabRoots taps its wide network of thought leaders, selecting speakers for its educational virtual events. All LabRoots members are invited to participate in virtual trade shows, complete with booths, keynote speakers, and discussions on scientific research, discoveries and training sessions.
- Webinars – LabRoots regularly offers virtual presentations from experts in fields like Genetics, Immunology, Cancer Research and more, followed by a Q&A session with the speaker. These thought leaders are among the top in their fields and present on recent advancements in their field, providing clinicians, researchers and medical experts. These webinars are available online for up to a year in archives for on-demand viewers who want to revisit each topic.
- Continuing Education Credits - Many of the LabRoots webinars and virtual events offer continuing education credits, at no cost to LabRoots users.
- Credits include: CME, CE, CEU, P.A.C.E., R.A.C.E., and Florida CE
- Trending & videos – LabRoots is an excellent source of the most popular news and information from the world of science on 15 different topics.
- Group Discussions – LabRoots offers its users a place to talk about different topics in group settings as a place to engage and learn from one’s peers.
- User Profiles – Building a user profile on LabRoots allows users to post articles, share videos, curate newsletters and get noticed by peers.
- Comments – Users can join the conversation with comments on new articles, post and news from other users or institutions.
References
- ↑ "Labroots.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "A LinkedIn for biomedical scientists, engineers, builds up social networking hubMedCity News". medcitynews.com. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ↑ "Social Networks for Engineers". IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ↑ "Social networking seeks critical mass" (PDF).
- ↑ "Cruikshank, Greg | Mendelspod". mendelspod.com. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ↑ "BioTechniques - Lab Roots: A social networking site for science". www.biotechniques.com. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ↑ "Networking with LinkedIn and LabRoots - Bitesize Bio". bitesizebio.com. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ↑ "Case Study: Community/Environment/Virtual Event All-In-One". Engage365. 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ↑ "Labroots launches new site for scientists, engineers, and technology innovators.". Upstart Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ↑ Staff, MLO. "BioConference Live | MLO". www.mlo-online.com. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ↑ "Labroots science networking site gets a new look – new features announced". 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2016-10-04.