Welcome to a community connecting industry and academia
The worlds of science and industry can finally meet, speak the same language and collaborate to each other’s benefit
For PhDs and Industry Experts
We are a community of PhD holders, PhD students and industry experts making it easy to go from A(cademia) to B(usiness). Be matched with your personal mentor.
For Companies
The only place in the world where companies can find emerging technologies coming from scientific research and available academic talent behind that new tech.
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We do not publish job posts but we allow industry members to search through our community profiles in order to match candidates with their needs. However, we do support our community and partners to communicate their projects and initiatives.
Please keep checking Smart Tribe community pages for regular updates!
Consumer brand London based startup offering products and holistic lifestyle guidance is looking for a scientific adviser. The company is launching soon their first products which will be supplements, and then they are looking to expand into the personal care/beauty space. They are looking for a scientific adviser to help build up their credibility and back up everything they do by science or research; so this could include experience in clinical trials, natural products, supplements, nutrition and ingredients, herbal medicine, etc. Please contact Sara at sara@deja.life
One of the biggest pharmaceutical companies GSK has open opportunities in their recently-formed dedicated AI and Machine Learning team, in multiple locations. It also offers a 2-year Fellowship Program for early-career AI/ML researchers. More information is available at gsk.ai
Looking for a senior member for my software performance engineering team. The purpose of the team is to continuously monitor the performance of AutoForm software as it is being developed and continuously improve it. You will need to have very good understanding of algorithms, complexity, software design and architecture. You are proficient in C++ and you will work on every level of our applications: from low level algorithms to user performance experience.
Based in Dortmund, Germany.
CloudCycle, a technology startup, based in London, UK, that is on a mission to cut global carbon emissions by 1% is hiring a Machine Learning Specialist to join them and we think that it will be a Smart Triber. If you want to use your data science skills to make a significant impact on improving the environment then please let us know at team@smarttribe.io and make sure your profile is up to date!
Blog posts
From scientist to executive
the journey from academia to industry
How to look for a dream job in industry… when nobody is hiring
Here at Smart Tribe, we are helping researchers transition from the academia to industry. We encourage PhD holders to find
How much should scientists charge companies for their expertise and other tips on how to work with industry
Academics working as freelance consultants or providing ad hoc expert hours to companies is not a new idea. Yet, we
The Gig Economy Lifestyle for Data Scientists
What is a Gig Economy Career? The Gig Economy is an integral part of the future of work movement and
From science to tech
helping industry to solve real-world problems with beautiful minds
New Blood of Data Scientists comes from Academia
There are about 3 million data scientists globally and exactly the same amount of job postings every year for data
Transferable skills of academics revolutionise the development of a new product for companies
The CEO and co-founder of Smart Tribe, Beatrice Zatorska, spoke to Dr Shikta Das, a data scientist, epidemiologist, mentor, and
Why should I hire PhDs?
Want your company to make gazillions of money and beat the competition? Hire PhDs.
Ask our mentors
Beatrice
I love to help academics who aspire to become entrepreneurs either by commercialising their technologies in startups or by finding industry partners. I have 20 years of experience commercialising emerging technologies...
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Simone
I am a Scientist, PhD in Electronic Engineering now (happily) working in the City of London. I love understanding "the bigger picture" and disentangling it into smaller and actionable pieces, delivering value. Experienced in...
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Katja
Digital transformation thought leader: Passionate about user-centered product development and fostering a Digital and Data-driven culture as competitive advantage (10+ years experience). Experienced cross-functional leader...
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Illia
Former space-plasma scientist, HPC software engineer with over 20 years experience programming in C/C++, Fortran, Matlab and Python. Illia is developing large parallel applications using OpenMP and MPI architectures.
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Julia
VP of Learning Science at Intellum. Co-Founder of Catcat.com.
Julia is a learning scientist and recovering librarian. Champion for lifelong learning and the democratization of information.
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Mehmet
I'm a data scientist, with a background in economics. I've been lucky enough to find my passion in life, while also making use of many hard-learned skills during my PhD. I'm hoping to help others make their transition...
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Danielle
I have a PhD in Food Science and Biotechnology and I am also a Data Scientist. I have worked in national and European projects about food microbiology, food development and metabolomics. I am dedicated...
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Joshua
I am a Project Manager coming from a background as a physicist and research scientist with a PhD in Engineering, where I was most involved in computational engineering and semiconductor physics. My focus is...
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Rabia
Currently Managing Director of the Discovery Sciences Division at Sensyne health, I lead a team of brilliant scientists that are using Clinical AI to accelerate drug discovery and development.
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Vassilis
Generalist in business & finance and specialist in investment management, having 15+ years professional experience in financial management, investment banking, VC and PE fund monitoring, capital markets, academia...
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Mikhail
Regional Sales Manager. Mentor to PhD students and postdocs who struggle to navigate transition from academia into industry, especially for those who are afraid of changing scientific subjects. Mikhail has almost 10 years...
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Pameet
As an HoD & Researcher in Data Science & AI, I want to start serving the wider Industry in building AI driven Applications. A passionate technologist with overall experience of 13+ years post PhD and 2 US patents in...
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Oleksandr
My goal is to help young academics like me to understand their value for industry and to help them prove it to future employers. Mentor to aspiring academics who are searching to transition into fields of Data Science...
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Industry Challenge
Does your company have a problem that you can’t crack? Don’t wait for your own team to solve it. Let us know and we’ll post it on our blog and advertise it to the Smart Tribe community.
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Tap into the wealth of tech and talent from academia by setting a real-world challenge for them to solve. You’ll be astonished by how Smart Tribe’s scientific community of mathematicians, neurologists, computer scientists and more present new perspectives on solving your problem.
Please send a description of your industry challenge to beatrice@smarttribe.io. You can either use your company name or choose to stay anonymous. The best answers and experts behind these solutions will be directly introduced to your companies. This is a free service offered by Smart Tribe, and we highly encourage you to Save it with Science!
Our current challenge has arisen from a global market player in financial services:
How to get rid of big trading floors?
The problem: At a certain point in our lives, we have all seen the large trading floors of big investment
Grab from the Lab
Do you have research that you want to commercialise? Don’t let it languish on the shelf. Let us know and we’ll post it on our blog and advertise it to industry partners in Smart Tribe’s community.
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Only 2% of the current technologies can be traced back to research from academia. You’ll be astonished by the number of companies and investors there are who are thirsty for new research breakthroughs and want to partner with you to commercialise them.
Please send a description of your research to beatrice@smarttribe.io. The research can be published in an academic paper, patented or patent-pending. We’ll help you to find an industry partner and/or financial assistance and resources needed to commercialise it. This is a free service offered by Smart Tribe, and we highly encourage you to Save it with Science!
Distributed ledgers and AI to help build sustainable farms in developing countries
An unsolved problem is that small scale farmers (which are most of the farmers in the developing world, and certain
Smart Tribe is a very interesting and pertinent idea!
-Higor
This is an amazing opportunity for students and professionals with lots of insights, enthusiasm and acumen to become part of the Smart Tribe community.
-Kamran
What I especially like about Smart Tribe is the matching with the mentor. Such a great idea! Since transitioning from academia to business can be overwhelming.
-Edyta
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Smart Tribe Ambassadors
Do you love what we do at Smart Tribe? Do you want to join our mission and become a Smart Tribe Ambassador at your university, city or country? Please tell our community engagement captain Sonia at sonia@smarttribe.io and we would love to make you our Ambassador!
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