The team @
ScientifyResearch
Judy Mielke, PhD
Founder & CEO
Judy is passionate about research and researchers. Prior to launching ScientifyResearch, Judy was a researcher and has worked with researchers for over 20 years and in multiple countries, including the USA, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Switzerland and Sweden.
Kate Gardner
Co-Founder
Kate joins ScientifyResearch as co-founder after 8 years leading commissioning teams with an open access publisher in Switzerland and the USA. She is keen to accelerate scientific discovery worldwide with tools to increase efficiency at the funding stage.
Amy Field, PhD
Head of Funder Relations
Amy is a cultural anthropologist by training and joins after 7 years of experience in open access publishing, including managing society journals. She is passionate about supporting research funders and foundations with finding innovative ways to serve their research communities and bring their missions to life.
Gülhis Şarap Lindau
Research Funding Consultant and Coach
Gülhis is a Research Funding Consultant & Coach who supports researchers in navigating funding opportunities and grant applications with clarity and confidence. Drawing on her experience in large international organizations, she has led initiatives on diversity, inclusion, and mental health, bringing a holistic and human-centered perspective to her work as an ICF-accredited coach and HR professional. Her passion is to empower researchers to strengthen their proposals, grow personally and professionally, and turn challenges into opportunities.
Aseem Salhotra
Business Development Manager
Aseem sits at the intersection of academic research, emerging technologies, and business strategy. With a PhD from Sweden, he brings a deep, first-hand understanding of the challenges researchers face in securing the funding necessary for their groundbreaking work and innovative ideas. At ScientifyResearch, Aseem leads our strategic growth initiatives, focusing on building a "Funding-to-Findings" ecosystem and impactful partnerships. He is passionate about reducing the administrative burden in academia, ensuring that the best ideas and the most promising researchers get the visibility and support they deserve.
Kaushik Mitra, PhD
Machine Learning Advisor
Kaushik is a Research Scientist with experience at Microsoft, Meta and now Google. He works in the field of Applied AI and Machine Learning and is helping us build solutions that best serve the researcher community.
Kaviya Ayyappan
Web Developer
Kaviya is a web developer with knowledge and experience in full-stack development. Kaviya likes to be part of a team and wishes to collaborate to support researchers, research administrators and research funders.
Divya Thulaseedharanpillai Saraswathyamma
Web Developer
Divya has a strong foundation in full-stack development. Divya thrives in collaborative environments and is dedicated to using her expertise to develop the best solutions for the community of researchers, research managers and funders at ScientifyResearch.
Kimia Emami
UX/UI Designer
Kimia is a UI/UX Design expert at scientifyRESEARCH. She specializes in turning complex funding rules into intuitive user journeys and designing interfaces that place researchers at the center, while also supporting the needs of research managers and funders. Her work ensures that every audience quickly understands the value of the platform, with streamlined navigation and clear pathways to scientifyRESEARCH’s services. With a Master’s in UX Design and a Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering, Kimia brings a strong balance of user insight, technical expertise, and business awareness to enhance relevance, build trust, and drive meaningful outcomes across the platform.
Huda Ahmed
Business Development Manager
Huda is a research funding coach and consultant who supports researchers in navigating funding opportunities and grant applications. With educational background in biotechnology and a four year experience in consulting industry she is passionate about finding the best solutions for her clients as per their requirements. She helps researchers identify the most suitable funding opportunities and find tailored solutions that align with their goals. Her work is based on collaborative, approachable, and results-driven style, Huda is committed to empowering her clients throughout every stage of the funding journey.
Adrián Díaz
Researcher Community Engagement Specialist and Spanish Translator
Adrián is a Spanish graduate in Marketing and Market Research with a passion for marketing, content creation, and developing innovative marketing strategies. Highly organized and structured, he also contributes with his skills in English-to-Spanish content translation. Adrián enjoys bringing ideas to life and sharing them with others. With his creativity and systematic approach, Adrián contributes to the creation of effective projects that connect our researcher community to research funding and related resources for academic success.
Helena Tavares
Digital Content Producer
Helena is a digital content producer with a background in Information and Documentation Sciences and Technologies and experience in customer service. She is passionate about sharing knowledge and creating ways for more people to access it. She is very interested in bringing awareness and increasing diversity.
Carolina Vala
Digital Content Producer
Carolina is a Digital Content Producer with a background in Anthropology and in Communication, Culture, and Information Technologies. She thrives in collaborative environments and is passionate about applying her skills to organize and present research funding information in ways that make it easily accessible to researchers and research managers worldwide.
Kristina Georgieva
Business Development - Erasmus Intern
Kristina Georgieva joins ScientifyResearch as a Business Development Intern while studying International Business and Management in Bulgaria. Through her Erasmus+ internship in Stockholm, she is excited to gain hands-on experience in business development and build relationships within the research and higher education sectors. She is passionate about learning, international collaboration, and contributing to projects that support researchers and scientific innovation.
Kateryna Gret
Business Development - Erasmus Intern
Kateryna is a Business Development Intern at ScientifyResearch through the Erasmus+ programme. She is currently studying Information Technology at the University of Pardubice in the Czech Republic and Finance, Banking, Insurance, and Stock Market at Uzhhorod National University in Ukraine. As part of her internship, she contributes to lead generation, partnership development, and customer engagement while collaborating with the marketing and product teams to support the creation of business proposals and tailored communications. She enjoys working in an international environment where technology, business strategy, and research come together to support the global research community.
Michelle Ponto
PR & Communications
Michelle is an Emmy-nominated journalist and communications consultant who is passionate about science, green tech and innovations that support environmental resilience. She has spent the past 25 years working with clients all over the world to develop strategic communication plans for C-Levels.
Ingmar Broemstrup, PhD
Business Strategy
Ingmar is Partner & Managing Director at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Leader of BCG’s Financial Institutions Practice in North America. Ingmar understands the landscape of academic funding globally and best practices for sustainable research services start-ups.
Aida Paniccia, PhD
Research Strategy
Aida has over 10 years of international experience (Italy, Sweden, Switzerland) in biomedical research, project management and science communication, and currently leads the Research Strategy & Communication Office at the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy. She is passionate about improving the way academic research is managed, assessed and shared, with a special focus on the role of early career scientists.
Blair Adams
Technology
Blair, Founder of Hove2 Consulting, is passionate about strategic digital solutions for advancing science and technology pursuits. He brings over 25-years of experience building global and national project teams. Experience includes extensive information technology focused client relationship management, strategic planning, solutions architecture, product management, and data visualization as applied via Fortune 500 consulting, public sector and early phase startups.