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.
Stephanie Dawson, PhD
Executive Director of Strategic Business Development
Stephanie Dawson comes from an academic publishing background with degrees in biology and German literature from Yale and University of Washington. After 12 years at the publisher De Gruyter in Berlin, she joined the founding team of the start-up ScienceOpen with the goal of rethinking academic publishing in a digital context. Developing an interactive discovery portal with over 100 million records required innovative business models and strong partnerships. At ScientifyResearch she builds on her experience in scholarly infrastructure as Executive Director of Strategic Business Development.
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
Learning & Development Specialist
Gülhis is a Learning & Development Specialist 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.
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.
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.
Lucas Borges
Data Specialist - AI & Machine Learning
Lucas is a physicist with a PhD in theoretical physics and a background in computational modelling, data analysis, and scientific research. At ScientifyResearch, he focuses on developing and enhancing data workflows with AI and machine learning tools to improve the efficiency and reliability of funding data collection, processing, and maintenance. He is passionate about using programming and data engineering to build practical solutions that reduce manual work and make funding information easier to find and use, saving researchers valuable search time and freeing up more time for their research.
Aprila Gurung
Content Marketing Expert
Aprila is a Content Marketing Expert who brings a creative and audience-focused approach to marketing and communication. She has worked with businesses across different industries to sharpen their messaging, build awareness and create content that connects with the right audience and supports their goals. Aprila is passionate about taking complex ideas and finding creative, simple ways to communicate them. She brings this experience and approach to ScientifyResearch to help communicate its work and resources in a way that is clear, engaging and relevant to the research community.
Huda Ahmed
Client Solution Manager
Huda works closely with clients to understand their needs and find the right solution for each one. Drawing on her background in biotechnology and four years of experience in consulting, she brings a thoughtful, solutions-focused approach to every conversation. Huda's strength lies in listening carefully and matching clients with the option that truly fits then guiding them through to a decision with clarity and confidence. With a collaborative and approachable style, she's committed to supporting her clients at every step, from first conversation to final solution.
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.
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.