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Research Gate - Facebook for scientists

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Markus KopplinFebruary 23, 2011

800,000 have already signed up. 2,500 join them every single day. Ijad Madisch is building the world's biggest online network for scientists from his Berlin base. The young German entrepreneur is being funded by venture capital from Silicon Valley. Investors like Accel Partners, which financed Facebook, believe his start-up has a big future.

Report by Carmen Meyer.
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