Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a technology company accelerating scientific advancement, partnered with Euraxess India for the Science Slam event on 12th December 2020. CACTUS was one of their key partners alongside the Delegation of the European Union to India, Embassy of the Czech Republic in New Delhi, IndiaBioscience, and Nuffic Neso India. CACTUS also sponsored prizes for 2 runners up, who received a one-year subscription to R Upskill courses. R Upskill is a learning platform with the largest collection of curated courses and handbooks for researchers. All participants received discount vouchers for CACTUS R Upskill training courses courtesy CACTUS.
Speaking about the partnership, Abhishek Goel, Co-founder, CACTUS said “We are very happy to partner with Euraxess for the Science Slam event. CACTUS is proud to be associated with researchers and young talents at every opportunity. As part of our ongoing endeavor to make the researcher ecosystem more robust, we have built an integrated ecosystem of tools to simplify the life of a researcher and support them with various tools and platforms, of which R Upskill is one. All these tools are designed to address a specific need or issue that researchers face, and we are delighted to share these resources with young talents to help them flourish.”
Ms. Harini Calamur, Head, Impact Science, the Science Communication Division of CACTUS, was a key member of the jury panel. Commenting on the event, Ashutosh Ghildiyal, Head of Institutional partnerships, India & ROW, CACTUS said, “We are glad to contribute as partners of the Euraxess science slam event. We support their global mission and their passion to recognize and promote young Indian scientific talent. We are happy to be a part of promoting science communication and supporting young researchers in India”.
