Meet the team here at WordifyScience
We proudly serve international clients in both corporate and academic environments
WordifyScience was founded in 2015 in Switzerland, relocated to Portugal in 2016, and registered as a limited company in Portugal in 2019. Our diverse team is fluent in five languages and has skills in multiple fields to serve a wide range of clients.
Sylvia Jackson and Richard Jackson, our managing directors, have between them over 20 years of experience in scientific and financial fields, and a lifelong passion for text & publishing.
The values we invest in our work and bring to your project:
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Security of information
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Structure & precision
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Timely & reliable
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Deep knowledge & learning
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Direct & clear communication
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Respect for the scientific process and people behind the work
WordifyScience Team
About Sylvia
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MSc in Business & Management Research, Henley Business School, UK, 2011
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MBA from University of Toronto, Canada, 2009
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More than 20 years of professional experience in research & development, mainly in pharmaceutical and tobacco industries
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Fluent in 4 languages: German, English, French, Portuguese
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Research area: Corporate Governance, specifically the effectiveness of Scientific Advisory Boards as an integrated function of the Board of Directors
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Develops corporate style guides for business clients
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Support clients in their regulatory submission process with regulatory agencies (e.g., the US FDA)
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Acts as publication manager for scientific publications, i.e. reviewing and editing scientific literature, align formatting in accordance with submission requirements outlined by the respective target journal
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Mentors university students
Sylvia Jackson
Scientific Director
Founder
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MSc in Artificial Intelligence & Deep Learning, University of Alcala, Spain, 2021
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Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) from University of West England, UK, 2005
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BA Hons in 3D design from Manchester Met University, UK, 1998
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More than 20 years professional experience in education, teaching and heading departments
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Experience with Financial Analysis
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Native English, functional Portuguese and fluent in multiple programming languages
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Performs quality control of scientific documents with set standards
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Oversees the documents pipeline, provides regular updates on completed, ongoing and pending tasks
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Manages a diverse team of staff and freelance consultants, who format, proofread, copy-edit and perform scientific reviews of clinical or other scientific study reports for the company’s international clients
About Zheng
Dr. Zheng Sponsiello
Scientific Reviewer
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An experienced epidemiologist with over 15 years practise in behaviour and clinical research
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MS in statistics, Neuchatel University, Switzerland, 2006
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Postdoc Electrophysiology, Lausanne University, Switzerland, 1998
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PhD Physiology & Biomedical Science, Leiden University, the Netherlands, 1996
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Has been responsible for scientific aspects of multi-center international
clinical/epidemiological/behavioral studies including study design, protocol
writing, set-up studies, regulatory submission, developing and reviewing data
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Experience in conducting exploratory analyses using SAS, in particular
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Expert in literature review and conducting meta-analysis
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Has played a major role in developing questionnaires for behaviour research
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Has expertise in developing population health impact model and writing
dossier for FDA submission
About Max
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PhD candidate in philosophy at University Bonn, Germany
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Assistant Researcher at the University Bonn at the Chair for Theoretical Philosophy 2013
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Magister Degree in philosophy and history, University Heidelberg, Germany, 2011
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Proofreads and formats scientific documents
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Searches and checks references for scientific studies
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Researches funding opportunities for clients
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Prepares and delivers online formatting workshops
