Abeni holds a PhD in Molecular Physics but gave it all up to create SciFree, a software company with a mission to make research open to the public for free. Why? Because fake news is free, and Science should be free too! 

SciFree is currently serving 35 University Library customers in Sweden, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. Apart from building new tech platforms for university infrastructure and creating a mostly female led software company, Abeni also volunteers on the NASIG Digital Preservation committee, and tries to help PhDs transition in the careers.  

The presentation will focus on:
Innovation through uncertainty is the bedrock of academia. To navigate the risks associated with innovation, academia utilises the libraries’ resources heavily. With the current demands to be transparent and open for the good of the wider public, there is pressure on academics, libraries and funders to meet our future needs. Can we use the current transformation of academic publishing as momentum to innovate and create value for our future? I believe we can; researchers and libraries have always been at the forefront of innovation for the world, and now it is time we do the same for ourselves.