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December 3, 2011 05:18 am GMT

Science Exchanges Marketplace For Research Facilities Gets A $1.5 Million Boost

research-facility2Science Exchange, a Y Combinator-backed company that's helping to streamline the way scientific research is conducted, has raised $1.5 million from an elite group of investors. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Yuri Milner, Crosslink Capital, Morado Venture Partners (Ash Patel), Lerer Ventures, Webb Investment Network (Maynard Webb), Start Fund, SV Angel, Sam Altman, XG Ventures, Jack Jia and Joe Eandi.I really like Science Exchange, largely because it could actually speed up the pace of scientific research. Itlaunched in August, offering scientists a centralized platform for accessing experimental service providers worldwide (or, if you're more comfortable trafficking in Silicon Valley cliches, it's an Airbnb for prohibitively expensive scientific equipment).Here's the gist.

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