Melanie Marcel

Overview

Melanie is the founder and CEO of SoScience an organization harnessing the power of science and technology to generate positive impacts for the people and the planet. Prior to SoScience Melanie worked at the forefront of human machines interfaces first at NTT Basic Research Laboratories and then at the Brain & Spine Institute (ICM). Through her experience in the laboratory she gained the conviction that our scientists' skills would serve a greater purpose in a more participatory and impact centered research model. Through her passion for exploring the intersection of science and global impact she became a national leader and a recognized expert on Responsible Research and Innovation a radical transformation of the research system. Melanie published her first book on the topic in 2017 she is an Ashoka Changemaker (2014) won the Social Entrepreneur's National Award (France 2015) and is one of the youngest expert nominated by the European Commission to evaluate its research policy (2016). Melanie holds two master's degrees in Physics and Neurosciences from ESPCI ParisTech and Paris Descartes University.