Polyplexus – Interdisciplinary Science Platform – Honored With Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Recognition
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Polyplexus (polyplexus.com) was honored in Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards announced this week. These awards recognize businesses, policies, projects, and concepts that are actively engaged and deeply committed to pursuing innovation when it comes to solving health and climate crises, social injustice, or economic inequality.
Polyplexus.com hosts an online community focused on exploring cross-disciplinary science questions.
There is no question our society and planet are facing deeply troubling times. So, it’s important to recognize organizations that are using their ingenuity, impact, design, scalability, and passion to solve these problems.
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