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COVID-19
As Covid-19 continues to keep most countries under lockdown, businesses have had to adapt, thrive, and provide value with their solutions.
- Published date: April 16, 2021
- Publisher: Tech In Asia
- Author: Zachary Tan
Even eleven months into the pandemic, universities are still trying to figure out how to attract, retain and engage students.
- Published date: February 22, 2021
- Publisher: Elearning Inside
- Author: Joe Ferraro
Student regression is no longer just a summer issue, and we are seeing the learning losses magnified since remote learning began.
- Published date: December 10, 2020
- Publisher: eSchool News
- Author: Michael Bodekaer Jensen
Bulwark cash. That seems to be the mantra for Silicon Valley startups amid the economic uncertainty right now.
- Published date: August 13, 2020
- Publisher: Fortune
- Author: Lucinda Shen
Since the COVID-19 outbreak began, hundreds of companies and entrepreneurs have stepped up to help. There is a sampling of them.
- Published date: June 29, 2020
- Publisher: Newsweek
- Author: Kerri Anne Renzulli, Hank Gilman, Sam Hill and Susan McPherson
School closures during the pandemic presented a big problem for the biology faculty at Moraine Valley Community College: how students can complete lab work without access to a lab.
- Published date: April 25, 2020
- Publisher: EdSurge
- Author: Wade Tyler Millward
While there are plenty of trackers of canceled events during the pandemic, there's one list that is missing: A list of brands who are emerging as leaders in these chaotic times.
- Published date: March 15, 2020
- Publisher: Forbes
- Author: Shama Hyder
Customer Stories
California State University signs licencing agreement with Labster, giving its 23 campuses access to Labster's 159 virtual laboratory simulations.
- Published date: November 4, 2020
- Publisher: Campus Technology
- Author: Dian Schaffhauser
During the pandemic professors who teach scientific subjects, such as biology and chemistry, have had to get particularly creative.
- Published date: October 20, 2020
- Publisher: NYSCAS
- Author: Brian Chiswell
With virtual instruction part of the conversation for another semester, colleges and universities are making changes to how things are done.
- Published date: August 20, 2020
- Publisher: Technical.ly Baltimore
- Author: Stephen Babcock
The University System of Maryland is working to integrate virtual science labs into its course offerings as the COVID-19 pandemic has limited the access to classrooms.
- Published date: August 19, 2020
- Publisher: Campus Technology
- Author: Rhea Kelly
With coronavirus still standing in the way of a normal classroom environment, Middlesex Community College announced plans to run 95% of courses online during the fall semester.
- Published date: August 16, 2020
- Publisher: Lowell Sun
With coronavirus still standing in the way of a normal classroom environment, Middlesex Community College announced plans to run 95% of courses online during the fall semester.
- Published date: August 12, 2020
- Publisher: Middlesex Community College
During the COVID-19 outbreak, California's community colleges will let students continue their science lab-based education by giving them access to virtual laboratories.
- Published date: April 16, 2020
- Publisher: Campus Technology
Labster announces a partnership with California Community Colleges to incorporate its online lab simulations in biology, physics, and chemistry classes.
- Published date: April 15, 2020
- Publisher: Business Insider
- Author: Mary Meisenzahl
The Labster partnership will provide 115 schools with 130 virtual laboratory simulations in biology, chemistry, physics and general sciences.
- Published date: April 14, 2020
- Publisher: TechCrunch
- Author: Natasha Mascarenhas
Christina Zito, Ph.D. piloted the use of Labster, which has enabled her and her colleagues across the Univeristy to bring innovative learning solutions that are allowing students to continue their coursework during the pandemic.
- Published date: March 23, 2020
- Publisher: University of New Haven
- Author: Renee Chmiel
Education Technology
Professor Ariel Chan is using virtual reality and 3D simulations to make it accessible to students who are studying from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Published date: January 19, 2021
- Publisher: University of Toronto Engineering News
- Author: Liz Do
Laboratory experiments introduce students to the real-life work of scientists and engineers, teach them concepts through trial and error, and show them how the theories they learn in class translate into real-world phenomena.
- Published date: January 12, 2021
- Publisher: MarketScale
- Author: eCampus News
Education technology may have come into its own during the pandemic. But will it remain front and center forever? Here, education and industry leaders alike offer their views on higher ed's future.
- Published date: January 4, 2021
- Publisher: Campus Technology
- Author: Dian Schaffhauser
What edtech trends will take top billing on college and university campuses in the new year?
- Published date: January 1, 2021
- Publisher: eCampus News
- Author: Laura Ascione
MDX has built on a significant investment in virtual labs technology beginning long before Covid, to deliver compelling online science and technology teaching during the pandemic, as showcased in an episode of leading technology show BBC Click.
- Published date: December 3, 2020
- Publisher: Middlesex University London
Edtech companies are searching for new ways to tap into a booming market.
- Published date: September 16, 2020
- Publisher: TechCrunch
- Author: Natasha Mascarenhas
A strengthening exit market and a market shift toward edtech services has led to an explosion in venture capital investment in the sector.
- Published date: September 11, 2020
- Publisher: TechCrunch
- Author: Natasha Mascarenhas
The 2020 Nordic-Baltic EdTech 50 recognises and celebrates those teams based in the region who are supporting education innovation and impact.
- Published date: August 19, 2020
- Publisher: HolonIQ
It goes without saying that this spring quarter was unlike anything anyone at Drexel University could have planned for at the beginning of the 2019–2020 academic year.
- Published date: June 8, 2020
- Publisher: Drexel University
- Author: Alissa Falcone
Labster News
Virtual lab company Labster has expanded its portfolio of learning resources with a variety of new offerings designed to complement its core science simulations.
- Published date: April 19, 2021
- Publisher: Campus Technology
- Author: Rhea Kelly
Copenhagen-based Labster, an edtech startup that sells virtual science laboratory simulations to schools, has raised $60M (approx €49.4M) in its Series C round of funding.
- Published date: February 11, 2021
- Publisher: Silicon Canal
- Author: Editorial Team
Named one of Newsweek's 50 U.S. Businesses That Stood Out During the Pandemic, Labster's core team of 200 employees supports over 2,000 universities and high-schools, tens of thousands of courses, and millions of students who use Labster.
- Published date: February 10, 2021
- Publisher: Cision PR
- Author: News Provided by Labster
Copenhagen-based Labster, which sells virtual science laboratory simulations to schools, announced today that it has raised $60 million in a Series C round led by the prominent Silicon Valley firm, including participation from existing investors GGV Capital, Owl Ventures and Balderton Capital.
- Published date: February 10, 2021
- Publisher: TechCrunch
- Author: Natasha Mascarenhas
Game-based science education startup Labster announced Wednesday that it has closed on a $60 million Series C round led by Andreessen Horowitz, bringing the company’s total funding raised to $100 million.
- Published date: February 10, 2021
- Publisher: BuiltIn Boston
- Author: Ellen Glover
Labster, a provider of virtual lab simulations, has raised $9 million in a strategic growth funding round led by GGV Capital Group.
- Published date: August 14, 2020
- Publisher: EdSurge
Labster, a provider of virtual lab simulations, has raised $9 million in a strategic growth funding round led by GGV Capital Group.
- Published date: August 13, 2020
- Publisher: Axios
- Author: Dan Primack
The global need for learning solutions beyond Zoom is precisely why Labster, a Copenhagen-based startup that helps individuals engage in STEM lab scenarios using virtual reality, is growing rapidly.
- Published date: August 12, 2020
- Publisher: TechCrunch
- Author: Natasha Mascarenhas
Labster offers scientists and students at universities including Harvard, MIT, Stanford and Berkeley the opportunity to virtually explore essential facilities and discover the process for running tests on deadly viruses.
- Published date: August 5, 2020
- Publisher: The 74
- Author: Tim Newcomb
Learning Remotely
MDX has built on a significant investment in virtual labs technology beginning long before Covid, to deliver compelling online science and technology teaching during the pandemic, as showcased in an episode of leading technology show BBC Click.
- Published date: December 3, 2020
- Publisher: Middlesex University London
This is the COVID-19 era, in which instructors who teach fundamentally hands-on courses across fields are finding ways to make remote learning work.
- Published date: April 14, 2020
- Publisher: Inside Higher Ed
- Author: Colleen Flaherty
Videos
Mads Bonde, Co-Founder of Labster, joins 'Cheddar Reveals' to discuss how its working with over 2,000 colleges, universities, and high schools around the world to create interactive virtual science labs.
- Published date: February 23, 2021
- Publisher: Cheddar Reveals
Dave Graveline talks to Michael Jensen, Founder and CEO of Labster about their virtual labs to supplement in-person learning.
- Published date: December 4, 2020
- Publisher: Into Tomorrow with David Graveline
- Author: David Graveline
California State University signs licensing agreement with Labster, giving its 23 campuses access to Labster's 159 virtual laboratory simulations.
- Published date: October 29, 2020
- Publisher: ABC 7 San Francisco
- Author: David Louie
Universities are preparing to reopen but not all teaching will be in-person.
- Published date: September 16, 2020
- Publisher: BBC Click
- Author: Lara Lewington
With so many students confined to remote learning because of the coronavirus pandemic, Labster's virtual lab program is gaining traction.
- Published date: August 24, 2020
- Publisher: Fox 5 DC
- Author: Lauren DeMarco
Through a series of virtual labs, experiments and working with real Biogen and MIT scientists, Biotech in Action fosters passion for the biotech and science industry.
- Published date: August 3, 2020
- Publisher: Biogen
California Community Colleges are working with Labster to provide thier students with access to more than 130 virtual laboratory simulations in biology, chemistry, physics, and general sciences.
- Published date: April 29, 2020
- Publisher: KTVU FOX 2
- Author: Claudine Wong