November 1, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DROP OUT CLUB ACQUIRES OYSTIR TO CREATE UNIFIED NETWORKING SITE FOR 37,000 DOCTORS, SCIENTISTS
New York, NY and Pittsburgh, PA - Drop Out Club (DOC), a networking website for doctors and scientists seeking innovative careers, has acquired Oystir, Inc., an online career resource for STEM students, post-doctoral candidates and scientific professionals. Oystir’s 9,000 members will become members of DOC and instantly benefit from the rich employment opportunities, active networking community and local events that DOC provides for its members.
“In getting to know Oystir CEO Rudy Bellani and the Oystir platform, we have been impressed with the technology that the Oystir team has built, as well as its talented member base,” said DOC Co-Founder Rael Mazansky. “With this acquisition, DOC is solidly establishing itself as the premier destination for physicians, scientists, and other biomedical professionals that are seeking alternate careers. Furthermore, employers using DOC will now enjoy an even deeper pool of qualified candidates to fill a wide variety of health care and science-related positions, such as those in finance, biopharmaceuticals and medical devices, administration, policy, telemedicine, data science and a wide variety of innovative start-ups.”
“Drop Out Club is the ideal partner to take on our membership and continue our mission of matching highly-qualified science professionals with promising employment opportunities,” said Oystir Co- Founder and CEO Rudy Bellani. “We look forward to working with DOC to seamlessly integrate our technology and members.”
About the Drop Out Club
Drop Out Club (DOC) is a networking community for doctors, scientists and other biomedical professionals who seek innovative careers outside traditional clinical and research tracks. Over 500 employers have used DOC to source talent for a wide variety of professional roles across the health care spectrum. DOC now has over 37,000 members in all 50 US states and 115 countries. www.dropoutclub.org
Media Contact: Heather Clisby
Heather.clisby@dropoutclub.org