Revvity: Powering Global Networking for Early-Career Scientists with Gatherly

In the dynamic world of life sciences, early career researcher networking is paramount for professional growth, mentorship, and collaborative opportunities. However, for globally distributed teams, fostering these connections can be a significant challenge. Revvity, a leading innovator in life sciences, faced this very challenge as they sought to empower their vast community of early-career scientists and researchers. This case study explores how Revvity leveraged Gatherly to transform their Early Career Forums into vibrant, interactive spaces, moving beyond the limitations of traditional virtual platforms to create meaningful enterprise virtual networking experiences.

The Challenge: Bridging Gaps for a Global Scientific Community

Revvity supports a diverse and globally distributed community of early-career scientists. Each month, hundreds of new participants join their Early Career Forums, all seeking vital connections, mentorship, and opportunities within the life sciences. The goal was clear: to facilitate genuine interaction and relationship-building among these emerging talents. However, conventional virtual meeting tools often fall short, relying on rigid scheduled agendas and forced breakout rooms that hinder organic discovery and natural conversation flow. This created a barrier to effective life sciences community events and distributed team engagement.

The Solution: Gatherly's Immersive Networking Platform

Revvity found its solution in Gatherly, a platform designed to replicate the spontaneity and fluidity of in-person interactions in a virtual environment. By integrating Gatherly into their recurring networking events, Revvity was able to create a consistent, welcoming space that transcends geographical boundaries and time zones.

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Gatherly's key features that enabled this transformation include:

● Natural Discovery: Scientists can discover one another organically, moving between conversations and groups as they would in a physical event.

● Freedom of Movement: Participants are not confined to scheduled agendas or forced breakout rooms, allowing for free-flowing interactions and self-directed networking.

● Real Peer Relationship Building: The immersive environment fosters genuine

connections, enabling early-career scientists to build lasting peer relationships and find mentors.

● Consistent, Welcoming Space: Gatherly provides a stable and intuitive platform where early-career professionals feel present, seen, and supported, regardless of their location.

As the case study highlights, Gatherly excels at recurring community engagement, offering a sense of place that scales across time zones and continents. This was crucial for Revvity's global scientific community.

The Impact: Enhanced Engagement and Community Building

The adoption of Gatherly has been transformative for Revvity's global organization. While specific quantitative metrics were not provided in the initial brief, the qualitative impact is significant:

● Increased Engagement: The ability for scientists to move freely and discover

connections naturally leads to higher levels of active participation compared to traditional virtual formats.

● Stronger Community Bonds: By facilitating organic interactions, Gatherly helps

early-career researchers build a robust network of peers and mentors, essential for their professional journey.

● Sense of Belonging: The consistent and welcoming virtual space ensures that all

participants, regardless of their location, feel connected and supported within the Revvity community.

● Scalable Solution: Gatherly's platform effectively addresses the challenges of distributed teams engagement, providing a scalable solution for Revvity's ever-growing global network of scientists.

This partnership underscores the power of an immersive virtual environment in fostering genuine human connection and professional development within a large, geographically dispersed scientific community.

Conclusion: The Future of Scientific Collaboration

Revvity's successful implementation of Gatherly for their Early Career Forums demonstrates a forward-thinking approach to enterprise virtual networking. By prioritizing natural interaction and a sense of presence, they have created a model for effective life sciences community events that truly supports early career researcher networking. This initiative not only enhances the experience for individual scientists but also strengthens Revvity's global scientific ecosystem,

paving the way for future collaborations and innovations.