1.0Digital Sciencehttps://www.digital-science.comDavid Ellishttps://www.digital-science.com/blog/author/d-ellisdigital-science-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xpDQovAL5O"><a href="https://www.digital-science.com/blog/2015/06/figshare-gartner-cool-vendor-open-research/">Figshare named a Gartner Cool Vendor for championing open research innovation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.digital-science.com/blog/2015/06/figshare-gartner-cool-vendor-open-research/embed/#?secret=xpDQovAL5O" width="600" height="338" title="“Figshare named a Gartner Cool Vendor for championing open research innovation” — Digital Science" data-secret="xpDQovAL5O" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.digital-science.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/digital-science-social-logo-1.png512512We have always known they are cool, but today Figshare announces that it has been included in the ‘Cool Vendors in Education, 2015′ report by Gartner, Inc. Vendors selected for the ‘Cool Vendor’ report are ‘innovative, impactful and intriguing.’ The report evaluates vendors that have been innovative in bringing digital productivity tools directly to teachers, researchers,