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TetraScience Appoints Matt Studney as Chief Customer Officer, Signaling Industry Shift Toward Platform-Based Scientific AI
TetraScience, the Scientific Data and AI company, today announced the appointment of Matt Studney as Chief Customer Officer. Studney is a seasoned business, R&D, and technology leader with more than two decades of experience operating at the intersection of science, data, and engineering.
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