Impact Stories

Open Access, Open Data, and Open Education have already resulted in significant advancements in disease prevention, economic development, crisis management, improved education, researcher career development & more.

From Ideas to Industries: Human Genome Project

With openness as a core tenet, the Human Genome Project generated $965 billion in economic output between 1988 and 2012, creating nearly 4 million jobs. Nearly 30% more genetic diagnostic tests emerged from sequenced genes that were always available openly, versus those that started of under access restrictions.

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Reducing Textbook Cost to $0: Tidewater Community College

A switch to OER could translate into millions in textbook cost savings to students and taxpayers.
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Open Access for Impact: How Michael Nielsen Reached 3.5M Readers

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Battling Disease with Open: Open Source Malaria Consortium

Each year, 600,000 people die from Malaria. Matt Todd is using open science to try to change that.
Photo: PLOS | CC BY 3.0

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From Ideas to Industries: Human Genome Project

Reducing Textbook Cost to $0: Tidewater Community College

Open Access for Impact: How Michael Nielsen Reached 3.5M Readers

Battling Disease with Open: Open Source Malaria Consortium

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