What we believe in
We are shattering the stereotype that science isdull, complex, and confined toaselect few. Our mission istobring science tothe forefront assomething captivating, understandable, and undeniably cool.
Our goal is to make the realm of science approachable, fascinating, and effortlessly engaging. Science thrives oncuriosity, experimentation, discovery, and theunquenchable thirst for answers– qualities that are inherent inevery child.
Wewholeheartedly believe that every child embodies the spirit ofascientist. That's why we're here, nurturing their innate scientific curiosity byproviding:
- Entertaining hands-on experiments that captivate their imagination.
- Thorough, in-depth explanations that facilitate genuine understanding.
- The immersive power ofVR andAR technologies for deeper exploration.
With these tools, we're empowering the scientists oftomorrow, igniting their passion for learning and unleashing their boundless potential.
What we offer
Embark onaneducational journey with our subscription boxes featuring captivating hands-on experiments, enriched by immersive AR&VR lessons, and live online classes.
Tailored toaspiring scientists aged5–14+, our products are also aperfect match for science educators, schools, homeschooling parents, and everyone who wants tointroduce their kids toscience.
What the media issaying
This is one of the most exciting and ambitious home-chemistry educational projects I’ve seen
The classic chemistry set gets a 21st-century upgrade
MEL’s apps for smartphones and tablets should distract kids from game consoles
Our story
Bound byacollective passion forscience, fate brought our tight-knit team together. Our team members' love for science ignited during childhood– for some, itwas chemistry; for others, mathematics andphysics.
Love for science ledus tofive medals innationwide chemistry and physics competitions, one first-place medal inanational championship inprogramming, and multiple PhD degrees. Apart from ascience background, our team shares world-class business expertise. Together, we achieved remarkable feats:
- Initiated the creation oftwo mobile software development startups that have collectively grown toemploy hundreds ofindividuals.
- Founded multiple thriving companies, securing funding inthe tensofmillions ofdollars.
- Lead anEdTech company toasuccessful $430M acquisition.
- Held C-level positions inJustEat, Busuu, andMrs.Wordsmith amongst others.
- Created science communication media with 20M+followers.
With the call ofparenthood, alonging toprovide more than conventional education arose. Thus, weshare aunited vision: tosimplify, enhance, and invigorate science education– crafting anexperience that's both accessible andcaptivating.
Leadership team
Tara Hamilton-Whitaker
CEO
EVP JustEat. PLC (FTSE100), responsible for product&tech, business expansion.
Group Digital Director for TimeIncUK, the UK’s largest digital publisher.
Vassili Philippov
Founder, Exec Chair
Co-founder&COO at SPBSoftware, the leading Windows Mobile app development platform.
Gold medal winner ofPhysics&Programming Olympiads, PhD in Math and six technology patents.
Michael Stevens
Chief Innovation Officer
Founder of Vsauce and CuriosityBox, the subscription for thinkers.
Strategist atGoogle and YouTube for 5years. The leading science communicator inthe world with 20M+followers, and influential within the creator community.
Ed Relf
CMO
CMO atEdTech company Busuu (acquired byChegg for$430M).
BAFTA-winning CMO Mind Candy (0→80M users).
Founder&CEO at Laundrapp ($12Mraised).
Edd Stockwell
VP Commercial
Consumer product and partnership experience in C-level positions atBusuu, Mrs.Wordsmith, andTutorfair.
Expertise inadding meaningful digital experiences tooffline consumer products.
Backed byresearch
Leveraging our MELChemistry VRlessons, we actively participated ingroundbreaking research orchestrated bythe NewJersey Institute ofTechnology. This study sought tounravel the educational implications ofVRwithin aschool environment. The conclusive findings unveiled that:
- Students engaged with VRachieved elevated scores infinal examinations and overall class grades.
- VRintegration significantly alleviated chemistry contextualization challenges, enhancing thelearning experience.
BETT 2020
Innovator ofthe year
The BETT show isaleading global event for educators and the first industry show ofthe year inthe education technology landscape.
The EdTech Awards 2020
Best VR/AR solution
The EdTech Awards isthe largest and most competitive recognition program inall ofeducation technology.
The VRAwards 2020
VREducation and training ofthe year
The VRAwards isaninternational industry awards ceremony celebrating outstanding achievements inVR organized byAIXR.
HICOOL 2020
2nd prize
HICOOL isaglobal entrepreneurship competition. MELScience was top-ranked among the best 15companies out of2000 competitors from around the world.
Homeschooling
MELScience hasachieved remarkable success within thehomeschooling community, with asubstantial number ofour customers being homeschooling families. They unanimously recognize that our products offer afantastic alternative totraditional school labs.
Milestones
- 2023
- CuriosityBox customer base doubled inless thanayear.
- 2022
- MELScience successfully acquired CuriosityBox.
- 2022
- Launch ofthe innovative math subscription, MELMath.
- 2021
- Proudly introduced theworld's first medical educational subscription box, MELMed.
- 2020
- Received BETTAward for Innovator oftheYear.
- 2019
- Launched our new product MELKids. Sales to12new countries, including China and Canada. 2.5Mfollowers onsocial media, 100Mviews ofone ofour science videos.
- 2018
- Start ofinternational sales toover 35countries.
- 2017
- Launch ofChemistry Lessons inVR, launch ofsales tocharter schools.
- 2016
- First sales launched inUS, UK.
- 2015
- Company foundation.
We would love to hear from you
UK: +448082812775
USA: +1(855)971‑2330
support@melscience.com
Bloggers and marketing:
marketing@melscience.com
MEL Science, Huckletree,
18 Finsbury Square,
EC2A 1AH, London, UK
