Ian Mulvany

June 1, 2026

openRxiv labs

openRxiv just announced a program for structured experimentation - https://openrxiv.org/openrxiv-labs-launch/

Of note the first experiment they have announced will be in partnership with https://curvenote.com/ Curvenote received YC-backing and raised a modest amount of initial funding too (https://curvenote.com/news/curvenote-seed-round). They do this while maintaining a strong open source stance. 

I think it is very healthy to see a collaboration like this between entities that are aligned on vision and purpose, but that also have quite different sustainability models. In my mind having a diversity of approach is critical when we are facing an immediate future of high uncertainty. 

About Ian Mulvany

Hi, I'm Ian - I work on academic publishing systems. You can find out more about me at mulvany.net. I'm always interested in engaging with folk on these topics, if you have made your way here don't hesitate to reach out if there is anything you want to share, discuss, or ask for help with!