"My mission is to help scientists, at any level, increase their productivity."


I am Dr Thomas Solomon. I want to help increase your research productivity no matter what stage of your career you are at.

If you are a student, postdoc, group leader, or principal investigator, in academia or in industry, I can support you.

My goal is to advance your research idea from your brain to the bench and ultimately to a submission-ready document.



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Scientific writing.
Professional "from scratch" writing that flows like prose while highlighting your novel findings and emphasising their importance.
For journal manuscripts, abstracts, ethical applications, and research grants

£0.80
per word I read*
+
£0.01
per word of supplemental material**


* Reference lists are not included in the word count.
** "Supplemental material" is that which you send me that requires reading in order to complete the job.

Notes:
1. This service can be offered in British or American English. I am a native Brit but have lived in and am married to a lady from America. So, I speak both languages.
2. This service is not available for student theses or dissertations. For theses and dissertations, I only offer a proofreading service.
Pre-submission
peer-review.
Friendly and constructive feedback from a peer-reviewer's perspective in line with funder's guidelines.
I will help highlight the importance and relevance of your work and ensure that your narrative flows with crystal-clear clarity.

£0.07
per word I read*
+
£3.50
per Figure/Table**
+
Potential additional costs:
£0.40
per word of text I write***
+
£0.01
per word of supplemental material****


* Reference lists are not included in the word count.
** Each figure or table is charged at the equivalent amount of 50-words.
*** A "block of text" constitutes a whole sentence, several sentences, or paragraphs of text, if required.
**** "Supplemental material" is that which you send me that requires reading in order to complete the job.

Notes:
1. This service is not available for student theses or dissertations. For theses and dissertations, I only offer a proofreading service.
Data analysis & presentation.
Blinded processing of your raw data.
Statistical analyses of your data sets to test your hypotheses and draw valid conclusions from your research data.
Production of professional, publication-quality figures and tables.
“Storyboard” arrangements of your results to improve the clarity of data reporting.

£60.00
per hour


Notes:
1. It is imperative that you have ethical approval to share the data.
2. Any clinical data must be completely de-identified.
3. You must blind me from any group or treatment allocations.
4. I use GraphPad Prism and R so can accept such file types as well as .txt .csv and .xlsx file types.
Language proofreading.
Professional proofreading to ensure that your document is of high quality and meets language formatting requirements.
For journal manuscripts, grants, abstracts, ethical applications, and theses.
This is particularly relevant for non-native English speakers.

£0.04
per word I read*
+
£2.00
per Figure/Table**


* Reference lists are not included in the word count.
** Each figure or table is charged at the equivalent amount of 50-words.

Notes:
1. This service does not include a constructive critique of your work. If that is what you want, please see my "Peer-review" service.
2. This service can be offered in British or American English. I am a native Brit but have lived in and am married to a lady from America. So, I speak "both" languages.
3. This service is available to anyone, including students. However, I will not provide any constructive critique or feedback on the quality of a thesis or dissertation - that is the job of the student and their supervisory team.
Study design.
Literature reviews to help identify and clarify the science gap(s) and develop hypotheses.
Advice on the use of appropriate study designs and methodological approaches that will enable you to robustly test your hypotheses.

£60.00
per hour


Phone/video consultation.
The initial consultation to understand your needs is free.
For additional discussions, which includes phone calls, video calls, and in-person visits, I charge an hourly pro-rata rate.

£60.00
per hour



Scroll down to find out how the process works.
The Process.
Initial no-cost consultation.
→ You email me a brief description of your project including the word count (if relevant), the service you need, and your deadline.
→ I get in touch to arrange a free initial phone or video consultation, which helps me understand your needs and what I can do to help.

Cost estimate.
→ After the call, I email you a cost estimate for your project along with an expected time-frame, tailored to meet your deadline.

I get to work.
→ If you agree to the project terms and confirm that you want to proceed, you email me your file(s) and I get to work.
→ When I have completed the work, I email you the new file(s) and an invoice for payment.
→ If aspects of my work need clarification, I offer a no-cost follow-up communication to answer questions.
→ Repeated edits of files/documents beyond the initial follow-up will incur additional charges at the hourly or per-word rate, whichever is applicable.

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Academic consultant Thomas Solomon at Blazon Scientific.


I have consulted for scientists at these institutions:
Recent projects I have worked on

European Research Commission Starting grant (ERC StG).
European Research Commission Consolidator grant (ERC CoG).
Novo Nordisk Fonden CBMR International Postdoctoral Program grant.
US Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project grant.
Innovation Fund Denmark - Industrial PhD project grant.
Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF) Independent research fund project grant.
Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund.
World Cancer Research Fund Seed grant.
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21).
Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF) Inge Lehmann programme grant.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellowship grant.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Team Grant.






15+
Years experience

25+
Projects

15+
Returning clients

1000s
Coffees drunk









University of Birmingham, University of Copenhagen, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Southern Denmark SDU, Rigshospitalet, University of British Columbia UBC Okanagan, University of Michigan, University of Illinois at Chicago UIC, Gu Energy, Boost Treadmills,

Thomas Solomon PhD, Tom Solomon, Blazon Scientific, academic consultant, scientific consultant, pre-submission grant peer-review, scientific writing, medical writing, grant writing, manuscript writing, study design, data analysis services, proofreading, increase my research productivity, how to write grants, how to publish.

European Research Commission Starting grant (ERC StG). European Research Commission Consolidator grant (ERC CoG). Novo Nordisk Fonden CBMR International Postdoctoral Program grant. US Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project grant. Innovation Fund Denmark - Industrial PhD project grant. Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF) Independent research fund project grant. Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund. World Cancer Research Fund Seed grant. NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21). Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF) Inge Lehmann programme grant. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellowship grant. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Team Grant.