Help us make a difference

At Macias Sensors we are customer centric, for this reason, all the products that we develop are customer inspired.

As we grow, we want to understand more about our customers an what we can do to help make their lives easier. And to achieve this, we need your help!

If you could help us know more about you by filling out the questionaire below, it would really help us continue delivering the best products possible.

As you will see, we do not ask for any personal details like name, workplace or any contact details, so all the information will be anonymized.

Thanks for your cooperation!

Questionnaire

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Where are you located? *AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBolivia (Plurinational State of)Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo (Democratic Republic of the)Cook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatini (Kingdom of)EthiopiaFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran (Islamic Republic of)IraqIreland (Republic of)Isle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea (Democratic People's Republic of)Korea (Republic of)KosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesia (Federated States of)Moldova (Republic of)MonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth Macedonia (Republic of)Northern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine (State of)PanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Martin (French part)Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint Maarten (Dutch part)SlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTaiwan, Republic of ChinaTajikistanTanzania (United Republic of)ThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUnited States of AmericaUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican City StateVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)VietnamVirgin Islands (British)Virgin Islands (U.S.)Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands

What describes your organisation best? *

• Start-up
• Corporate
• Academic Institution
• Research Centre
• Other

If Other, please specify

What best describes your role *

• CXO
• Professor/Lecturer
• Team Leader
• Senior Scientist
• Scientist
• Analyst
• Technician
• Student
• Other

If Other, please specify

In what area/s do you work in? Please select all that apply *

• Analytical Chemistry
• Synthetic Chemistry
• In Vitro/Vivo Diagnostics (IVD)
• Pharmacology
• Biology
• Nanotechnology
• Micro/Nanofabrication
• Optics
• Plasmonics
• Electrochemistry
• Biosensors
• Batteries
• Supercapacitors
• Fuel Cells
• Solar Cells
• Electrolysers
• Electric vehicles
• Other

If Other, please specify

Are you involved in purchasing/ordering any of the following? Select all that may apply *

• Equipment
• Chemicals
• Other lab consumables
• Books and publications
• None of the above

What does your organisation take into account when ordering products? Select all that apply *

• Price
• Performance
• Reliability
• Brand name
• Sustainability
• Recyclability
• Other

If Other, please specify

Have you worked with a development partner in the past? *

• Yes
• No
• Yes, but was not happy with the result

If you were not happy with the result, what was the reason?

Would you like to access/license processes to improve your products or build your business? *

• Yes, it would save me a lot of time
• Yes, but I am afraid it would be too expensive
• No, I'd rather develop them and own them
• No, 'd rather reverse engineer processes from vendors and competitors
• No, I am not interested in that at the moment

Do you use/read scientific publications to fulfill your duties at work *

• Yes
• No
• Ocassionally
• I can't, but would be helpful

If you can't access scientific publications but would like to, what's limiting you?

Do you publish scientific material as peer reviewed papers or application notes? *

• Yes, peer reviewed papers
• Yes, application notes
• No, I don't need it for my role
• I want to publish peer reviewed papers, but can't afford it

If you publish/ed peer reviewed papers, who pays for publishing fees?

• Your institution
• Your research group's grants
• Yourself

If you publish/ed peer reviewed papers, what was the most painful experience from the process?

• Publishing fees
• Formatting
• Reviewers
• Paper rejection
• Resubmission
• Other

If Other, please specify

If you publish/ed peer reviewed papers, please select all the statements that you agree with

• I produced the material of the paper, so I should get compensated, not charged for it
• If I review a paper, I should get compensated for the work it involves, not do it for free because I am expected to
• I would like to have the means to call out disrespectful reviewers
• The review process should be double blind
• I would like readers to freely give their opinion on my peer reviewed papers
• Editors should not judge the innovation of papers
• I should not be charged extra for making my work accessible to everyone
• The review process has helped me be a better scientist/researcher
• The review process has not helped me be a better scientist/researcher
• Paper rejection should be based on the quality of the science, not the trendiness of the field.

Do you work overtime? *

• Yes
• No

If you work overtime, is that extra time paid? *

• Yes
• No
• I don't work overtime

Are you happy in your current role? *

• Yes
• No
• Could be

Would any of the below options that would improve your happiness at work, select all that apply

• Better salary
• Flexible working hours
• Remote working
• 4-day week
• Better work-life balance
• Development courses
• Environmentally friendly choices for work resources
• None of the above

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