At Certara, we’re proud to support NPR

I can’t pinpoint the exact time I started listening to National Public Radio (NPR). That’s how long it’s been a part of my news diet.

Morning Edition for US and World News.

Science Friday for the latest breakthroughs in technology — call me, Ira Flatow!

And of course, Wait Wait…. Don’t Tell Me for lighthearted humor on Sunday mornings.

If you’re not a familiar with it, NPR is the American public broadcasting organization. Its headquarters are in Washington, DC, and it syndicates programming to more than 1,000 public radio stations in the US. My local NPR station is WUNC, which is broadcast from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus (Go Heels!).

Usually, I listen to NPR when I’m driving. And you know that it’s a compelling piece when you keep listening to it, even after you’ve pulled the car into the driveway.

My husband and I listened to NPR before we had kids. And now, our son and daughter listen to it, too, to learn about the most important, sad, funny, and incredible news stories of the day.

But it’s not just my family. NPR is also an important news source for so many of our US-based colleagues and clients.

And as many of you already know, NPR has always relied on listeners’ financial support. That’s why we’re proud to be NPR supporters. The communication- and education-focused missions of both organizations are a natural pairing. The sponsorship also provides a national medium for Certara to get our message out to a broader audience on how we are Transforming Drug Discovery and Development for Good, with you.

If you’re a regular listener of WBUR in Boston (home of popular shows ON POINT and here&Now that broadcast nationally), be sure to listen to our radio spots!

And we’ll be thinking of you, sitting in your car in the driveway, unable to go into your home until you finish listening to a particularly gripping story on National Public Radio.