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Your Thoughts: What is most critical right now?
As science and innovation leaders, we have all been hyper-tuned to the multitude of ways that the pandemic has impacted our world over the last few years, including our social fabrics, economic engines, healthcare services and education systems.

The Innovation Ecosystem is Complicated—Intellectual Property is not a Fix-All Solution
It is a given that governments should pay close attention to our innovation ecosystem; it is the most obvious driver of our social and economic wellbeing now and into the future.
A conversation with Tina about how it all began
On the occasion of Spindle’s 5th anniversary, we sit down for a chat with Tina McDivitt to talk about Spindle’s beginnings and its driving force.
Spreading Knowledge to Combat Fear
We cannot wait for COVID-19 to retreat. It’s going to be with us for the foreseeable future perhaps as localized outbreaks, or as a crashing tsunami this winter, or a seasonal flu once a vaccine is available. Given this uncertainty, things must change.
Better Together
Special article by Dr. Janet Rossant, President and Scientific Director, The Gairdner Foundation, and Dr. Tina McDivitt, President, Spindle
Getting Young Canadians Back to School
Special article by Dr. Paul Hebert, Founder and Director of the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (University of Guelph), and Dr. Tina McDivitt, Founder and President of Spindle Strategy Corp.
COVID’s Chronic Collateral Damage: Considering the Real Cost of the Pandemic
Special contribution by Dr. Melanie K.B. Willis, Director, G. Magnotta Lyme Disease Research Lab
Survey: The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis
We asked hundreds of leaders in Canada’s research and innovation sector about the impact of the pandemic on science, society and the economy in the years to come. Here’s what you had to say.
Seven Success Factors for Maximizing the Sustainability of an Academic Research Enterprise
The maintenance and sustainability of an academic research enterprise is greatly contingent on its ability to attract and secure funding from external sources.
How to Mitigate DRIP Syndrome
Harnessing advancements in data technology to optimize performance and maximize results.
Six Principles of Branding and Marketing for Academic Institutions
To be successful in their core work, academic institutions have to reach their stakeholders with a unique, compelling and credible value proposition.
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