Music to my ears...
I always enjoy scanning the MaRS newsletter -- it's full of neat tidbits about the wonderful work being done globally and collaboratively by researchers and scientists. The April edition arrived this morning and put a spring in my step to start the day. There, at the very beginning, is the story of a new anti-malaria tool founded by a Harvard student, a UK entrepreneur and professors from McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health.
What caught my attention wasn't the anti-malaria tool, although this in itself sounds quite intriguing -- no, it was how they described this tool...
..."The site was built to do for African research what YouTube did for sharing videos and what eBay did for auctions: open it up in a creative and engaging way to the vast global community through the Internet".
It may be a small, basic step to briding the gap between scientific professionals and business people, but nonetheless, it's a very important step. I can only hope business backers and investors encourage and applaud scientists who bridge conversations with tools and approaches like this.
You can read the full article here:
Enjoy your journey!
Wendy
author/advisor/lady with the flipcharts!
www.wendykennedy.com







