by PanamericanWorld | Jun 30, 2020
Three months ago, Paul Austin-Menear knew absolutely nothing about viruses or pandemics or hospitals or the importance of personal protective equipment. As director of digital strategy at Nanoleaf, he spent his workdays leading e-commerce initiatives — promoting...
by PanamericanWorld | Jun 23, 2020
COVID-19 has levelled the global economy, killing hundreds of millions of jobs and racking up some $8.5 trillion in losses. In Canada, it’s increasingly clear that this country’s stable of promising startups will play a big part in driving its recovery....
by PanamericanWorld | Jun 18, 2020
Even before the novel Covid-19 pandemic, there was widespread acknowledgement that artificial intelligence can and will bring substantial benefits to drug discovery and development. AI facilitates unprecedented speed and capacity that can lead to huge advances in...
by PanamericanWorld | Jun 5, 2020
Covid-19 has had a devastating effect on the economy. Unemployment has risen to 13 percent and 8.3 million people have applied for emergency aid from the federal government. With Canadians more financially stretched than ever, Canada’s fintech companies are stepping...
by PanamericanWorld | May 14, 2020
One of the most puzzling things about the novel coronavirus is how it affects people in such different ways. Among a single group of very similar people of the same age, some who contract COVID-19 will be asymptomatic, others mildly ill, while still others will...
by PanamericanWorld | May 12, 2020
As the COVID-19 health crisis recedes, the staggering scale of the economic damage left in its wake is becoming clear. More than 7.5 million Canadians have applied for federal emergency aid since the start of April and the country is staring at its deepest recession...