Earlier this month I was in Melbourne when the results of the CAMERA2 Trial were shared with the Investigators and collaborators on the project. This was one of our early projects and, 4 years on from implementation, it’s been interesting to see how Spinnaker stands the test of time. Many of the core components of [...]
Last week I grabbed a corner of Eastbourne cafe, Hive, and spent the day with these two smart fellows who are the real workers bringing you Spinnaker. At Spiral we all work remotely. We don't get to see each other, face-to-face every day so these meetups are special and fun. Last weeks meet-up was a dev-meet-up [...]
The New Zealand night parrot, the flightless kākāpō, is having a bumper year and we are very happy to report that our adopted kakapo, Nora, has successfully mated. Now we need to wait and find out if she lays fertile eggs. The kakapo is one of the world's rarest birds, there are only 147 alive [...]
Many thanks to our customers for all your support and feedback this year. Your projects are the reason we come to work each day! Thanks also to our splendiferous suppliers who we depend on to do what we do. You are truly ka rawe! Spinnaker highlights ... Spinnaker was used to randomise over 2,773 patients. [...]
After the game-changing results of the TARGET Trial, recently published in the NEMJ, comes the TARGET Protein Feasibility Study. And we are delighted to announce we will once again be supplying our Spinnaker Platform for data collection, randomisation and inventory management. You might ask how a feasibility study was able to afford the Spinnaker Platform. We [...]
Lead Developer, Cain Harland, joined Spiral many years ago and has been part of every web-based development the company has ever undertaken. In 2011, Spiral founded Spinnaker Software and that same year Cain took part in his first clinical trial project, The Heat Trial. He has continued as lead developer for all Spinnaker trials since. [...]
So many fabulous photos and witty captions from an interesting Winter Research Forum. Thanks everyone for your tweets and hashtags. The results are: Paul Young, @DogICUma for "Spiral, it must be a sign' Diane Mackle, @DianeMackle for "Researchers walk on water" Samantha Bates, @saminnz for "Great to get pier review at the Winter CTG meeting" Mentions: Lee-anne Chapple, @LSChapple [...]
ANZICS 2018 Winter Research Forum Spiral is running the ANZICS Winter Forum iPad competition again! The prize of a brand new, 32Gb iPad which will be presented on Tuesday the 28th of August immediately prior to the close of the conference. This is the NEW iPad that supports Apple Pencil! Here's what we [...]
ICU-ROX has reached it's target of 1,000 patients enrolled which means congratulations, not just to Paul Young and Di Mackle, who lead the teams but to each and every person involved. From the patients, to the clinicians, to the research coordinators to the project management team - it's a pleasure to work with people, like you, who [...]
It seems the last few weeks have been an endless round of user testing. REMAP-CAP and TTM2 and TAME - all three trials have been through user testing at the same time. To be honest it's been a testing month of user testing! User testing takes patience and attention to detail. It's time consuming and [...]
