linkedin post 2013-02-21 05:37:32

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PRIONS WERE CONTROVERSIAL FOR YEARS and the data was heavily debated. The scientist (Stanley Prusiner,who won a Nobel for his work in 1997) who championed the existence of prions famously said: THE ABSENCE OF EVIDENCE IS NOT EVIDENCE OF ABSENCE. A footnote on an historic journey to prove the nature of prions. http://lnkd.in/RCSuJB View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-02-21 06:11:59

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COMPANY SPONSORED ACCELERATORS, THINK TANKS, AND EARLY STAGE CAPITAL are a smart way to outsource innovation. Kaplan, not known for being cutting-edge, is doing it. A large Spanish telecom giant is doing it in Barcelona. Some Pharma companies are experimenting with it. This is smart business thinking. http://lnkd.in/evNXCB View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-02-22 05:58:10

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THE INNOVATION NETWORK CORPORATION OF JAPAN (INCJ) is a giant public-private initiative of about a billion dollars, to re-stimulate the Japanese economy by open innovation and overcome the "not invented here" syndrome. This is a very sophisticated Venture Capital model that has been carefully thought through, and is quite unusual. As a model of a stimulus package to create public good, stimulate jobs, and foster new technology, it is worth emulating in other countries. View in LinkedIn
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