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JAPAN has made a commitment to leadership in the iPS and regenerative medicine sector as the bet on the medicine of the future. We are likely to see an increase in funding in this sector due to this commitment, a long overdue event. http://lnkd.in/NwKN4M View in LinkedIn

BIOLOGICAL DRUGS will be at least 50% of new drug approvals in coming years. Small molecule drugs are having a tough time keeping up with this tsunami of very effective monoclonals. Those Pharma groups that have been slow to enter this brave new age of biologicals can only catch up by acquisition. And that will be costly. http://lnkd.in/q5xemV View in LinkedIn

FABULOUS REPURPOSING STUDY which is in collaboration with Minoryx, an award winning Spanish company on the fast-track to break out of the box. The PI in this study is a brilliant physician-researcher and the data are compelling. Repurposing of drugs for new indications is a strategy that de-risks a clinical program because the drug has already extensive exposure in man and has undergone safety and toxicity testing, a big reason for a No-Go in drug development. Glitazones have a very interesting MOA and for this reason, despite warning labels, if used at low doses, may be very valuable. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130607222510.htm View in LinkedIn

J&J INNOVATION CENTER for early stage health care ideas is one of four such centers in the works. Great leadership by J&J. http://lnkd.in/wrzHKS View in LinkedIn

FROG FEET ROBOT for exploratory surgery? Useful due to the ability of frog's feet to stick to wet surfaces. One of the more far-out concepts. http://lnkd.in/6FvH2z View in LinkedIn

MY DINO TURD is a cross section of a 3 pound fossilized dinosaur poop that is my favorite paperweight. On the cross-section of what appears to have been a smooth oval, measuring 5 inches by 3 inches, are symmetrical bones and teeth fragments, that are clearly visible. This ancient excrement is a source of immense pleasure, and an invaluable defense against unexpected intruders. View in LinkedIn

SMART CONTACT LENSES with wireless connection to a microprocessor chip on the skull which sends signals to the brain to decode the data is a feasible idea, that could impact sight deficiencies significantly. Glasses as we know them will be antiques in a decade. View in LinkedIn

HUMAN CLONING NEXT. View in LinkedIn

HOLY GRAIL -- making eggs from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS): next will be treating human infertility using this method. That is cloning an egg that becomes fertilized with sperm and thus the resulting person is not a clone but an authentic individual. http://lnkd.in/Nxc68F View in LinkedIn

BIOENGINEERED EYES from using stem cells to restore sight. http://lnkd.in/Wz-Ha6 View in LinkedIn