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BIOBANKS are vital to medical advances. In some EC countries, patient privacy laws have confounded the use of highly characterized patient blood, tissue or other samples, for research purposes. This is shortsighted and a big mistake. Our samples and fluids, otherwise discarded, should be used for societal good, and be made available to researchers. http://genomemedicine.com/content/5/1/3/abstract View in LinkedIn

DO YOU DREAM OF FIXING THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS LIKE BILL GATES? Every entrepreneur is in business because he or she has filled an unmet need, and solved some problem that customers care about. Not all of these save lives, or end poverty. But I am of the opinion that cumulatively, each innovation is another tool in the toolbox. The iPhone did not meet an unmet need, (except fir Hitchhiker's Guide fans) but may have created a need we never knew about. Regardless, as a multifaceted tool, it will do great things on this planet, and has opened unlimited possibilities. http://lnkd.in/fyCif7 View in LinkedIn

"JUNK DNA" id a term that conveys hubris about the way we see Nature. What we do, or should, know is that Nature is a very sophisticated construct. Our knowledge about it is rudimentary at best. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130124133934.htm View in LinkedIn

MEASURING OUTCOMES MATTERS as Bill Gates rightly points out in this essay. Measurement is a cornerstone of science. Verifiable and measurable outcomes are also key to the entrepreneurial venture. How do you know your innovation has bern successful? Customers have bought it. That simple. Be eager to find early surrogate or predictive measures of outcomes, such as detailed customer surveys. These are powerful tools for olanning and revising your business. http://lnkd.in/fyCif7 View in LinkedIn

CANCER TREATMENTS ARE CHANGING with companion diagnostics matching genetic the makeup of a tumor, which undergoes massive mutations, with the drug of choice, or like VIVIA BIOTECH of Madrid, who incubate the tumor with large arrays of drug combinations and doses, measuring apoptosis (kill) rates, to inform patient treatments, and save the patient from being the medical experiment. http://lnkd.in/6BX5qB View in LinkedIn

BUSINESSES EVOLVE and need different people with different skills at each stage. There are definitely times when fresh leadership is needed, because the company has evolved to a new space. Know your personal skill set, and understand where it applies. Be willing to step aside when at the right time. http://lnkd.in/ZWZVTM View in LinkedIn

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NEED STARTUP FUNDS? This is a great resource to start with. http://lnkd.in/E89VyE View in LinkedIn

ENTREPRENEURS OFTEN HAVE LIMITED DATA POINTS for making key decisions. Large companies famously over-study decisions because they have a tough tine culturally making big decisions without sufficient data. Most startups work at the cutting edge of the world and data usually does not exist to make entireky rational decisions. The MO of startups has to be Hypothesis followed by Controlled Experiment. http://lnkd.in/3_apTz View in LinkedIn

"YOU GET NO MARKS FOR EFFORT" a former colleague used to famously say. Showing up early and staying late will not hit your MBO. Results, however achieved, are all that count. Harsh? Yes but that is the metric you should hold yourself to. Verifiable, measurable successes. That is all that counts, except luck. http://lnkd.in/tkMjKF View in LinkedIn