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US BIOWARFARE PUBLIC EXPERIMENTS. "Soon after the war, the US military started open-air tests, exposing ... human volunteers and unsuspecting civilians to both pathogenic and non-pathogenic microbes. Bacterial release ... off ... the coasts of Virginia and San Francisco infected many people, including about 800,000 people in the Bay area ... Bacterial aerosols were released at more than 200 sites, including bus stations and airports ...1966 contamination of the New York metro system with Bacillus globigii— a non-infectious bacterium used to simulate the release of anthrax ..." http://lnkd.in/dnjsN5T View in LinkedIn

BANTING AND BEST, Nobel prize winners famous for discovering insulin, were intimately involved in bacteriological warfare research, and Banting wrote a blueprint for the next two decades, "including infecting bullets and shells, rearing disease-carrying insects, and aerial spraying of deadly bacteria." In 1940, Banting started an offensive biological warfare research effort in Canada with the UK and US governments, which led to testing anthrax munitions. (Reference: John Bryden, Deadly Allies:Canada's Secret War, 1937-1947 (Toronto: McClelland and Stewart c1989). http:/http://lnkd.in/d92JB_3 View in LinkedIn

BANTING'S COUNTER-BIOTERRORISM MISSION. "In North America, it was not the government but a dedicated individual who initiated a bioweapons research programme. Sir Frederick Banting, the Nobel-Prize-winning discoverer of insulin, created what could be called the first private biological weapon research centre in 1940, with the help of corporate sponsors." Who were those corporate sponsors and what was their motivation? Banting's own writings are, at times, full of racist hatred, or full of a terrible fear of the enemy's capabilities. http://lnkd.in/dnjsN5T View in LinkedIn

STOCK OPTION PLAN" "" "You should have an SOP of about 20% equity reserved (post-money) for future hires, board, and scientific advisory board. Stock options vesting over 4 years are a normal incentive for these contributors. Make it happen. View in LinkedIn

DREAM TEAM" "" "Building your tech startup you should aim for a Dream Team. Proven track record in your field. Include at least: commercial exits; connected and up to date; thought leaders. View in LinkedIn

BEWARE FAMILY BUSINESSES" "" "Catalonia has a long and honorable history of family businesses. Major Spanish pharma companies are family businesses. But in today's world, needing international capital, that is seen negatively. Beware going down this path. It will seem Mom and Pop. View in LinkedIn

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE" "" "Today, tech companies face intense competition worldwide. There is not the luxury of taking time. Every day lost is some competitor's gain, and no amount of money will buy that back again. View in LinkedIn

VISIT SILICON ROUNDABOUT IN LONDON" "" "Very shortly, we visit London's Tech City, with the Innovation Warehouse, and Google Campus, with our Chairman Oliver Rothschild, to learn from that model. I also spend at least a week per quarter in Silicon Valley CA, keeping current. View in LinkedIn

THE BARCELONA KEY INITIATIVE" "" "The Barcelona Knowledge Economy Yard project by Miquel Barceló is a very exciting addition to our community, bringing international innovators to Barcelona to create a critical mass rather like a mini-Google Campus. Get involved. View in LinkedIn

ACADEMIC CEOs" "" "Most Catalan tech companies spun out of research centers with academic CEOs with no commercial experience. This is why we are good at R but not D. Mentors can significantly help these young entrepreneurs. View in LinkedIn