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THE CATALAN KNOWLEDGE REVOLUTION STARTED IN 2000 when notable visionary public figures resolved to start investing heavily in research, growing to 1.0 Bn € per year and tapering off at 800 M € in the last few years. This resulted in attracting world class researchers to Catalunya and raising its rankings in publications to remarkable heights. The other initiative was to facilitate translational medicine and generate innovative companies. It worked, and today there are hundreds of SMEs in Catalunya as a result. This rich landscape needs international partners to put the cherry in the cake. View in LinkedIn

THE MEDAEVAL BARBERS BLED THE PATIENTS. Will we soon look at dentists in a similarly way, as a static profession that relied on mechanical scraping and pulling and a bit of nuts and bolts? This valued profession has experienced essential paralysis since the first electric dental drill was invented in 1914. Where are the enzymatic anti-plaque agents, the gingiva implants for periodontitis, the tooth buds for missing teeth, the depot release antibiotics, the topical anesthesia, to name a few? It is time that this venerable profession joined the 21st century before they join the Barber's Bucket. View in LinkedIn

BARCELONA BIOENTREPRENEURS HAVE OPTIMISM AND ENTHUSIASM. We had a gathering for 50 yesterday in Barcelona where the famous British mentor and media figure Oliver Rothschild addressed them by videotape followed by Kazu Umeda who heads up life sciences in INCJ in Tokyo (22 Bn fund). The entrepreneurs here have a freshness and vision that has not been jaded. They have had relatively easy money from the government and are preparing now for international partnering. The Tipping Point is not far off to light this flammable material and get it going. View in LinkedIn

FLYING NANOROBOTS... View in LinkedIn

GEORGE CHURCH (AGAIN) AND DNA ORIGAMI OR NANO ROBOTS THIS TIME TO FIGHT CANCER. View in LinkedIn

INCREASE IN SKIN AND FOOD ALLERGIES IN CHILDREN, with implicit increased risk of anaphylaxis. View in LinkedIn

SURGICAL ROBOTS HAVE COME A LONG WAY. Today the cutting edge (no pun) is tele-operated surgical robots, robots on a chip, nano and micro robots and wireless endoscopy devices. Clearly, a new sensitive robotic skin will have a big impact on these larger interfaces. http://lnkd.in/Rb6UDG View in LinkedIn

HIGH LEVELS OF TOXIC METALS FOUND IN LIP PRODUCTS: where is ethical thinking in these products that have no regulatory oversight? View in LinkedIn

A VALUABLE GUIDE FOR A BUSINESS ABOUT TO LAUNCH A PRODUCT. http://lnkd.in/PVDDrH View in LinkedIn

ADVANCES IN BIOMEDICINE ARE STARTING TO READ LIKE SCI FI. I have the uncanny feeling as I read and blog about these new developments that we are deep in a Sci Fi book, and what were the far-away dreams of imaginative writers are becoming reality today. In so many realms. This has developed so fast that it feels quite unreal. While there is always something else to dream about in the realm of the possible, the reality is that today we have actualized many dreams of yesterday. View in LinkedIn