Year: 2022

SMART CONTACT LENSES are being developed in many labs. Somewhere between Google Glass and Bluetooth, these "Assisted Living" contacts may be solar powered and thought-controlled. Having embedded transparent LED in the lens could give a source of real-time data on infinite topics for numerous applications. View in LinkedIn

CATALONIA, like many other countries, has a long history of family businesses (FB). The nearly half dozen Pharma companies in Barcelona are FBs. Historically, most FBs resisted non-family ownership and oversight. Gradually, some opened up to Advisory Boards, on a take-it-or-leave it basis. Now as they prepare for internationalization, many realize they need proper boards. View in LinkedIn

BOARDS are vital for good governance, strategy guidance, and giving some assurance to partners that the company is professionally managed (there are always Enrons). International partners scrutinize boards, and generally think that a company without them is Mom-And-Pop, and will have less trust in them. Equally, a world class board is third party validation, and can make a hugely positive difference in funding and partnering. View in LinkedIn

FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES who contemplate transitioning to modern governance (boards), business development (licensing and innovation), and market expansion (internationalization) often are daunted and suspicious. The owners typically have scant formal business backgrounds, and were trained by the family. The business has served as a cash cow for the family, and relies on continued inheritance to continue this way. There are numerous examples of such businesses that would prefer to drive the company into death than change. And others where the chain of inheritance is being broken. View in LinkedIn

CYBORG ENHANCEMENTS in the works include artificial skin, tongue-aided vision, cochlear implants, nerve signals via the internet, third eye, and retinal implants. Technology-enhanced living is not only for patients. Pretty wild stuff. See: www.technewsdaily.com/4865-9-cyborg-... View in LinkedIn

FDA APPROVED BIONIC EYE for the blind. View in LinkedIn

BIONIC IMPLANTS: a glimpse at the future. View in LinkedIn

BIONIC ORGANS: the future markets. View in LinkedIn

BIONIC Cochlear implants are getting a makeover. http://lnkd.in/56ixru View in LinkedIn

BIONIC BRAIN IMPLANTS the size of bacteria in the works to control epilepsy -- a relative of neural dust: http://lnkd.in/SN3AtB via @dornobdesign View in LinkedIn