Tag: innovation
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Bioimpedance device
Bioimpedance is the resistance of any biological tissue between two defined points. Usually the two points may be the two extremities – for example the hand and the foot. This has been measured for many years and a single value of resistance called bioimpedance has been used in many areas to estimate percentage of fat,…
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Blood collection innovation
Blood collection for Biomarker and assays from humans has been done since many decades and the usual method has been the syringe for large volumes and a needle prick for smaller volumes. Very rarely has there been any major changes in this area. However one company is hoping to change that…They have a small device…
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Innovation – How-to and quantitative measurement
Innovation: Simplistically, innovation has been defined as a creative solution to the problem. However, innovation is 1) Identification of the problem and 2) Definition of the problem. The solution to the problem will occur once the first two steps are complete. An creative person has to be agnostic to the solution and technology since the…
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Innovation in pharmaceutical companies
Bob Langer at MIT is a recognized inventor with nearly 811 patents and with more than 25 companies started. He has come up with so many ideas and is so creative that it is amazing to compare him with Thomas Edison who had nearly ~1000 US patents. Interestingly, he has made some interesting on how…
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Licensing new technology
It is surprisingly difficult for most companies to list what “new” technology they need. Pharmaceutical companies especially struggle with this item. Can they categorically state a specific item is not of interest to them if the company advertising company tells them this is “new” technology ? Or how does a small company approaching a big…