Transparency Life Sciences: Open-source pharma
Transparency Life Sciences is a new company that seeks to use open innovation to promote greater efficiency and productivity and lower the cost the development of new pharmaceuticals, as well as produce more pharmaceuticals targeted towards unmet medical needs. Open innovation has successfully been used in the technology to develop computer software and the operating system Linux, so why not medicine? According to the founder and CEO of Transparency Life Sciences,...
read moreMetaNeer Labs using gamification to reward university class participation
MetaNeer Labs is a new startup that produces mobile apps that, according to their website, intend to “improve attendance, retention, and graduation rates by engaging [university] students through their mobile phones.” According to the start-up’s co-founder Andrew Bellay, “education is a mess right now – both in this country (US) and globally. Specifically, higher education is under attack because of its high cost, so we’re doing our best to attack...
read moreBrown Bag Lunch: Cinematographer Jesus Gonzalez
This week’s Brown Bag Lunch speaker, Jesus González, spoke about some of the work he has done that helps to speak for those who are often marginalized and underrepresented. The vast majority of his work has focused both homosexuality and disability, with some of his most interesting work focusing on those who are both homosexual and disabled. In 1999, Jesus González started working at ONCE, where 70% of their more than 16,600 workers have a disability. Frequently...
read moreSaving meets sharing with Clubmomio.com
The next time someone in Spain receives an incredible deal at a store, restaurant, or spa, imagine how much more excited they would be, and how much more successful the offer would be, if they were able to easily send that same offer to their friends on Facebook so that they could enjoy it just as much. Clubmomio.com is a new Spanish startup that connects companies with clients via discounts and special offers all over Spain. It also allows clients to easily send...
read moreInterview with Job Search Start-Up Talentous’ Alvaro Sastre
Talentous is a Spanish start-up that will help their clients find jobs that are more compatible with their competencies, attitudes, and personality, using a competency test and social networking. In the words of Talentous’ Álvaro Sastre, “[Talentous] is the first network of professionals that makes you visible to businesses based on your talents.” Talentous’ vision is to “Discover the talent of all the professionals in the world and promote it.” Talentous...
read morePocket-able Banking Coming to Mexico’s Underserved
Banorte, Mexico’s third largest bank and Rev Worldwide, a Texas-based company specializing in payment solutions, have partnered to create a mobile-based payment solution program called MiFon. MiFon pairs a debit card with a Banorte deposit account and is compatible with a variety of cell phone carriers. This serviceprovides a much-needed and practical solution for Mexicans who have limited access to banking and financial services. In developed countries, bank accounts...
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