Emtech 2012 Spain is here!!
You can watch Emtech Spain 2012 live on streaming at www.technologyreview.es The second edition of the world’s most important conference on emerging technologies, organized by Technology Review and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Emtech Spain 2012 is on today and tomorrow, in Málaga, Spain. Once again, MIT puts its trust in Spain, betting on Málaga as the meeting point for its conferences in Europe; and I wouldn’t be...
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read moreI am a biotech company. How about you?
Elena de Benavides, CEO of the International Institute of Phlebology S.L., is an economist by training and a specialist in Health Economics and Management of Healthcare Organizations. She is also one of the winners of Spain’s 2011TR35 competition, which is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s prize in recognition of top innovators under 35. Referring to the headline, this could be a real conversation between two biotech companies that have just met. Today...
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read moreInnovator Spotlight: Organizing Specialists Successfully
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Is social innovation in the limelight? Is it fashionable? I find it surprising that every article, every political or academic agenda related to innovation has referred to this topic; from the 2020 European strategy to MIT and the main business schools on the planet. But, what is social innovation exactly? Some people define it as initiatives or new ways of facing the challenges of our current age; others as the perfect tool to achieve whatever social impact is being...
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