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  1. Colin Blakemore, BBC R4 TODAY: Humans 'gained ~6.5 hours of life expectancy every day since 1840 - Over last century we've gained 30+ years'
  2. 'Open source medicine puts health above profits' ~ Open source revolution moves into healthcare. Good read & no paywall bit.ly/IbUAKC
  3. Since 1st cord blood transplant (1988) ~600,000 'cords' banked with >20,000 distributed for adults & kids (FamilyCord) bit.ly/HZQNSG
  4. Shinya Yamanaka (iPS cells) & Linus Torvalds (Linux) are 2012 Millennium Tech Prize laureates (Tech Academy, Finland) bit.ly/JVywQI
  5. @JTBiotech Totally agreed, in order to succeed in 21st century healthcare, 'the patient is king' - No question.
  6. @VistaGen RT 'Stem Cell Industry News: Dental Stem Cell Banking Facts' owl.li/anI7Q - NOT THE FACTS and is at best tooth fairy tales
  7. @JTBiotech ?Want to switch platform technology? Lay audiences love cell therapy as everyone has family/friends who could potentially benefit
  8. SynGen gets $5M (Bay City Capital) to dev stem cell harvest tool. One to watch as CEO Phil Coelho founded ThermoGenesis bit.ly/J8dh1y
  9. TSB-funded VALUE Report: Tools for cell therapy funders/industry to understand regulation, supply chain & reimbursement bit.ly/HUVkUr
  10. 1st major interview: Dendreon’s new CEO John Johnson & senior management team - long term commitment - 'no quick flip’ bit.ly/JdBYGB
  11. Olympic tech race: No tests yet for gene doping - use of gene therapy to 'make' performance-enhancing drugs in the body reut.rs/I4KGpD
  12. HoC Science & Tech Committee: 'Bridging Valley of Death' starts 9.15 am today live on Parliament web TV bit.ly/IIU5Ts Recommended +++
  13. UAE per capita spending on drugs is $1200 (global top 20 in 2010). Overall health expenditure $6B i.e. only 2.6% of GDP bit.ly/HUtDXl
  14. Gulf News: Marwan Janahi, Director, DuBiotech, Dubai biotech discusses in depth challenges & potential of pharma in UAE bit.ly/HUtDXl
  15. 2012 has makings of breakout year for biotech - Clinical data, regulatory decisions & M&As fueling +ve market sentiment bit.ly/Io6NXN
  16. Biotechs outperformed S&P in 3 of last 4 presidential election yrs inc 72% (2000) & 21% (2008). ?Will 2012 make it 4/5? bit.ly/Io6NXN
  17. EveryHeartBeat.org Anyone can record online their medical data via phone, users better control their health & researchers identify trends.