Thirty years ago, on the evening of Thursday November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall started to fall. Why do I mention this in a blog about science and entrepreneurship? For an entrepreneur tapping into any idea, the greatest of those
Bioprospecting (part 3) – future opportunities
A sustainable future will certainly include technologies based on microbes and small organisms. These will be found through bioprospecting. The previous post described the first two cycles of innovation derived from bioprospecting. It came from fungal and bacterial products applied
Prospecting for algae, fungi and bacteria – part 1
Algae is a potentially sustainable source of production for materials ranging from food ingredients to fuel. Algae produce a large range of different oils and natural products. Their bioproduction is prolific. For example, crude oil is theorized to be derived
Death in the rainforest
My heart is heavy after learning of the story behind the cruelty dealt to a mother orangutan and the death of her baby. The sad story is described here. I will quote from that article the painful details: Palm oil
Open innovation challenges for Earth Day
For Earth Day, I will present some open innovation challenges. These challenges may be of interest to game designers, or to anyone interested in disrupting a traditional industry with a new model of user experience, or to anyone studying pheromones,
Hackathon: find a new paradigm for fragrances
We are in a phase of entrepreneurship where new brands are proliferating and even displacing older established brands. Media personalities like 21-year-old Kylie Jenner has become a billionaire with her own line of cosmetics. Last week, Michelle Pfeiffer launched her