Bio-Engineering & Translational Medicine

• FDA Approves ‘Pacemaker for the Stomach’ [WSJ]

Government, Policy & Law: Modernization of FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Drug and Device Approval Process

I shall modernize the “Process” that FDA follows to approve Drugs and devices:

• Reformulating the testing phases the “drugs” and “devices” have to go through,
• the phases themselves

– with the goals of shortening time and reducing the amount of money spent in the approval process.

Government “Process”es haven’t incorporated newer Technologies for more accurate testing & efficiency gains.

But before those changes take place, we have to make sure – drugs and devices are not approved hastily (untested “side-effects” might do more harms than goods to patients).

Some of European BioPharma Companies are already excited – planning to move research facilities to US – if those changes take place.

Smart Car

Detroit Auto Show

• GM to Increase Capital Expenditures to $9 Billion in 2015; Raise Spending on New Cars [WSJ]
• Four best cars, one dud mark Detroit’s auto show [USA Today]

Acura’s unveiling of NSX mid-engine supercar

High Speed Internet For All

#HighSpeedInternetForAll

• Virgin And Qualcomm Are Investing In Satellite Internet Company OneWeb [Forbes]

“OneWeb aims to build and launch a satellite constellation to provide internet directly to users.”

Microsoft

Communications & Entertainment

• Microsoft’s New Windows Phones Cost Under $100 [Time]

“The new phones are targeting low-income users in developing markets

The 435 and 532 will go on sale in Asia, the Middle East and Europe for $80 (69 Euros) and $91 (79 Euros) respectively.

China’s Xiaomi went from relative obscurity to the top mobile phone seller in the Chinese market last year, clocking in at 240% sales growth.”

Google

Modular Phone

• Google to Launch ‘Modular’ Smartphone in Puerto Rico [WSJ]