CONTENTS You Can Be an Entrepreneur 4 Searching for a Cure 6 Research Start-Up Star Yehia Abugabal 8 Helping Athletes 10 Prevention Start-Up Star Phil Wagner 12 Bionic Prosthetics 14 Bionic Start-Up Star Easton LaChappelle 16 Stem Cell Cures 18 Heart Start-Up Star Divya Nag 20 24-Hour Medicine 22 Baby Monitor Start-Up Stars Sona Shah and Teresa Cauvel 24 Entrepreneurs Changing the World 26 Your Start-Up Story 28 Glossary 30 Learning More 31 Index 32
YOU CAN BE AN ENTREPRENEUR In July 2017 21-year-old entrepreneur that idea into a business to supply those goods or services Start-ups are brand-new businesses created by entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs Changing the World The medical field is evolving at a fast pace New technologies are changing the way doctors treat disease and are making life easier for people They are also increasing the number of people who survive illness and injury But doctors and scientists are also facing challenges such as how to shorten recovery time or make someone’s life as comfortable as possible Many bright young engineers are meeting these challenges by using their science and technology skills to think creatively solve problems and work together Easton LaChappelle displays one of the prosthetic arms he printed using a 3-D printer a cheaper way to make prosthetics Easton LaChappelle printed a prosthetic arm on a 3-D printer He presented the arm to a girl named Momo Sutton whose right arm ended below the elbow LaChappelle had been designing prosthetic arms since he was 14 He wanted to change the industry by developing an inexpensive prosthetic body part Creating Sutton’s arm was the fulfillment of his dream His achievement shows how young entrepreneurs use science and technology to develop businesses that can change the world Entrepreneurs and Start-Ups An entrepreneur is someone who plans starts and runs a new business that provides goods or services Entrepreneurs are people who have an original or innovative idea then turn 4
Entrepreneurs of the Future Entrepreneurs such as LaChappelle and Emil von Behring see below continue to change the world by bringing innovative and important medical products and services to people around the world You can join them by developing your abilities to think critically solve problems be creative and work with others These skills will help prepare you for the future no matter what job you choose You can be a medical entrepreneur too Start now by taking courses in science technology and mathematics INSPIRING STORIES Early Thinkers Emil von Behring was a doctor who developed the first effective immunization against a disease called diphtheria Von Behring used blood from infected sheep and horses to develop a serum or liquid to cure diphtheria After experimenting on animals von Behring treated a child in 1891 He then teamed up with the Hoechst pharmaceutical company to produce and sell the serum By 1913 von Behring had developed a vaccine against diphtheria Emil von Behring was born in Prussia now part of Poland in 1854 Today most children are vaccinated against diphtheria which saves many lives 5
