I have this dear friend who is also a neighbor of mine. At the time, we had known each other for about 6 months before we talked about the careers in our previous lives. Well, I would have never believed it, but he told me he was a retired bio-chemist. During his last stay in Costa Rica, he taught chemistry at the University of Costa Rica so he wouldn't get bored. This is just the beginning - read on...
Well, during this stay in Costa Rica, (which I sincerely feel he has now made the decision to stay this time for good) this guy tells me that he recently decided to start a pharmaceutical company. I was shocked. It appears that he got a team of scientists together who were medical professions and had developed some very interesting new products and wanted to introduce them to the world. I asked him "why would you want to do something of this magnitude when you are retired?" His response was, which was very interesting was:
"The products that we have developed are very innovative and will help the medical industry world-wide and I want to make sure that the world knows that they were developed in Costa Rica because this has never happened before - I want to help the people of Costa Rica be recognized for their ability"
Well, that was good enough for me. My friend started working on his business plan and did so for about 2 months non-stop. Because of my background and knowledge of writing business plans, he sometimes asked me to review his progress. In doing this, I really learned a lot, and saw that he was putting together one of the best business plans I had ever seen.
During all this, I discovered that his team had come up with some amazing products. I don't know the names of all of them but this is basically what they are:
- There is one that he claims is better than the well-known and probably most used skin care medication on the market. I have used this product for years and swear by it. He gave me a sample of his product to try, and yes - it is better. It seems to act quicker and much more effective.
- I didn't know it, but using latex gloves can cause a rash. His team developed a spray that one who is going to use latex gloves, sprays it on their hands, the hands become protected. In fact, the spray will make any rash from latex gloves go away. Knowing the number of people who need latex gloves, this innovation is significant. Another thing that came out of this was that one of Costa Rica's major banks became interested in the product because the spray protected the teller's hands from the germs that came from handling money. The bank calls it the "Invisible Gloves."
- They also developed a medication to treat acne. I haven't had a need to test this one, but I'm sure it works pretty good.
- Now the big one - The current pap smear test has been around for decades. These guys have come up with a new test that will detect cancer sooner and is less invasive to the patient. According to what I have been told, if they add something to the solution, if the woman is pregnant, it will also determine the sex of the baby. - This one really amazes me.
- They have developed some other products, but the ones above are really going to help his company grow.
I had to tell you about this because his team has really come up with some great products, and I am proud to be his friend.
Oh yes, I need to tell you about this. I have learned that my friend is very well-connected in Costa Rica. One day, he tells me that the company won some sort of award for innovation and the President of Costa Rica was going to present it to them. Well she did, and invited them over to her house for coffee and discussion after the presentation. Now, it appears that the President is going to go to their facility and tape a news program honoring them for being the first facility of its kind in Costa Rica and how proud the country was of them - My God, the President now.. oh well
If you want some more information on this company, they have a website that you can go to. The link is below
I want you to know that this is not an advertisement. Just wanted to let you know about a cool friend I have.
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