bioTD Is On the Move

August 17, 2011 - A very exciting and special day!

Remember my friend Robin who started the pharmaceutical company? If not, go back to my post dated June 11, 2011.

This is Robin and his lovely wife Ursula

Robin's team has won about 5 awards since that posing. However, today they were awarded the big one. This was for Award Winning Medical Ideas sponsored by XXI Century Strategy headed by Franklin Chang.
They won the award for the development of a replacement for the Pap Smear test - Citofem. When you go back and read my post, I stated that this was going to be the big one of all the products they have developed. 

"This award is for an outstanding contribution to science and technology. It also allows us to assess the Costa Rican efforts to develop projects based on the development of a better Costa Rica" said Costa Rican astronaut and physicist Franklin Chang Dias, president of XXI Century Strategy.

This is a picture of Dr. Roy Mora accepting the award from guess who? Laura Chinchilla - the President of Costa Rica! Dr Roy is Robin's right hand man and has done a lot of work in the development of Citofem
It also just so happens that Dr Roy has more than gone out of his way to help me with a medical condition that I had.


Robin asked me to come along for this presentation, which forced me to get dressed up in a coat and tie for the first time in years - but it was well worth it. The presentation was given at the Presidential Palace in San Jose, and there were a lot of special people in attendance. It also gave me the opportunity to meet and chat with:

US Ambassador

Anne Slaughter Andrew

The first woman ambassador to Costa Rica

Franklin Chang


Astronaut 
Holds the record for the most flights (8) into space


President 
XXI Century Strategy 


Franklin is considered a Nation Hero in Costa Rica

And last, but not least

My new special friend :-) Also, soon to be my neighbor

Laura Chinchilla

President

Republica de Costa Rica

As you can see, Robin and his team at bioTD are really making some inroads in the field of medicine. To get the details regarding Citofem, just click below to go to their website:

CITOFEM