title: A small step for science, a big one for commerce.
abstract: The excellent work that is being performed in medical science advances is to be admired and applauded. In each case the quest is for perfection and to bring the task in hand to its final solution. Along the way there are milestones being passed that may be overlooked, as to their particular merits, because the eyes are focused all the time on the ultimate goal. The conference highlights so many areas of interest and endeavour some of which parallel, duplicate, overlap and/or compliment others.
authors.affiliation: Ireland.
authors.forename: Liam
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Birkett
mesh_terms: D020811:Biomedical Technology / Q000191:economics*; D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics*; D018973:Intellectual Property