Innovation for change

Book structure: 1. Science, innovation and entrepreneurship Getting science out of the box - The Valley of Death of Portuguese entrepreneurship - European policies for science and innovation - A Europass to cut red tape in the Europe of the sciences - A helpdesk for open innovation - The importance of language in the scientific development of Portugal - Health and wellness tourism in Portugal: innovation for change! - Looking at companies from the viewpoint of science 2. Healthcare system reform - Healthcare system reforms – between failure and the future - The Troika is making a mistake by putting an end to the ADSE - Has Sweden imported the ADSE? - Low-cost healthcare: impossible - Improving the quality of healthcare and lowering its costs 3. Laser: the challenge of disruptive technologies - 50 years of laser technology, a disruptive technology - Brazil, Portugal and Europe: partnerships for the future - I love summer festivals: let’s be “dazzled” by the music, but only the music! 4. Doctors and society - What doctors for the future? - Doctors in power - Polymedication and emerging pollutants - risks for the environment and human health - Surgeons are the best looking