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Inspired by: interviews » Production of artificial organs

version: 4 / updated: 2011-11-18
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Originally submitted by: Ivan Montenegro Perini
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Source of inspiration

Interviews

The source of the Wild Card is

Nik RAUPP, University of Bonn, interviewed by Z_PUNKT

Headline

(max. 9 words)

Production of artificial organs

Description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)
It would have an important incidence on health

Keywords

artificial organs, health benefits, health, innovation, science.

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)

It would have an important incidence on health

Likelihood

Closest timeframe for at least 50% likelihood
Please use one of the following options:
now-2025

Type of event

Human planned (e.g. terrorist attack or funded scientific breakthrough)

Type of emergence

please select (if any) describe related trend or situation
A new development/situation
(e.g. a Romani state is established in central Europe; A message from an alien civilisation existing on a distant planet is received and understood, etc.

Type of systems affected

Human-built Systems - E.g. organisations, processes, technologies, etc.

Classification

Desirable

Importance

please specify:
please select
Level 4: important for the whole world

Latent phase

Obstacles for early indentification

information/communicational filters (media/editorial interests, language, reasoning)
economic filters (business/market interests)
scientific filters (knowledge/technology access)
political filters (party or ideological interests)

Manifestation phase

Type of manifestation

Very uncertain

Aftermath phase

Important implications
Emergence of a new system (e.g. new technologies, new paradigms)

Relevance for Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Ageing and other demographic tensions
Coexistence and conflicts
Diseases, health and well-being
Social exclusion & poverty
Innovation dynamics

Relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Health
Nanosciences, nanotech, materials & new prod. tech.
Social Sciences and Humanities

Pan-European strategies potentially helping to deal with the wild card

please justify:
particularly relevant
Strengthening research institutions and universities
Facilitating and promoting knowledge sharing and transfer
Fostering and facilitating coherent international cooperation in science and technology

 Features of a research-friendly ecology contributing to deal with the wild card

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please justify:
particularly relevant
Creating a closer link between researchers & policy-makers
(e.g. supporting both thematic and cross-cutting policies, highlighting the strategic purpose of the European Research Area, etc.