Open AccessAnalytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry It is time we innovate
Author(s) -
Emanuel Carrilho
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
brjac brazilian journal of analytical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.131
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2179-3433
pISSN - 2179-3425
DOI - 10.30744/brjac.2179-3425.point-of-view.ecarrilho.n35
Subject(s) - bureaucracy , curriculum , entrepreneurship , profit (economics) , subconscious , chemistry , business , political science , economics , sociology , neoclassical economics , pedagogy , finance , law , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , politics
It is time we innovate from the bottom up! From the analytical chemistry curriculum to the approach we take in teaching it. From the problems we are set to solve to the opportunities we create. Innovation and entrepreneurship are two words that are the “hype of the moment”, indeed! But this is for the greater good! Modern societies and highly developed countries invest heavily in education and science and have open economies, with little or no bureaucracy to start a business or create a company. Startups, spin-offs, investors, and profit are words that should be in the minds of young analytical and bioanalytical chemists. Profit, contrary to what our Judaic-Christian religious background has stamped in our subconscious, is not a bad word. It is not a sin!