Bio-nano-chip design

A fan of new technology, Sandro Portner, young man from Switzerland, has had two Radio Frequency Identification chips implanted into his body. He is part of a new generation of what some have branded “enhanced human beings”.

In one office in the Swedish capital Stockholm, RFID chips allow wearers to open doors, swap contact details or use the photocopier, all with the wave of a hand. Developers want to explore what possibilities the chip offers, and see how products and services can be developed around the technology.

The next step for these chip implants would be the application to medicine.  At the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, researchers have developped an RFID micro-chip which tracks molecules like cholesterol and can help adjust the drug intake for patients. In oncology for example, measure anti-cancer drugs, which are usually very dangerous, it’s important to adjust the dose to give a patient. This video, kind of introduction to the course, gives an idea of such a new technology.

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