Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry It is time we innovate

Abstract

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!