Hasta La Motion!

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. It’s not too late to make a difference

Jonathan Sackner-Bernstein is a heart doctor with a background in electrical engineering. He innovated within the Food and Drug Administration and was recently invited by DARPA to serve as a consultant to their new Biological Tactics Office. His career as an academic cardiologist was anything but traditional, and led to international recognition as a medical researcher for pioneering work for congestive heart failure in particular, cardiovascular health in general and the design and conduct of medical trials.

Jonathan was recruited to the Food and Drug Administration, where as Associate Center Director, he led both safety and innovation programs within the Center for Devices and Radiological Health. While at the FDA Jonathan forged relationships with outside partners such as the X Prize Foundation and DARPA, and launched the FDA’s Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program as the first to be co-sponsored by the White House. His influence at the FDA shaped a series of outward-looking initiatives with a view to looking beyond current regulatory frameworks to a new generation of connected, innovative medical devices.

Jonathan is the founder and CEO of ExVivos, established to foster development and use of medical products. ExVivos catalyzed relationships between the NIH, DARPA and pharmaceutical industry in support of tissue-engineered platforms for drug development as a potential replacement for animal testing. This research is at the forefront of current practice and represents the most progressive way of inventing new human-suitable drugs and vaccines. Recently, ExVivos conducted a comprehensive review of dietary strategies to address obesity, applying innovative statistics to determine whether standard recommendations by health authorities are the ones supported by the data. History teaches us that impact is often realized by better understanding and application of existing knowledge, the premise of this project. Following his role as Vice President for Clinical Development and Regulatory Affairs at NeoStem, where he led the execution of a multi-center trial of a stem cell therapy for patients following a heart attack, Jonathan is turning his attention to the development of medical products at ExVivos.

About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Union Glacier is located in the southern Ellsworth Mountains of West Antarctica. This is a documentary about a small team of people who live and work on the glacier during the Antarctic summer. In 2013 I was the filmmaker attached to the Scott Expedition – the journey that completed Captain Scott’s final, ill-fated expedition from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back again. Our team passed through Union Glacier Camp on route to the starting point of Scott’s Hut at Cape Evans, but after becoming stranded at the camp and working with the staff there; I decided to make this documentary. For me, this film seems a bit like an antithesis to many expedition and adventure documentaries. There is no great achievement or record broken, nor any real challenge to overcome. Instead it concerns minor details; the everyday tasks of the staff that were made more special by the environment surrounding them. And in fact, I think that’s what attracted me to make this film – the delightful trivialities of an average life, working in Antarctica. If you’re interested, you can see all the short films I made for the Scott Expedition here – http://studiocanoe.com/expeditions/

www.oneinchdreams.com New worldrecord in slacklining by Alexander Schulz. He walked a 375m long and about 100m high slackline which had been rigged between two giant limestone rocks in Yangshuo, a town in the province of Guangxi. This is the trailer for the upcoming documentary about the trip to China and the world record. It will be released in winter/spring and can be watched here. Thanks to Rio Zhang, Rex, Alejandro Uscocovich and Gert van Gerven! Without you guys we couldn’t have managed to realise that project. Thank you! Thanks to RJD2 for the music! RJD2 – Act 2 https://soundcloud.com/officialrjd2 Thanks to Elephant Slacklines, HD+ and Adidas for the support! A full report can be read here: www.oneinchdreams.com/en/photo/slackline-weltrekord-in-china-2014.html Line Beta: name: the ghost inside lenght: 375m height: 100m tension: 5,5 kN webbing: pure Dyneema from Elephant Slacklines www.oneinchdreams.com

Middlemist Red is a psych-rock band from Hungary, founded in late 2012. Multicoloured Drive is the band’s first single from their debut album called Supersonic Overdrive. Cast: Hőrich Lili Nóra Lestyán Attila Grecsó Zoltán Crew: director: Freund Ádám director of photography: Nagy Marcell production designer: Tasnádi Zsófia styling: Keszei Borbála editor: Érdi Zsófia 1st assistant director: Vereckei Zsolt production manager: Makai Beáta unit manager: Jakab Márk focus puller: Damokos Attila camera technician: Pásztor Péter gaffer: Dévényi Zoltán lightning crew: Nyoszoli Ákos, Hajmási Péter, Barna Sámuel, Kürti István, Junker Jenő SFX: Princz Szabolcs production design crew: Nyitrai Anna, Korpai Juci, Kiss Gergely, Tasnádi Katalin Lili stylist assistant: Takács Gabi Kíra make-up: Dénes Lilla hair: Kőrösi Krisztián colorist: Gaál Lacó still photographer: Gyuricza Mátyás Special thanks: Iványi Petra, Bosnyák Miklós, Udvardy Anna, Simon T. Simon, Dr. Nádosy Ferenc, Füzesi József, Nagy Iván, Fazekas Richárd, Szomjas József, Erős László, Laci bácsi, Ürögdi András, Ürögdi Csanád, Konkol Máté, Müller András, Kiss Péter Attila, Komróczki Diána, Gombos Adrienn, Gálosi Dóra, Gálosi Judit, Szabó Réka, Sarkadi Nikolett, Szepe, Bojtos Luca, Jaskó Mónika, Jeges Zsolt, Győrffy Máté Band: Nóvé Soma, Ürögdi Ábel, Deli Soma, Papp Dávid Corvinus Egyetem Kertészettudományi Kar Corvinus Egyetem Soroksári Botanikus Kert