When Allen was 54 years of age, the Terry Fox Research Lab told him he had to spin off the company that was developing, producing, and selling products. So he did, working off the side of his desk and, in cooperation with the Lab, STEMCELL Technologies was established

Imagine standing on a mountain in Tibet only to see a monk pull a mobile phone from their pocket. If you’re like Amanda Hall, the founder of Summit Nanotech, you’d be thinking, “What the heck is that person going to do with a mobile phone? They’ve taken a vow of silence.” To her amazement, the monk started typing a text.