[Music] I must have been 14 maybe 15 years old
I must have been 14 maybe 15 years old
I must have been 14 maybe 15 years old as I left school as always I know ask me
as I left school as always I know ask me
as I left school as always I know ask me why I was making sure my tight worst my
why I was making sure my tight worst my
why I was making sure my tight worst my tie was straight and I had no stains my
tie was straight and I had no stains my
tie was straight and I had no stains my school uniform but the next thing I
school uniform but the next thing I
school uniform but the next thing I remember hearing is grandad is in the
remember hearing is grandad is in the
remember hearing is grandad is in the hospital he had a heart attack I will
hospital he had a heart attack I will
hospital he had a heart attack I will never forget he was a Tuesday and on
never forget he was a Tuesday and on
never forget he was a Tuesday and on every Tuesday I used to go running with
every Tuesday I used to go running with
every Tuesday I used to go running with my grandfather this is my grandfather
my grandfather this is my grandfather
my grandfather this is my grandfather that survived war he’s been in military
that survived war he’s been in military
that survived war he’s been in military deployments and he survived extremism
deployments and he survived extremism
deployments and he survived extremism but at that moment my grandfather was
but at that moment my grandfather was
but at that moment my grandfather was being killed by his own heart I went
being killed by his own heart I went
being killed by his own heart I went running straight away to the hospital in
running straight away to the hospital in
running straight away to the hospital in eyes as I entered the hospital I saw him
eyes as I entered the hospital I saw him
eyes as I entered the hospital I saw him sitting pale sick and worried in a
sitting pale sick and worried in a
sitting pale sick and worried in a hospital bed next to him there was a
hospital bed next to him there was a
hospital bed next to him there was a pile of papers and these papers had a
pile of papers and these papers had a
pile of papers and these papers had a drawing of a heart and notes from his
drawing of a heart and notes from his
drawing of a heart and notes from his surgeon the surgeon told me I’m going to
surgeon the surgeon told me I’m going to
surgeon the surgeon told me I’m going to patch your grandfather’s heart tomorrow
patch your grandfather’s heart tomorrow
patch your grandfather’s heart tomorrow morning but he said to patch it up not
morning but he said to patch it up not
morning but he said to patch it up not mend it and I really wondered what was
mend it and I really wondered what was
mend it and I really wondered what was going to happen to my grandfather and
going to happen to my grandfather and
going to happen to my grandfather and actually at that moment I never really
actually at that moment I never really
actually at that moment I never really paid much attention to hearts any hearts
paid much attention to hearts any hearts
paid much attention to hearts any hearts even my own let me ask you a question
even my own let me ask you a question
even my own let me ask you a question how many of you have been checking your
how many of you have been checking your
how many of you have been checking your heart lately
heart lately
heart lately raise your hands if you have checked
raise your hands if you have checked
raise your hands if you have checked your heart well this is reflective that
your heart well this is reflective that
your heart well this is reflective that we really don’t pay much attention to
we really don’t pay much attention to
we really don’t pay much attention to our hearts in fact we very evil to our
our hearts in fact we very evil to our
our hearts in fact we very evil to our hearts 95% of what all vascular disease
hearts 95% of what all vascular disease
hearts 95% of what all vascular disease is preventable a few changes in our diet
is preventable a few changes in our diet
is preventable a few changes in our diet our lifestyle increased heart an
our lifestyle increased heart an
our lifestyle increased heart an increased exercise would really make us
increased exercise would really make us
increased exercise would really make us better
better
better in fact we are so Cruella Deville that
in fact we are so Cruella Deville that
in fact we are so Cruella Deville that 60% of us in this room will die for
60% of us in this room will die for
60% of us in this room will die for cardiovascular disease or is
cardiovascular disease or is
cardiovascular disease or is ramifications so I thought as a young
ramifications so I thought as a young
ramifications so I thought as a young graduate in 2007 that I was going to do
graduate in 2007 that I was going to do
graduate in 2007 that I was going to do something about it and early 2008 I
something about it and early 2008 I
something about it and early 2008 I really despaired and I was looking out
really despaired and I was looking out
really despaired and I was looking out of the window at University College
of the window at University College
of the window at University College London labs and I saw the building in
London labs and I saw the building in
London labs and I saw the building in front it was full of cement and building
front it was full of cement and building
front it was full of cement and building works and I saw they were building the
works and I saw they were building the
works and I saw they were building the London Center for nanotechnology so I
London Center for nanotechnology so I
London Center for nanotechnology so I looked at it and I thought my stem cells
looked at it and I thought my stem cells
looked at it and I thought my stem cells and I’m really not going to fix this
and I’m really not going to fix this
and I’m really not going to fix this problem so I’d need to do something
problem so I’d need to do something
problem so I’d need to do something about it why not use nanotechnology to
about it why not use nanotechnology to
about it why not use nanotechnology to sort this problem and I really thought I
sort this problem and I really thought I
sort this problem and I really thought I was sleep deprived going insane because
was sleep deprived going insane because
was sleep deprived going insane because I was totally ignorant I just actually
I was totally ignorant I just actually
I was totally ignorant I just actually learnt the word nanotechnology I had no
learnt the word nanotechnology I had no
learnt the word nanotechnology I had no idea what that was so the next thing I
idea what that was so the next thing I
idea what that was so the next thing I know a few months later a few too many
know a few months later a few too many
know a few months later a few too many emails I set up a system by which I
emails I set up a system by which I
emails I set up a system by which I would research and for distant areas
would research and for distant areas
would research and for distant areas totally different areas of research
totally different areas of research
totally different areas of research involving at least six different
involving at least six different
involving at least six different universities in three different
universities in three different
universities in three different countries and I tell you held two
countries and I tell you held two
countries and I tell you held two conference calls and direct flights I
conference calls and direct flights I
conference calls and direct flights I wanted to create a system to deliver
wanted to create a system to deliver
wanted to create a system to deliver drugs in stem cells and get these to go
drugs in stem cells and get these to go
drugs in stem cells and get these to go into your broken heart and really help
into your broken heart and really help
into your broken heart and really help it to be mended the system would consist
it to be mended the system would consist
it to be mended the system would consist of something brand new a totally novel
of something brand new a totally novel
of something brand new a totally novel nanoparticle or none of thing I used to
nanoparticle or none of thing I used to
nanoparticle or none of thing I used to call it and we would be able to deliver
call it and we would be able to deliver
call it and we would be able to deliver delivered drugs with it so these cells
delivered drugs with it so these cells
delivered drugs with it so these cells which we were putting in very hostile
which we were putting in very hostile
which we were putting in very hostile situations with actually solved at the
situations with actually solved at the
situations with actually solved at the time the major problems were one you
time the major problems were one you
time the major problems were one you couldn’t really get stem cells to
couldn’t really get stem cells to
couldn’t really get stem cells to survive in an impacted myocardium
survive in an impacted myocardium
survive in an impacted myocardium because it was a really hostile area was
because it was a really hostile area was
because it was a really hostile area was a bit like putting these stem cells into
a bit like putting these stem cells into
a bit like putting these stem cells into a warzone and number two we really
a warzone and number two we really
a warzone and number two we really didn’t have a system that could deliver
didn’t have a system that could deliver
didn’t have a system that could deliver drugs and be trackable over time so I
drugs and be trackable over time so I
drugs and be trackable over time so I thought let’s do this and in fact we
thought let’s do this and in fact we
thought let’s do this and in fact we created a system by which it was all
created a system by which it was all
created a system by which it was all biocompatible and ideal for human usage
biocompatible and ideal for human usage
biocompatible and ideal for human usage obviously that was so 2030 right often
obviously that was so 2030 right often
obviously that was so 2030 right often simple ideas involved very complex
simple ideas involved very complex
simple ideas involved very complex experimentation
experimentation
experimentation we went all the way from developing
we went all the way from developing
we went all the way from developing physical instruments to surgical
physical instruments to surgical
physical instruments to surgical apparatus
apparatus
apparatus I used my initiative and I was
I used my initiative and I was
I used my initiative and I was definitely not afraid can you we do it
definitely not afraid can you we do it
definitely not afraid can you we do it yes we can’t and a few years later that
yes we can’t and a few years later that
yes we can’t and a few years later that day had arrived the day which the data
day had arrived the day which the data
day had arrived the day which the data show we could do it I really remember it
show we could do it I really remember it
show we could do it I really remember it I was in Northville in Finland I spent
I was in Northville in Finland I spent
I was in Northville in Finland I spent the whole winter in there and I had not
the whole winter in there and I had not
the whole winter in there and I had not seen any natural daylight for a long
seen any natural daylight for a long
seen any natural daylight for a long time in fact I was really really looking
time in fact I was really really looking
time in fact I was really really looking forward to the good weather in London
forward to the good weather in London
forward to the good weather in London ironic isn’t it
ironic isn’t it
ironic isn’t it so just before I left and I boarded that
so just before I left and I boarded that
so just before I left and I boarded that flight I got a call from a supervisor
flight I got a call from a supervisor
flight I got a call from a supervisor saying well done I never thought you
saying well done I never thought you
saying well done I never thought you would do it you’ve got so lucky this is
would do it you’ve got so lucky this is
would do it you’ve got so lucky this is pretty much impossible and just a note
pretty much impossible and just a note
pretty much impossible and just a note on luck I don’t believe in luck um luck
on luck I don’t believe in luck um luck
on luck I don’t believe in luck um luck is a very very difficult business you
is a very very difficult business you
is a very very difficult business you have to really work hard to get this
have to really work hard to get this
have to really work hard to get this thing which cold luck which is based on
thing which cold luck which is based on
thing which cold luck which is based on hard work anyway so I decided to move on
hard work anyway so I decided to move on
hard work anyway so I decided to move on myself with my luck
myself with my luck
myself with my luck like Einstein said life is like riding a
like Einstein said life is like riding a
like Einstein said life is like riding a bicycle you must keep moving to keep
bicycle you must keep moving to keep
bicycle you must keep moving to keep your balance so I wanted to do something
your balance so I wanted to do something
your balance so I wanted to do something bigger and better
bigger and better
bigger and better I needed a system that was both
I needed a system that was both
I needed a system that was both therapeutic and preventive there is
therapeutic and preventive there is
therapeutic and preventive there is nothing like that currently until I went
nothing like that currently until I went
nothing like that currently until I went back to drawing board actually not the
back to drawing board actually not the
back to drawing board actually not the drawing board the napkins because I
drawing board the napkins because I
drawing board the napkins because I drink far too much coffee don’t do that
drink far too much coffee don’t do that
drink far too much coffee don’t do that is really bad for your heart and yes I
is really bad for your heart and yes I
is really bad for your heart and yes I came up with a new system where I wanted
came up with a new system where I wanted
came up with a new system where I wanted I actually went ahead I took my own
I actually went ahead I took my own
I actually went ahead I took my own blood I isolated this type of cells from
blood I isolated this type of cells from
blood I isolated this type of cells from my blood label it with a new super power
my blood label it with a new super power
my blood label it with a new super power system and we injected by in our bone
system and we injected by in our bone
system and we injected by in our bone blood and what we were doing is that we
blood and what we were doing is that we
blood and what we were doing is that we are keeping vessel integrity by making
are keeping vessel integrity by making
are keeping vessel integrity by making sure that at early injury at early
sure that at early injury at early
sure that at early injury at early injury all becomes well the vessels
injury all becomes well the vessels
injury all becomes well the vessels don’t get damaged we don’t get rupture
don’t get damaged we don’t get rupture
don’t get damaged we don’t get rupture and we don’t get broken hearts so this
and we don’t get broken hearts so this
and we don’t get broken hearts so this whole business of many broken hearts
whole business of many broken hearts
whole business of many broken hearts went very extreme because I had to get
went very extreme because I had to get
went very extreme because I had to get leaders from all over the world a
leaders from all over the world a
leaders from all over the world a scientific world in fact I was working
scientific world in fact I was working
scientific world in fact I was working under the same lab as Israel e-juice
under the same lab as Israel e-juice
under the same lab as Israel e-juice Palestinian Muslims and we are working
Palestinian Muslims and we are working
Palestinian Muslims and we are working in harmony I also had to deploy military
in harmony I also had to deploy military
in harmony I also had to deploy military experts and we really went all the way
experts and we really went all the way
experts and we really went all the way to be together inside and outside the
to be together inside and outside the
to be together inside and outside the lab so outside the lab I made an effort
lab so outside the lab I made an effort
lab so outside the lab I made an effort to Reyn to join runners without
to Reyn to join runners without
to Reyn to join runners without boundaries and human terian eighteens
boundaries and human terian eighteens
boundaries and human terian eighteens unlikely missions I used to get shouted
unlikely missions I used to get shouted
unlikely missions I used to get shouted a lot to the soldiers and that’s where
a lot to the soldiers and that’s where
a lot to the soldiers and that’s where the Spitfire comes from that’s what they
the Spitfire comes from that’s what they
the Spitfire comes from that’s what they call me and the reason was is because
call me and the reason was is because
call me and the reason was is because without that helmet and that eye
without that helmet and that eye
without that helmet and that eye protection
protection
protection I could go blind any simple accident and
I could go blind any simple accident and
I could go blind any simple accident and you go blind
you go blind
you go blind now I’m going ask you something please
now I’m going ask you something please
now I’m going ask you something please close your eyes but really close it you
close your eyes but really close it you
close your eyes but really close it you have it open and now imagine how it will
have it open and now imagine how it will
have it open and now imagine how it will be like to go blind you probably it’s
be like to go blind you probably it’s
be like to go blind you probably it’s very unlikely that you will even be able
very unlikely that you will even be able
very unlikely that you will even be able to find your handbags your heart must be
to find your handbags your heart must be
to find your handbags your heart must be quite broken because that’s it you’re
quite broken because that’s it you’re
quite broken because that’s it you’re not going to see it ever again
not going to see it ever again
not going to see it ever again good good thing for the ladies it’s ok
good good thing for the ladies it’s ok
good good thing for the ladies it’s ok if our clothes are not matching so now
if our clothes are not matching so now
if our clothes are not matching so now imagine how could a soldier cope with
imagine how could a soldier cope with
imagine how could a soldier cope with blindness someone that is not used to
blindness someone that is not used to
blindness someone that is not used to being dependable or anyone someone that
being dependable or anyone someone that
being dependable or anyone someone that always has missions now think about the
always has missions now think about the
always has missions now think about the victims the manchester five days ago all
victims the manchester five days ago all
victims the manchester five days ago all those civilians and many of them will
those civilians and many of them will
those civilians and many of them will have to cope with blindness so that’s
have to cope with blindness so that’s
have to cope with blindness so that’s the first time I came across blind
the first time I came across blind
the first time I came across blind veterans you can be formally known as
veterans you can be formally known as
veterans you can be formally known as st. Dunstan’s it started in 1915 by a
st. Dunstan’s it started in 1915 by a
st. Dunstan’s it started in 1915 by a gentleman called Sir RT person and that
gentleman called Sir RT person and that
gentleman called Sir RT person and that is 102 years ago and he vowed that he
is 102 years ago and he vowed that he
is 102 years ago and he vowed that he was going be the blind man not a blind
was going be the blind man not a blind
was going be the blind man not a blind man and he was going to make sure that
man and he was going to make sure that
man and he was going to make sure that soldiers would live well work have fun
soldiers would live well work have fun
soldiers would live well work have fun play games respect reversed effects of
play games respect reversed effects of
play games respect reversed effects of blindness victory over blindness and you
blindness victory over blindness and you
blindness victory over blindness and you may ask me what do hearts have to do
may ask me what do hearts have to do
may ask me what do hearts have to do with eyes
with eyes
with eyes well actually a lot eyes are highly
well actually a lot eyes are highly
well actually a lot eyes are highly dependent well in good blood vessel
dependent well in good blood vessel
dependent well in good blood vessel integrity just like the heart we need a
integrity just like the heart we need a
integrity just like the heart we need a new blood
new blood
new blood and that’s when I thought I also go in
and that’s when I thought I also go in
and that’s when I thought I also go in to adapt this new system I created by
to adapt this new system I created by
to adapt this new system I created by taking my own blood my own cells and put
taking my own blood my own cells and put
taking my own blood my own cells and put it back to also reverse the effects of
it back to also reverse the effects of
it back to also reverse the effects of blindness try to restore vision and like
blindness try to restore vision and like
blindness try to restore vision and like sir asked you Pearson I want this to be
sir asked you Pearson I want this to be
sir asked you Pearson I want this to be the treatment not a treatment I want us
the treatment not a treatment I want us
the treatment not a treatment I want us to be able to prevent and treat disease
to be able to prevent and treat disease
to be able to prevent and treat disease our methods are very promising
our methods are very promising
our methods are very promising preclinical testing is astounding let me
preclinical testing is astounding let me
preclinical testing is astounding let me tell you something else this whole
tell you something else this whole
tell you something else this whole business of mending broken hearts is so
business of mending broken hearts is so
business of mending broken hearts is so much more than physiological mended is
much more than physiological mended is
much more than physiological mended is more I’m so much more than getting eyes
more I’m so much more than getting eyes
more I’m so much more than getting eyes better and your heart better is also
better and your heart better is also
better and your heart better is also about bringing people together sharing
about bringing people together sharing
about bringing people together sharing information collaboration unity many of
information collaboration unity many of
information collaboration unity many of my friends are also dogs juice also dogs
my friends are also dogs juice also dogs
my friends are also dogs juice also dogs Muslims and we all really work well
Muslims and we all really work well
Muslims and we all really work well together and this highlights the fact
together and this highlights the fact
together and this highlights the fact that the future is highly
that the future is highly
that the future is highly multidisciplinary and the future it is
multidisciplinary and the future it is
multidisciplinary and the future it is right now and you are the future thank
right now and you are the future thank
right now and you are the future thank you
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