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LIFEBOAT FOUNDATION SAB REACHES 500 MEMBERS
Abstract
The Lifeboat Foundation Scientific Advisory Board reaches 500
members.
Story
January 10, 2008 -
Martine Rothblatt, American lawyer, author, and entrepreneur joins our
Scientific Advisory Board, becoming our 500th member. She joins Ray
Kurzweil, Nobel Laureates Sir Clive W.J. Granger, Eric S. Maskin, and
Wole Soyinka, and many other luminaries, to participate in the Lifeboat
Foundation goal of "Safeguarding
Humanity".
The Lifeboat Foundation Scientific Advisory Board is broken up into 27
subboards ranging from Human Trajectories to Particle Physics to
Space Settlement and has developed 24 programs ranging from a BioShield
program to a NanoShield Program to a SecurityPreserver Program. More
information about these programs is available at
http://lifeboat.com/ex/programs.
Martine started United Therapeutics (NASDAQ: UTHR) in 1996 and has
served as Chairman & CEO since its inception. Her company develops
and/or commercializes unique analogs of natural molecules for
cardiopulmonary disorders, novel monoclonal antibodies for certain
cancers, small glycobiologicals for infectious diseases, telemedical
services (including for International Space Station astronauts) and
nutriceuticals. She has many, many, more accomplishments. Learn about
them at
http://lifeboat.com/ex/bios.martine.rothblatt
LF International Spokesperson Philippe Van Nedervelde says,
"We were very lucky to get Martine on board with her many
accomplishments ranging from founding United Therapeutics,
creating Sirius Satellite Radio, to launching
the Terasem Movement which is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charity endowed
for the purpose of educating the public on the practicality and
necessity of greatly extending human life, consistent with diversity and
unity, via geoethical nanotechnology and personal cyberconsciousness."
For more information about the LF SAB, please click
here.
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About Lifeboat Foundation
The Lifeboat Foundation is a nonprofit nongovernmental organization
dedicated to encouraging scientific advancements while helping humanity
survive existential risks and possible misuse of increasingly powerful
technologies, including genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and
robotics/AI, as we move towards a technological
singularity.
Contacts:
Lifeboat Foundation News office
1638 Esmeralda Avenue
Minden, NV 89423 775-329-0180
press@lifeboat.com
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