Commercial paradigm brings inventors down to earth focus 04/23/2010

Commercial paradigm brings inventors down to earth

focus 04/23/2010 GENEVA — Inventors are often perceived as eccentric, original thinkers inspired by dreams: but many of the 700 inventors at an international fair in Geneva showed skill, pragmatism and good business sense. “I can have an idea anytime, anywhere, when I wake up or in a restaurant. There’s no rule, ideas come without warning,” 53-year-old Mircea Tudor explained. But that inspiration has translated into the company he runs in his native Romania, which employs 75 persons and expects to generate a $20-million turnover this year. Last year he won first prize at the International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva, with a mobile truck scanner he designed to speed up and ease customs checks at borders. It is now marketed as far away as India.... MORE   Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100423com7.html

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