It’s venture capital. They basically bet on a couple of lines in future history books. That’s also why I don’t think Dr. Canavero will have trouble finding 150 colleagues and nurses which are similarly interested in the prospect on exceptional fame. I think, though, that they will very likely fail to convince the ethics committees.
Don’t know about the funding but the doctor is from Italy and is pretty well renowned.
http://www.surgicalneurologyint.com/article.asp?issn=2152-7806;year=2013;volume=4;issue=2;spage=335;epage=342;aulast=Canavero
Who in Italy is willing to spend 11 million dollar on something like this?
It’s venture capital. They basically bet on a couple of lines in future history books. That’s also why I don’t think Dr. Canavero will have trouble finding 150 colleagues and nurses which are similarly interested in the prospect on exceptional fame. I think, though, that they will very likely fail to convince the ethics committees.