l. rafael reif. coming up, we will sit down with the director of the m.i.t. labs and ask them what he thinks is the next big breakthrough. the best of bloomberg west continues after the break. ♪ bostonwe couldn't leave without speaking to one of the great visionaries of the area. the director of the m.i.t. media lab. that investor in twitter and flickr and kickstarter. he was tapped to become the director of the media lab in 2011. as the digital revolution plays out the biological revolution is next. the biological revolution is next, what you mean by that? joey: when the media lab was created computers were about big companies and very special projects. most people didn't have to think about them. with the rise of the internet you couldn't not have an internet strategy. health has been about small molecules and hospitals in big pharmaceutical companies. but now people have all the tools that are involved. the fact that health care is now 24 hours a day from when you're born into you die. convergenceng this a lot like the internet has done for information. em

l. rafael reif. coming up, we will sit down with the director of the m.i.t.and ask them what he thinks is the next big breakthrough. the best of bloomberg west continues after the break. ♪ emily: welcome back to the best of "bloomberg west." i am emily chang. we cannot leave without speaking to one of the greatest visionaries in the area, director of the m.i.t. media lab. he is a two time college dropout. he is a three-time entrepreneur. he was tapped to become the director of the media lab in 2011 and believes a biological revolution is next. here is our interview with the m.i.t. media lab director joey tell. the biological revolution is next? what do you mean? >> 30 years ago when the media lab was created, computers were about big companies working on very special projects that most companies did not have to think about. eventually with the internet and other things, you couldn't not have an internet strategy. similarly, medicine and health has been about big pharma companies. if you look at all of the tools involved, the technologies involved, and the fac

l. rafael reif. coming up, we will sit down with the director of the m.i.t.ia labs and ask them what he thinks is the next big breakthrough. the best of bloomberg west continues after the break. ♪ show me top new artist. ah, ha ha. show me top male artist. my whole belieber fan group. it's not a competition, but if it was i won. xfinity x1 lets you access the greatest library of billboard music awards moments, simply by using your voice. the billboard music awards, live sunday may 22nd, 8/5 pacific, only on abc. emily: welcome back to the best of "bloomberg west." i am emily chang. we cannot leave without speaking to one of the greatest visionaries in the area, director of the m.i.t. media lab. he is a two time college dropout. he is a three-time entrepreneur. he was tapped to become the director of the media lab in 2011 and believes a biological revolution is next. here is our interview with the m.i.t. media lab director joey tell. the biological revolution is next? what do you mean? >> 30 years ago when the media lab was created, computers were about big co