# IRC Log Summary - #hplusroadmap (Nov 9, 2011)

- A blog post titled "Open Source Drugs" by a musician/web developer was shared, which was originally found on Hacker News, discussing the concept of applying open source principles to pharmaceutical development.

- A user requested information about induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), and kanzure provided several research papers on the topic, including papers on generation methods using recombinant proteins and overviews of reprogramming techniques.

- Discussion of recent stem cell research developments included mention of the New York Stem Cell Foundation's work and research from the Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh.

- A user inquired about Objet Geometries (objet.com), a private company manufacturing multi-material 3D printers, as they were interested in a job opening there.

- Previous discussions about Objet Geometries were referenced, including Jerry Isdale's images of Objet's 3D prints on Picasa that had received positive reactions from the community.