La física vitae cubana. Sinopsis antes de la COVID-19

The question why medicine and biotechnology have higher importance in Cuba is discussed. The social, economic and historical causes are presented divided into the colonial period, the neocolonial period and the period after the Cuban Revolution in 1959. In these contexts, the contribution of the dissimilarity professional and the influence of the most important institutions creating bioscience traditions are discussed. The contribution of Physics community to the development of biotechnology and pharmaceutical research is noted. Two of the biggest projects in which Physics had a preponderant contribution, that is, the MRI Cuban system and the international extension of high medical technology in the Imaging and Ophthalmology branches are mentioned. New views are debated concerning the third revolution in biology and advantages of its implementation. Fundamental aspects of the Cuban higher education system for scientific careers and for the functioning of the National Scientific system are reexamined, presenting some of the principal risks for the future of national scientific development.