Wiens would require a groundbreaking operation: a full face transplant, something that had never been done before.
Professor Paolo Macchiarini, an Italian expert in regenerative medicine who led the groundbreaking operation, designed the Y-shaped synthetic trachea scaffold with Professor Alexander Seifalian, from University College London.
Without taking a tour of the new plant, Susan Jenkins explained her role in the ambitious, groundbreaking project as operations manager of B2.
Robots, such as da Vinci, have entered the operating theatre, carrying out operations with groundbreaking precision.
The peacekeepers were part of one of the earliest European Union missions, a groundbreaking force called Operation Artemis.
The groundbreaking Tehelka sting operation of 2007 told a very different story.
The CDG, one of the oldest cartels in Mexico, introduced a groundbreaking innovation in cartel operations in the late '90s by creating an armed wing operated by members of Mexico's top military, security, and intelligence institutions.
As for expanding instant replay, which now is restricted to home run calls, Commissioner Bud Selig and Joe Torre, who is the executive vice president for baseball operations, have publicly said they are hesitant to make groundbreaking changes to the game.
Under Mr. Bacot's leadership, The Bank of New York completed a series of groundbreaking mergers and acquisitions that enabled the bank to dramatically expand its operations both in the US and abroad.
Next year, Derby-based Rolls-Royce is set to begin commercial operation of its T1000 engine, which will power Boeing's groundbreaking Dreamliner 787 aircraft; it will be the first aircraft to be built from composite materials.
