April 2016
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28 Apr 2016
New Study Exposes the Growing Problem of Patent Aggregators and Aggregators’ Negative Impact on Innovation in the United States
BOSTON—The new study, co-authored by Professor Lauren Cohen of Harvard Business School, Professor Umit Gurun of the University of Texas at Dallas, and Dr. Scott Duke Kominers, a Junior Fellow at the Harvard University Society of Fellows, examines the sharp rise in patent litigation in the United States during the past decade, with 2015 marking one of the highest patent lawsuit counts on record. Read more.
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27 Apr 2016
Health Care Takes Center Stage at Finale of New Venture Competition
Inspired by the belief that "one simple idea can change the future," the student and alumni prize winners included several companies looking to make the world a better place by combining technology and innovation. Read more.
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21 Apr 2016
Harvard Business School Breaks Ground on Large-Scale Convening Center
BOSTON—Harvard Business School officially broke ground today for Klarman Hall, a new convening center to be constructed on the Harvard Business School (HBS) campus. Expected to open in 2018, Klarman Hall will combine elements of a large-scale conference center, a performance space, and an intimate community forum where HBS can harness the energy and creativity of the thousands of students, faculty, alumni, and leaders of all kinds who come together at HBS each year for a wide variety of activities, from research conferences to symposia to cultural events.
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20 Apr 2016
Professor Arthur Segel Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
BOSTON—Arthur I. Segel, the Poorvu Family Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School (HBS), has been elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies and a leading center for independent policy research. Segel joins 212 other new members of the 2016 Class, which includes winners of the Pulitzer Prize, MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships, and the National Book Award. Read more.
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20 Apr 2016
Harvard Business School’s 2016 Class Day Student Speaker Announced
BOSTON— Marcelle Goncalves Meira (MBA 2016) has been chosen as the student speaker for Harvard Business School’s Class Day celebration, which will be held this year on Wednesday, May 25. Read more.
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07 Apr 2016
Sanofi Genzyme Donates Corporate Archives to Harvard Business School
BOSTON—Harvard Business School (HBS) announced today that Cambridge, Mass.-based Sanofi Genzyme, the largest biotechnology company in the state and an innovator in the global biotechnology industry, has agreed to begin donating materials to create an extensive archival collection, spanning the more than three decades since the company’s founding in 1981, to the Historical Collections of HBS’s Baker Library. Read more.
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05 Apr 2016
Bloodbuy Wins First Harvard Business School-Harvard Medical School Health Acceleration Challenge
BOSTON—Bloodbuy, the Dallas-based company whose technology connects hospitals and blood centers nationwide to ensure the efficient flow of lifesaving blood products to patients in need, has been named the winner of the first Harvard Business School-Harvard Medical School Health Acceleration Challenge. Read more.
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04 Apr 2016
Tom Tierney, Cofounder and Chairman of The Bridgespan Group, to Address Graduating Harvard MBA Students on Class Day
BOSTON—Tom Tierney (MBA 1980), cofounder and chairman of The Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit organization that collaborates with mission-driven leaders and organizations to help accelerate social impact, will be the Harvard Business School’s Class Day keynote speaker on Wednesday, May 25 (the day before the Harvard University Commencement exercises). The ceremony, which will take place on the Baker Lawn on the School’s campus in Boston, will also include a welcome from the co-presidents of the MBA Class of 2016, the presentation of faculty teaching awards, and a student address. Read more.