Publications

Article

Science as a Map in Technological Search

Keywords: Science; Technology

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08 Oct 2020
News

What Science Tells Us about Time and Happiness with Ashley Whillans

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Chapter

Publicly Funded Science and the Productivity of the Pharmaceutical Industry

By: Rebecca Henderson and Ian Cockburn

U.S. taxpayers funded $14.8 billion of health related research last year, four times the amount that was spent in 1970 in real terms. In this paper we evaluate the impact of these huge expenditures on the technological performance of the pharmaceutical industry. While... View Details

Keywords: Public Sector; Science-Based Business; Research and Development; Sovereign Finance; Pharmaceutical Industry

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July 2014 (Revised January 2017)
Course Overview Note

Building Life Science Businesses Spring Term 2017: Course Outline and Syllabus

By: Richard G. Hamermesh

This Course Outline and Syllabus gives an overview of the Spring 2016 class Building Life Science Businesses.7 View Details

Keywords: Healthcare Ventures; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurs; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials; Medical Specialties; Health Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Asia; North America; Europe

01 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Video Blog: My Experience in the Joint MS/MBA Engineering Sciences Program

was accepted as a standard MBA. But while I was out working, they came out with this MS/MBA Program which is a two-year joint degree program with the engineering school and it's a Master of Science of Engineering View Details

17 Sep 2008
News

Harvard Business School Names New Life Sciences Fellows

February 2008 (Revised August 2008)
Case

EXACT Sciences Corp.: Commercializing a Diagnostic Test

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

This case addresses the challenges of commercializing molecular diagnostics. Along the way, it explains the technology, payment system, and the measures used to assess the value of a diagnostic test. View Details

Keywords: Health Testing and Trials; Genetics; Science-Based Business; Commercialization; Biotechnology Industry

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Investing in Life Sciences - SIP Resources

healthcare, pharmaceuticals and biotech industries including policy and science developments, and overview of different technologies. Factiva - Covers news from national and local newspapers, magazines, trade publications and transcripts... View Details

November 2019 (Revised April 2020)
Technical Note

The Life Sciences Revolution: A Technical Primer

By: Gary P. Pisano, William J. Anderson, Amitabh Chandra, Clarissa Ceruti and Stephanie Oestreich

For more than two decades, scientific advances have been driving profound changes in drug discovery and the drug industry itself. This case provides an overview and description of these technical and scientific advances. Written for the nonscientific reader, it may be... View Details

Keywords: Science; Technological Innovation; Technology; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry

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29 Jul 2013
News

Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending - Buying Experiences

June 2021
Supplement

Flashion: Art vs. Science in Fashion Retailing

By: Kris Ferreira

13 Aug 2014
News

Blavatnik Fellows in Life Science Entrepreneurship Named

Keywords: Blavatnick; Scientific Research and Development Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

March 2022
Case

Shanghai Pudong Science and Technology Investment Co., Ltd.: December 2014

By: Josh Lerner, Luyang Zhang, Xinlai Tong and Yue Kong

In early December 2014, the senior team of Pudong Science and Technology Investment (hereafter, Pudong S&T) gathered in the offices of their chairman, Dr. Xudong Zhu. Before completing its cross-border acquisition of Montage Technology, Pudong S&T—wholly owned by the... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Ownership Stake; Risk Management; Ownership Type; China

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