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William A. Sahlman

William Sahlman is a Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

Mr. Sahlman received an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton University (1972), an M.B.A. from Harvard University (1975), and a Ph.D. in Business... View Details

Stefan Thomke (sthomke@hbs.edu), an authority on the management of innovation, is the William Barclay Harding Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He has worked with firms on product, process, and... View Details

17 Aug 2023

MS/MBA Information Session and Virtual Q&A

Join HBS MS/MBA students to learn more about the MS/MBA Engineering Sciences and MS/MBA Biotechnology programs at Harvard. You've got questions - we've got the answers! View Details

09 Oct 2020
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4 Things To Know About the MS/MBA Biotech

gene therapy company to apply my newly acquired knowledge of the health care industry to a biotechnology company led by creative thinkers with the mission of transformative care. In my first few weeks at the company, I had the opportunity... View Details

14 Jul 2023
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Harvard Business School Announces Its 2023-2024 Blavatnik Fellows

personalized oncology care. They have collectively raised more than $500M in funding and an additional $244M from an IPO in June 2020. The fellowship is guided by Peter Barrett, executive fellow, and a Key Advisory Board of 13 seasoned business and View Details

Dafna Bearson

Dafna Bearson is a doctoral candidate in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. Her research interests lie at the intersection of strategy and innovation. Specifically, her research focuses on intellectual property commercialization strategy in startups... View Details

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Justine Boudou

Justine Boudou is a doctoral student in the Technology and Operations Management (TOM) unit at Harvard Business School.

She is primarily interested in the economics of science and innovation. Justine holds a MSc from the engineering school... View Details

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October 2022 (Revised May 2023)
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Ginkgo Bioworks vs. Scorpion Capital: The Debate Over Related-Party Revenues

By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese, Suraj Srinivasan and Annelena Lobb

Ginkgo Bioworks, a synthetic biology company based in Boston, Massachusetts, faced divergent views on its revenue possibilities and accounting practices. After a report emerged accusing it of fraudulent accounting and lack of innovation, its share price plunged. But... View Details

Keywords: Fraud Allegations; Revenue; Reports; Accounting Audits; Innovation and Management; Investment; Biotechnology Industry; Boston

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Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab | About

become a life sciences cluster and their understanding of the need for lab space to support Boston as a hub for biotechnology ventures,” said Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria. Harvard President Drew Faust added, “The Life Lab is... View Details

June 2023
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Verve Therapeutics: Taking DNA Editing to Heart

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai

Verve Therapeutics, a public biotech company based in Boston, created a novel approach to addressing cardiovascular disease (CVD) - a leading cause of deaths globally. The company's approach was a single shot treatment to permanently lower cholesterol, thus reducing... View Details

Keywords: AI; Genetic Engineering; Medicine; Health Care and Treatment; Genetics; Innovation Strategy; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Medical Specialties; Innovation and Invention; Entrepreneurship; Biotechnology Industry

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*Joined Harvard Faculty: 1991
Prior Faculty Appointments: Northwestern University, 1968-75;
University of Pittsburgh, 1975-91

*Doctoral Degree in Sociology Received from: The John Hopkins University;
MBA Degree Received from: The University of... View Details

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09 Mar 2023
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African American Student Union Spotlight on Joint Degrees

scaling its impact. This led me to seek out opportunities that would allow me to integrate my knowledge of technology, life sciences, and business. When I learned about the MS/MBA joint degree programs in Engineering Science and View Details

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For Recruiters - Health Care

systems, e-health firms, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and biotechnology companies. Hire a Summer Intern Summer internships are valuable for both employers and students as a “test run.” Employers benefit most... View Details

David A. Thomas

David Thomas is H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. His research addresses issues related to executive development, cultural diversity in organizations, leadership and organizational change. He recently served as a... View Details

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

investments in over fifty companies, primarily in the biotechnology and communications equipment areas, including Human Genome Sciences, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Appex, Brooktrout Technologies, and Cascade... View Details

Joey Ryu

Joey (Won Jung) Ryu is a doctoral student in the Strategy unit at Harvard Business School. Her primary interests are strategic management, economics of innovation and entrepreneurship. Prior to joining HBS, Joey received her master's degree from Cornell University... View Details

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27 May 2022
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Q&A with the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association, MBA Class of 2023

attend. They have insight into how to approach the application process. Kristin Wihera (MS/MBA Biotechnology 2023) Hometown: Littleton, CO Undergraduate university and major: Boston University; Human Physiology Military experience: Navy... View Details

Kyle Schirmann

Kyle Schirmann is a doctoral student in the Strategy unit at Harvard Business School. His primary interests are science-based innovation in the Global South and the creative and cultural industries. Before joining HBS, Kyle worked as a software engineer at Bloomberg... View Details

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

of biotechnology by revolutionizing the water treatment industry with our patented, low cost, environmentally friendly process for water demineralization. Elective Medical Lending Boyd Bishop Simon Mattox Business Track Runner-Up Elective... View Details

John T. Gourville

John Gourville is the Albert J. Weatherhead, Jr. Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He joined the HBS Marketing Unit in 1995 after receiving his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in marketing and behavioral research. His most... View Details

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