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Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences Course Number 1777 Senior Lecturer Satish Tadikonda Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 sessions Paper Career Focus Life Sciences ventures face high levels of... View Details
- September 2012
- Article
Bringing Science to the Art of Strategy
By: A. G. Lafley, Roger L. Martin, Jan W. Rivkin and Nicolaj Siggelkow
For all its emphasis on data and number crunching, conventional strategic planning is not actually scientific. It lacks the hypothesis generation and testing that's at the heart of the scientific method. To produce novel and successful strategies, teams need to adopt a... View Details
Lafley, A. G., Roger L. Martin, Jan W. Rivkin, and Nicolaj Siggelkow. "Bringing Science to the Art of Strategy." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 9 (September 2012).
Science Business: The Promise, the Reality, and the Future of Biotech
Why has the biotechnology industry failed to perform up to expectations despite all its promise? In Science Business, Professor Gary Pisano answers this question by providing an incisive critique of the industry. Pisano not only... View Details
- 2001
- 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
Henderson, Rebecca, and Ian Cockburn. "Publicly Funded Science and the Productivity of the Pharmaceutical Industry." In Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 1, edited by Adam B. Jaffe, Josh Lerner, and Scott Stern, 1–34. MIT Press, 2001.
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Science as a Map in Technological Search
Fleming, Lee, and Olav Sorenson. "Science as a Map in Technological Search." Special Issue on The Global Acquisition, Leverage, and Protection of Technological Competencies. Strategic Management Journal 25, nos. 8-9 (August–September 2004): 909–928.
- 3 Feb 2006
- Conference Presentation
The Pedagogy of Commercializing Science and Technology
- February 2008 (Revised August 2008)
- Case
EXACT Sciences Corp.: Commercializing a Diagnostic Test
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
Herzlinger, Regina E. "EXACT Sciences Corp.: Commercializing a Diagnostic Test." Harvard Business School Case 308-090, February 2008. (Revised August 2008.)
- 13 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
What is the MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program?
MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Webinar Discover the new MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program, the two-year joint degree that blends business, science, and ethics. Hear from the Amitabh Chandra,... View Details
- July 2021 (Revised March 2022)
- Teaching Note
Flashion: Art vs. Science in Fashion Retailing
By: Kris Ferreira
- February 2016
- Article
Bridging Science and Technology Through Academic-Industry Partnerships
By: Sen Chai and Willy C. Shih
Partnerships that foster the translation of scientific advances emerging from academic research organizations into commercialized products at private firms are a policy tool that has attracted increased interest. This paper examines empirical data from the Danish... View Details
Keywords: Economic Development; Technological Change; Government Policy; Technological Innovation; Research and Development; Information Technology; Policy; Technology Industry; Denmark
Chai, Sen, and Willy C. Shih. "Bridging Science and Technology Through Academic-Industry Partnerships." Research Policy 45, no. 1 (February 2016): 148–158.
- 2003
- Working Paper
Science as a Map in Technological Search
Fleming, Lee, and Olav Sorenson. "Science as a Map in Technological Search." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 03-100, March 2003.
- March 2014
- Case
Jurlique: Globalizing Beauty from Nature and Science
By: Geoffrey Jones and Andrew Spadafora
Considers the marketing and strategic challenges faced by natural beauty brands using the case of Australian-based Jurlique, which was acquired by Pola of Japan in 2011. The case opens two years later in July 2013 when Sam McKay, the chief executive officer, on a visit... View Details
Keywords: Australia; China; Environmental Strategies; Green Business; Marketing; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; China; Australia; United States
Jones, Geoffrey, and Andrew Spadafora. "Jurlique: Globalizing Beauty from Nature and Science." Harvard Business School Case 314-087, March 2014.
- 08 Oct 2008
- News
Biologics: How to regulate the science frontier
- 09 Nov 2016
- News
Blindsided by Trump’s Victory? Behavioral Science Explains
- 31 May 2024
- Video
Harvard MS/MBA Biotechnology Life Sciences Info Session
- 05 Oct 2022
- Video
About Face: Pivoting from Science to Entrepreneurship
- 13 Feb 2023
- News
Alumnus Gift Will Nurture Basic, Therapeutic Science
Ernesto Bertarelli (right) joins HMS Dean George Q. Daley and Harvard University President-elect Claudine Gay on the HMS campus in the courtyard of Building C, which will be enclosed to create a new skylighted atrium, thanks to a philanthropic gift from the Bertarelli... View Details
- September 22, 2020
- Article
Improving Data Access Democratizes and Diversifies Science
By: Abhishek Nagaraj, Mathijs de Vaan and Esther Shears
Nagaraj, Abhishek, Mathijs de Vaan, and Esther Shears. "Improving Data Access Democratizes and Diversifies Science." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117, no. 38 (September 22, 2020).
- March 2017 (Revised March 2022)
- Case
Flashion: Art vs. Science in Fashion Retailing
By: Kris Ferreira and Karim R. Lakhani
Kate Wilson, retail analytics manager at Flashion, a fashion flash-sale site, is tasked with developing analytics to optimize pricing for first-exposure products on the site. Many in the industry have relied on years of experience and intuition to determine pricing—can... View Details
Keywords: Analytics; Pricing; Data; Service Operations; Forecasting and Prediction; Internet and the Web; Technology Adoption; Mathematical Methods; Decision Making; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Fashion Industry; United States
Ferreira, Kris, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Flashion: Art vs. Science in Fashion Retailing." Harvard Business School Case 617-059, March 2017. (Revised March 2022.)