Medical Devices - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Dec 2014
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Improving the business of medicine

As founder and managing partner of KBL Ventures, Dr. Marlene Krauss (MBA 1967, MD 1979) combines her business and medical training to bring health care device and bio-tech ventures to market. (Published... View Details

December 2007 (Revised July 2009)
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Given Imaging Ltd. - First We Take Manhattan, Then We Take Berlin?

GI has developed a revolutionary video pill for imaging the small bowel in the gastro-intestinal tract. The development has required the integration of wide variety of technologies. GI founder and CEO Gabriel Meron must determine GI's marketing strategy and prioritize... View Details

Keywords: Medical Specialties; Globalized Markets and Industries; Decisions; Technological Innovation; Marketing Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Corporate Finance; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Japan; United States; Europe

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Alan Braly

and deploy analytics tools based on real world data sources. He began his career in implantable medical device research and development at Medtronic. Work Experience: Foundation Medicine (Senior Director);... View Details

Alfred E. Mann

Mann was a prolific inventor who developed many lifesaving medical devices including the rechargeable pacemaker which formed the basis of the successful Pacesetter company. Mann continued to perfect the... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

19 Jul 2019
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Making a Broader Impact with Multiple Disciplines

The idea that novel engineering techniques could be used for medical purposes fascinated me and I sought to build smart devices for other anatomical and physiological needs. While LEGO provided an easy... View Details

01 Jun 2002
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Up to the Challenge: Tony Sanchez - Team Builder

focus on the medical area while at HBS, including field studies at several local hospitals, has led to a job offer with Indiana-based Guidant Corporation, a medical devices... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

Randall L. Tobias

streamlined its overall operations. He managed costs and divested of non-core businesses, spinning off medical devices to form Guidant Corporation. Through his efforts, Lilly’s market capitalization grew... View Details

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Marlene Krauss

science. Then I saw the opportunity to combine business and medicine and through my venture fund created leading edge medical devices and biotechnology companies. I recently retired for a week, organized a... View Details

01 Sep 2010
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Start-Ups Make Their Pitch

today goes to telecom, high tech, or software,” said Mahesh, founder and CEO of Sundaram Medical Devices in Chennai. Mahesh trained at Stanford as an engineer and worked for McKinsey and Toyota before... View Details

Keywords: awards; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Mar 2025
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Origin Story: Ricky Cordova (MS/MBA 2025)

device for ovarian cancer. But any device needs to be commercialized to exist on the market. And I knew nothing about that part.” But first: “I came to Boston for Harvard View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Mar 2017
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How Deep Brain Stimulation Could Change Medicine

tone quality, it was nothing short of a nightmare. After exhausting other treatment options, Frisch chose a radical alternative: having tiny, needle-like electrodes placed inside his brain. Those electrodes are part of a device called... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos

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Suzie Rubin

goals. Suzie helps students to effectively sell themselves on paper, while networking and in interviews. She offers assistance navigating campus recruiting and conducting independent, self-directed job searches. Suzie has a specific expertise in healthcare, View Details

Keywords: Health Care

09 Feb 2016
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Powering into the Future

have is having to plug them in all the time and charge them. So we use magnetic waves to move the power, and to move it very efficiently. There are applications across all of these consumer electronics, automotive vehicles, even medical... View Details

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Social Enterprise Track | New Venture Competition

model. By pioneering Africa’s foremost medical equipment-sharing marketplace, the platform ensures hospitals can access critical devices when and where they need them most. Team: Ejiro Maroh (MBA 2026),... View Details

01 Jan 2007
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Hansjörg Wyss, MBA 1965

go for the money. In your first job, you're naive and will make a lot of mistakes. You need someone who will protect you, push you, and support you." CURRENT READING On Chesil Beach, by Ian McEwan For thirty years, Hansjörg Wyss has led Synthes, a global View Details

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Suppliers - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Employers Suppliers Policymakers Suppliers Suppliers Suppliers of medical products, technology, and services play vital roles in the value of health care delivery and innovation in health care practice. By increasing patient success rates... View Details

30 Jan 2018
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Four Alumni Named as Presidential Leadership Scholars

2002), cofounder and CEO of Parsagen Diagnostics, an early-stage medical device company focused on women’s health The members of the 2018 class were selected based on their leadership growth potential and... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Meeting an essential health care need in India

When his mother became ill in 2008, Krishna Mahesh (MBA 2005) came face to face with India’s deep deficit of quality hospital beds. It inspired him to launch Sundaram Medical Devices, which develops high-tech, low-cost hospital beds that... View Details

24 Mar 2017
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Alumni New Venture Competition Finalists Named

industries, such as transportation, 3D printing, food, biotechnology, and more. The final four are: Apli: A Mexican talent agency that delivers qualified on-demand workers in 24 hours. Alumna: Vera Makarov, MBA 2010 Region: Latin America FreeFlow View Details

01 Dec 2020
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The Digital Transformation Of Health Care

The digital revolution has dramatically improved health care delivery and discovery in recent years. Artificial intelligence is enhancing diagnostic machines and enabling wearable medical devices to collect... View Details

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