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  • January 2005 (Revised March 2006)
  • Case

Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Edwin W. Parkinson III
Molecular Insight has developed a novel biopharmaceutical to detect heart attacks. The company's unique approach to intellectual property protection uses the Hatch Waxman Act and the Orphan Drug Act. The company is struggling to raise $7 million in Series B financing.... View Details
Keywords: Intellectual Property; Health Care and Treatment; Pharmaceutical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
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Hamermesh, Richard G., and Edwin W. Parkinson III. "Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 805-067, January 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
  • 14 Jul 2023
  • Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Its 2023-2024 Blavatnik Fellows

Harvard Medical School; the Wyss Institute at the Harvard University; and the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) at MIT, where she engineered drug delivery systems in collaboration with pharmaceutical View Details
  • April 2017
  • Supplement

Imprimis (D)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karen Elterman and Marc Appel
This case is a supplement to Imprimis (A, B, & C). It describes Imprimis’s 2015 decision to develop a $1 per pill compounded alternative to Daraprim, the branded drug that had recently undergone an extreme price hike, raising its price to $750 per pill. Imprimis also... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Growth and Development Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
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Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Karen Elterman, and Marc Appel. "Imprimis (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-498, April 2017.
  • 13 Jul 2023
  • News

The Network Effect

between the two companies. In March 2021, Model was a part of the Agios team that finalized the sale of the biotech’s oncology portfolio to international pharmaceutical company Servier. For Agios, the sale... View Details
  • June 2016
  • Teaching Plan

Terrapin Laboratory

By: Joseph B. Fuller and Andrew Otazo
This teaching plan accompanies the case "Terrapin Laboratory," HBS No. 315-098. That case describes the formation and rapid growth of a drug testing company. The company needs to decide whether to enter the painkiller testing market, in addition to growing its drug... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth; Entrepreneurial Management; Growth Strategy; Market Entry; Venture Capital; Market Entry and Exit; Entrepreneurship; Health Testing and Trials; Growth and Development Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry
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Fuller, Joseph B., and Andrew Otazo. "Terrapin Laboratory." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 316-183, June 2016.
  • 15 Jul 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Five Imperatives for Improving Health Care

necessarily contribute to overall value," Huckman says. "Think about a company that runs very profitable hospitals. Are they profitable because they've figured out how to offer high quality care at low cost? Or are they... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health
  • 12 Apr 2010
  • Research & Ideas

One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting

electronics company Philips; the Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk; the Brazilian cosmetics company Natura; and the U.S.-based... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • December 2005 (Revised October 2006)
  • Case

Pharmacy Service Improvement at CVS (A)

CVS's retail pharmacy operations are functioning poorly and dissatisfying customers. Many customers are defecting as a result. A pharmacy service improvement team has documented the current prescription fulfillment process, its exception rates, and the problems... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Performance Improvement; Business Processes; Pharmaceutical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
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McAfee, Andrew P. "Pharmacy Service Improvement at CVS (A)." Harvard Business School Case 606-015, December 2005. (Revised October 2006.)
  • January 2017
  • Supplement

Terrapin Laboratory: Exercise

By: Joseph B. Fuller and Christopher Payton
In this exercise, we examine the capital requirements of Terrapin Laboratory as they contemplate entering into a new market segment. The company is faced with two potential financing options which have different effects on the ownership structure of the company.... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth; Entrepreneurial Management; Growth Strategy; Market Entry; Venture Capital; Market Entry and Exit; Entrepreneurship; Health Testing and Trials; Growth and Development Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry
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Fuller, Joseph B., and Christopher Payton. "Terrapin Laboratory: Exercise." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 317-704, January 2017.
  • January 2009 (Revised July 2009)
  • Case

Targanta Therapeutics: Hitting a Moving Target

By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
This case explores regulatory, product testing, and business strategy at Targanta Therapeutics, a biotech company preparing its first new drug application to the FDA. In October 2007, Mark Leuchtenberger, president and CEO of Targanta—which has just held a successful... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Health Testing and Trials; Product Development; Business and Government Relations; Business Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
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Daemmrich, Arthur A. "Targanta Therapeutics: Hitting a Moving Target." Harvard Business School Case 709-002, January 2009. (Revised July 2009.)
  • 21 Sep 2022
  • Research & Ideas

You Don’t Have to Quit Your Job to Find More Meaning in Life

though one is leading a meaningful life is a bellwether for broader emotional wellbeing, with those who feel they are leading meaningful lives displaying superior mental and physical health. Making work meaningful can also be key for View Details
Keywords: by Shalene Gupta
  • August 2017 (Revised July 2018)
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MannKind Corporation: Take a Deep Breath, This Time Afrezza Will Work

By: Elie Ofek and Amanda Dai
In June 2014, MannKind Corporation announced that after years of development and billions of dollars in expenses, the FDA had finally approved its drug, Afrezza. MannKind would thus be the only company with an inhalable insulin on the market. As an alternative to... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Marketing Strategy; Adoption; Pharmaceutical Industry
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Ofek, Elie, and Amanda Dai. "MannKind Corporation: Take a Deep Breath, This Time Afrezza Will Work." Harvard Business School Case 518-031, August 2017. (Revised July 2018.)
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Health Care - Faculty & Research

transformation of Takeda from a Japanese pharmaceutical company with a global footprint into a global company with a Japanese heritage. A 33-year veteran of Takeda,... View Details
  • July 2014 (Revised February 2015)
  • Teaching Note

Johnson & Johnson: The Promotion of Wellness

By: John A. Quelch
The chief medical officer of Johnson & Johnson (J & J) is reflecting on forty years of sustained efforts by the company to improve employee wellness. The case reviews J & J's multiple wellness initiatives and efforts to measure their effectiveness. It also invites... View Details
Keywords: Empoylee Wellness Programs; Human Resource Management; Corporate Management Strategy; Employee Engagement; Human Resources; Management; Organizations; Performance; Personal Development and Career; Programs; Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; North and Central America; Europe; Asia
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Quelch, John A. "Johnson & Johnson: The Promotion of Wellness." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 515-021, July 2014. (Revised February 2015.)
  • 01 Jun 2009
  • Lessons from the Classroom

The Challenges of Investing in Science-Based Innovation

markets have tightened, it's the companies with highly differentiated products that will be able to not only weather this storm, but come out the other side" in a strong position, says Harvard Business School Professor of Management... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical
  • 03 Mar 2015
  • First Look

First Look: March 3

model, the company would sell sequencers at a higher price to those entities that already purchased sequencers, primarily major research labs and pharmaceutical firms, but position its machine as a faster... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • February 2010
  • Background Note

Millipore Background Note

By: Elie Ofek and Natalie Kindred
This note provides background on Millipore Corporation, a global provider of products and services used primarily in the discovery, development and production of therapeutic drugs. With a track record of quickly adapting to the evolving needs of its customers,... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Customer Focus and Relationships; Pharmaceutical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
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Ofek, Elie, and Natalie Kindred. "Millipore Background Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 510-059, February 2010.
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

2023) Heung Kim Business Track Runner-Up & Crowd Favorite Winner A medical device company founded by surgeons to identify and solve problems that practicing surgeons face every day. Social Enterprise Track, 2022 CashEx Kingsley Ezeani... View Details
  • January 2006 (Revised July 2006)
  • Case

Drug Testing in Nigeria (A)

By: Debora L. Spar
In 1996, a meningitis epidemic swept across Nigeria. Thousands of children were struck and, lacking appropriate medicine, were liable to die from the disease. Doctors at Pfizer had an antibiotic that could probably save most of these children's lives. The drug was new,... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Health Pandemics; Health Testing and Trials; Developing Countries and Economies; Pharmaceutical Industry; Nigeria
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Spar, Debora L., and Adam Day. "Drug Testing in Nigeria (A)." Harvard Business School Case 706-033, January 2006. (Revised July 2006.)
  • September 1997 (Revised October 1997)
  • Case

Bayer AG (A)

By: John A. Quelch
Bayer's senior executives convene in Germany to consider submitting a $1 billion bid that would recover the Bayer brand name and trademark cross in North America, both of which were confiscated by the U.S. government after World War I. The group also sets out to assess... View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Brands and Branding; War; Communication; Trademarks; Acquisition; Government and Politics; Pharmaceutical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Germany; North America; United States
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Quelch, John A., and Robin Root. "Bayer AG (A)." Harvard Business School Case 598-031, September 1997. (Revised October 1997.)
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