Biotech - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Sep 2020
Blog Post

One Month into the New MS/MBA Biotech

Harvard’s new MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences joint degree program confers an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Master of Science from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Harvard Medical School in the Harvard Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative... View Details

13 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Biotech Work as a Business

create safer and more effective treatments and, of course, reap profits—industry executives, like hopeful patients, still restlessly wait for relief. Given its scientific potential, said Pisano, biotech continues to bump against several... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

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Biotech and Pharmaceuticals: R&D spending, production cost

Where to find biotech and pharmaceuticals R&D spending and product cost data? Bloomberg – use BI function to locate R&D spending data Cortellis - special database on pharmaceuticals industry including R&D... View Details

26 Feb 2020
News

Alumni-Led Biotech Developing Vaccine to Combat Coronavirus

prominent local scientists and biotech leaders—Bancel included—met this week at Harvard Medical School to brainstorm new approaches. That meeting is part of a recently announced $115 million collaboration between scientists at Harvard... View Details

August 2007
Article

Financial Contracting in Biotech Strategic Alliances

Keywords: Finance; Contracts; Science; Strategy; Alliances; Biotechnology Industry

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March 2007
Teaching Note

Monsanto: Realizing Biotech Value in Brazil (TN)

By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman

Keywords: Value; Food and Beverage Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Brazil

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01 Oct 2021
News

New Biotech Joint Degree Program Kicks Off

director of joint degree programs at HBS. It takes full advantage of greater Boston’s position as one of the world’s largest biotech clusters. The joint degree integrates the essential lessons learned at the lab bench and in the corner... View Details

12 Jul 2017
News

Forget the science. These investors think they can pick biotech winners by algorithm

23 Mar 2016
News

Building a Biotech Business from Farmed Fish

Charlton Ames (MBA 1970) is chairman and vice president of business development for Sea Run Holdings, a virtual firm in Maine that develops innovative biologics and therapeutics from the blood of farmed salmon. In this video he explains the structure and goals of his... View Details

2006
Book

Science Business: The Promise, the Reality, and the Future of Biotech

By: Gary P. Pisano

Why has the biotechnology industry failed to perform up to expectations—despite all its promise? In Science Business, Gary P. Pisano answers this question by providing an incisive critique of the industry. Pisano not only reveals the underlying causes of... View Details

Keywords: Science; Business Ventures; Biotechnology Industry

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October 2019
Case

Kymera Therapeutics: Building a Biotech Execution Plan

By: Peter Barrett, Karim R. Lakhani and Kerry Herman

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03 Jul 2024
Podcast

A Biotech Solution to Palm Oil Deforestation

Today’s episode is the fifth in our series on decarbonizing the roots of value chains, where we’re looking deep into supply chains that serve many industries. Previously we talked about green concrete, green steel, regenerative agriculture, and lab-grown cotton. Today... View Details

02 Mar 2016
News

Drug ad backlash doesn’t deter Cambridge biotech

October 2007 (Revised July 2013)
Case

Vertex Pharmaceuticals and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Venture Philanthropy Funding for Biotech

By: Robert F. Higgins, Sophie LaMontagne and Brent Kazan

In 2001, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated acquired the San Diego-based biotech company, Aurora Biosciences. The combination of Vertex's and Aurora's technologies would improve the flow of novel drug candidates into development. However, several questions related to... View Details

Keywords: Philanthropy; Philanthropy Funding; Innovation; Funding Model; Venture Capital; Partners and Partnerships; Financing and Loans; Investment Funds; Acquisition; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; San Diego

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October 2012
Teaching Plan

Vertex Pharmaceuticals and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Venture Philanthropy Funding for Biotech (TP)

By: Robert F. Higgins

This is the teaching note related to HBS case 808005. In 2001, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated acquired the San Diego-based biotech company, Aurora Biosciences. The combination of Vertex's and Aurora's technologies would improve the flow of novel drug candidates... View Details

Keywords: Venture Philanthropy; Biotechnology; Funding Philanthropy Venture; Cystic Fibrosis; Foundations; Pharmaceuticals; Mergers and Acquisitions; For-Profit Firms; Venture Capital; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Science-Based Business; Nonprofit Organizations; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry; United States; San Diego

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12 Jul 2015
News

How Genzyme became a source of biotech executives

23 Sep 2013
News

The Best Biotech Graduate Schools in Real Life

11 Jun 2009
News

Despite Odds, Cities Race to Bet on Biotech

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Biotech and medical devices: Company Data and Analysis

Where can I find biotech and medical devices company financials and analysis? We suggest that you may use at least more than one of them for your company research. Capital IQ - Data on public and private companies, investment firms,... View Details