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- February 1981 (Revised June 1982)
- Case
Medical and Environmental Electronic Devices Corp. (A)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Beer, Michael. "Medical and Environmental Electronic Devices Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 481-062, February 1981. (Revised June 1982.)
- February 1993 (Revised August 1995)
- Case
Medicare Payment for Drugs and Medical Devices
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Business and Government Relations; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Medicare Payment for Drugs and Medical Devices." Harvard Business School Case 193-099, February 1993. (Revised August 1995.)
- 29 Jun 2021
- News
Medical Device Industry Wants Priority at Crowded Ports
- May 2022
- Article
When Does Product Liability Risk Chill Innovation? Evidence from Medical Implants
By: Alberto Galasso and Hong Luo
Liability laws designed to compensate for harms caused by defective products may also affect innovation. We examine this issue by exploiting a major quasi-exogenous increase in liability risk faced by U.S. suppliers of polymers used to manufacture medical implants.... View Details
Keywords: Product Liability; Innovation; Tort; Medical Devices; Vertical Foreclosure; Product; Innovation and Invention; Legal Liability; Laws and Statutes; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Galasso, Alberto, and Hong Luo. "When Does Product Liability Risk Chill Innovation? Evidence from Medical Implants." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 14, no. 2 (May 2022): 366–401.
- 17 Apr 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Digital Innovation with High Costs of Entry: Evidence from Software-Driven Medical Devices
- 8 Mar 2012
- Other Presentation
Competing by Saving Lives: How Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies Create Shared Value in Global Health
How Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies Create Shared Value in Global Health View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Competing by Saving Lives: How Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies Create Shared Value in Global Health." Creating Shared Value in Global Health, FSG, New York City, NY, United States , March 8, 2012.
- September 2018 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
Zebra Medical Vision
By: Shane Greenstein and Sarah Gulick
An Israeli startup founded in 2014, Zebra Medical Vision developed algorithms that produced diagnoses from X-rays, mammograms, and CT-scans. The algorithms used deep learning and digitized radiology scans to create software that could assist doctors in making... View Details
Keywords: Radiology; Machine Learning; X-ray; CT Scan; Medical Technology; Probability; FDA 510(k); Diagnosis; Business Startups; Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Competitive Strategy; Product Development; Commercialization; Decision Choices and Conditions; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Israel
Greenstein, Shane, and Sarah Gulick. "Zebra Medical Vision." Harvard Business School Case 619-014, September 2018. (Revised December 2019.)
- September 2018
- Article
An Exploratory Study of Product Development in Emerging Economies: Evidence from Medical Device Testing in India
By: Budhaditya Gupta and Stefan Thomke
Recent research has studied innovation in emerging economies. However, microlevel product development processes in these economies are relatively unexplored, and the mechanisms by which the emerging economy context might affect such processes are still unclear. In this... View Details
Keywords: India; Product Development; Emerging Markets; Situation or Environment; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; India
Gupta, Budhaditya, and Stefan Thomke. "An Exploratory Study of Product Development in Emerging Economies: Evidence from Medical Device Testing in India." R&D Management 48, no. 4 (September 2018): 485–501.
- 29 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
New Life for Old Tech: Startup Provides Network Security Solutions for Obsolete Devices
specific legacy device. The company is one of 20 startups selected to compete in the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield. “Every organization has a really old device that they think... View Details
- May 9, 2023
- Response
Regulatory Submission Characteristics and Recalls of Medical Devices Receiving 510(k) Clearance
By: Alexander O. Everhart, Yi Zhu and Ariel D. Stern
Everhart, Alexander O., Yi Zhu, and Ariel D. Stern. "Regulatory Submission Characteristics and Recalls of Medical Devices Receiving 510(k) Clearance." JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association 329, no. 18 (May 9, 2023): 1609–1610. (Reply to original paper.)
- December 1984
- Teaching Note
Medical and Environmental Electronic Devices Corp. (A) and (B), Teaching Note
By: Michael Beer
Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- May 2024
- Article
Tepid Uptake of Digital Health Technologies in Clinical Trials by Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Firms
By: Caroline Marra and Ariel D. Stern
Digital health technologies (DHTs) can enable more patient-centric therapeutic development by generating evidence that captures how patients feel and function, enabling decentralized trial designs that increase participant inclusivity and convenience, and collecting... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Product Development; Health Testing and Trials; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Marra, Caroline, and Ariel D. Stern. "Tepid Uptake of Digital Health Technologies in Clinical Trials by Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Firms." Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 115, no. 5 (May 2024): 988–992.
- January 2018
- Article
The Central and Unacknowledged Role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the Design and Execution of Medical Device Pivotal Trials
By: Aaron V. Kaplan and Ariel D. Stern
The introduction of new medical devices has transformed cardiovascular care in recent decades. Devices, such as heart valves, pacemakers, stents, ventricular assist devices, and implantable defibrillators, have prolonged and improved the quality of life for millions of... View Details
Keywords: Health Testing and Trials; Business and Government Relations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Information Publishing; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States
Kaplan, Aaron V., and Ariel D. Stern. "The Central and Unacknowledged Role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the Design and Execution of Medical Device Pivotal Trials." JAMA Cardiology 3, no. 1 (January 2018): 5–6.
- May 2006 (Revised June 2006)
- Case
Codon Devices
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and David Kiron
In December 2005, 40-year-old John Danner was about to make his first presentation to the board of directors of Codon Devices, a one-year-old biotechnology start-up based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After a month as the company's CEO, Danner was prepared to lay out... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Venture Capital; Intellectual Property; Governing and Advisory Boards; Genetics; Competitive Advantage; Science-Based Business; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Biotechnology Industry; Cambridge
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and David Kiron. "Codon Devices." Harvard Business School Case 806-198, May 2006. (Revised June 2006.)
- September 2009 (Revised August 2012)
- Case
Novasys Medical
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Lauren Barley
Novasys has developed a new medical device and procedure for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence that is cheaper and can be performed in doctors' offices. In spite of FDA approval, the American Medical Association has been unwilling to approve the... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Product Development; Business and Government Relations; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Lauren Barley. "Novasys Medical." Harvard Business School Case 810-027, September 2009. (Revised August 2012.)
- June 2019
- Teaching Note
Zebra Medical Vision
By: Shane Greenstein and Sarah Gulick
Teaching note is meant to accompany Zebra Medical Vision case, which offers a look at a company’s decisions as a small startup competing with other startups and major technology companies. It also demonstrates the challenges faced by a machine learning company working... View Details
- 2012
- Report
Competing by Saving Lives: How Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies Create Shared Value in Global Health
By: Mark R. Kramer, Kyle Peterson, Matthew Rehrig, Mike Stamp and Samuel Kim
Examples of how pharmaceutical and medical companies are addressing unmet health needs in low- and middle- income economies, creating shared value by providing products and services that tackle global health problems. View Details
Keywords: Shared Value; Low- And Middle-income Economies; Health Care and Treatment; Global Range; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Kramer, Mark R., Kyle Peterson, Matthew Rehrig, Mike Stamp, and Samuel Kim. "Competing by Saving Lives: How Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies Create Shared Value in Global Health." Report, FSG, 2012.
- August 2003 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
I've Got Rhythm: Selling Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, William Lagor, Christopher Perry and Scott St. Germain
The head of sales and marketing in a large medical devices firm must decide how to assign his sales force. He compares selling in the pharma, specialty pharma, and device industries and analyzes the reasons for the differences. View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Marketing Strategy; Industry Structures; Sales; Salesforce Management; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E., William Lagor, Christopher Perry, and Scott St. Germain. "I've Got Rhythm: Selling Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices." Harvard Business School Case 304-012, August 2003. (Revised August 2006.)
- February 2012 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
Boston Physicians Devices
By: Marc Bertoneche
Bertoneche, Marc. "Boston Physicians Devices." Harvard Business School Case 212-070, February 2012. (Revised May 2012.)
- July–August 2021
- Article
Lowering the Bar? External Conditions, Opportunity Costs, and High-Tech Startup Outcomes
By: Annamaria Conti and Maria P. Roche
We assess the heterogeneous impact of economic downturns on individuals’ decisions to bring high-technology ideas to the market in the form of new ventures. We thereby examine how worsening labor market conditions influence individuals’ opportunity costs of starting... View Details
Keywords: Necessity Entrepreneurship; Economic Conditions; Recessions; High-tech Startups; Opportunity Costs; Entrepreneurship; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Business Startups; Information Technology; Performance; Labor
Conti, Annamaria, and Maria P. Roche. "Lowering the Bar? External Conditions, Opportunity Costs, and High-Tech Startup Outcomes." Organization Science 32, no. 4 (July–August 2021): 965–986.