Biotechnology - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 20

Market Governments—Qualitative Evidence from a Biotechnology Multinational Authors:Prithwiraj Choudhury, James Geraghty, and Tarun Khanna Publication:Global Strategy Journal 2, no. 1 (February 2012) Abstract We build on the emerging... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Nov 2015
Working Paper Summaries

Public R&D Investments and Private-sector Patenting: Evidence from NIH Funding Rules

Keywords: by Danielle Li; Biotechnology; Biotechnology; Biotechnology; Biotechnology

24 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which was created by the passage of the 1906 Federal Food and Drugs Act, regulates companies and industries accounting for one-quarter of all consumer spending, roughly $1.5 trillion worth of consumer goods and medicines. It... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Biotechnology; Biotechnology; Biotechnology

03 May 2011
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had more than doubled its profits, deposits and advances; regained market share and won the Asian Banker Achievement award for the strongest bank in the Asia Pacific region. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/511114-PDF-ENG MorphoSys AG: The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

From Turf Wars to Learning Curves: How Hospitals Adopt New Technology

in many cases, perform identical procedures in two or more hospitals during the course of a given week. We have found that this movement has negative effects on the degree to which surgeons are able to leverage their prior experience to improve future performance. We... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Health

Sep 2011 - 2011
Conference Presentation

From Farms to Fuel Tanks: Collective Actors and New-venture Innovation in the U.S. Biodiesel Sector

By: Shon R. Hiatt

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Biotechnology Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Biotechnology Industry

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February 2024 (Revised March 2024)
Teaching Note

X: The Foghorn Decision

By: Kyle Myers and Walter Frick

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 618-060. View Details

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July 2013
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Novozymes: Establishing the Cellulosic Ethanol Value Chain

By: Willy Shih and Sen Chai

As the world's largest producer of industrial enzymes, Novozymes had invested heavily for many years to bio-engineer enzymes that could break down cellulose into fermentable sugar. In 2010, the company had launched what it thought would become a breakthrough product... View Details

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21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807106 Note on Biotech Business Development Harvard Business School Note 807-032 Describes the business development process in biotechnology... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009

the significance levels are lower. Cases & Course MaterialsAdnexus Therapeutics, Inc.: Considering the Exit Harvard Business School Case 609-015 Dr. John Mendlein, CEO of Adnexus Therapeutics Inc. (Adnexus), a private biotechnology... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 May 2009
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First Look: May 12, 2009

Case 809-026 An executive from pharmaceutical company GSK must choose how much to integrate a recently acquired biotechnology firm, Sirtris. Moncef Slaoui, GSK's global head of R&D, championed the acquisition of Sirtris to gain access... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

October 2020 (Revised April 2022)
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When Institutions Fail: HIV/AIDS in the 1980s

By: Tom Nicholas and Christian Godwin

During the early 1980s, young gay men in urban centers such as San Francisco and New York City began contracting a mysterious illness that would come to be known as HIV/AIDS. A diagnosis meant almost certain death, with a less than 1% survival rate. Conflicting... View Details

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January 2016 (Revised February 2016)
Course Overview Note

The Sustainable Core: Operations Management

By: Michael W. Toffel and L. Beril Toktay

This note is designed to help faculty embed environmental sustainability content into their core Operations Management course at the MBA or undergraduate level. It can also be used to identify cases with environmental content that can be used in operations electives... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Management; Operations Management; Sustainable Operations; Environmental Regulation; Operations; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Construction Industry; Forest Products Industry; Retail Industry

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September 2012 (Revised September 2012)
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Building Life Science Businesses Fall 2012: Course Outline and Syllabus

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Richard G. Hamermesh

This Course Outline and Syllabus gives an overview of the Fall 2012 class Building Life Science Businesses View Details

Keywords: Healthcare Ventures; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurs; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials; Medical Specialties; Biotechnology Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Asia; North America; Europe

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11 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 11, 2007

and deliverables. Many critical business challenges are detailed in this case. Nevertheless, given their fully integrated business model and significant manufacturing base, the odds are in Biocon's favor to overcome these challenges and lead India's View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

May 20, 2016
Comment

World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics

By: John A. Quelch

When it comes to emergency preparedness for pandemics, the World Health Organization is falling short. It has not provided prompt and clear leadership to the world in combating either the Ebola or Zika viruses. Its leadership has been low energy, its representatives... View Details

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29 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation

dormant at the time. But with the growth of the microprocessor and of biotechnology in the late 1970s, as well as the deregulation of the airline and financial services industries, new opportunities for eager entrepreneurs were created.... View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

September 1989 (Revised December 1989)
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Beef Hormone Trade Dispute

By: Ray A. Goldberg

Keywords: Trade; Agribusiness; Food; Biotechnology Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Biotechnology Industry

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05 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 5

Case 614-063 Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (A) In 2006, Merrimack Pharmaceuticals was a fast-growing biotechnology company. Its leadership team was divided over whether to keep R&D organized in functional departments or transition... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2017 (Revised March 2017)
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Royal DSM: From Continuous Transformation to Organic Growth

By: William W. George, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Amram Migdal

Royal DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma was pondering the challenges of shifting DSM’s global organization from the constant transformations of the past 100 years to creating organic growth. When Sijbesma took the helm as CEO in 2007, he further pushed and completed the company’s... View Details