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- March 1994 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
Eli Lilly and Co.: The Flexible Facility Decision--1993
By: Gary P. Pisano
In 1993, Eli Lilly is preparing to build manufacturing capacity for three new pharmaceutical products that it expects to launch in 1996. Management wrestles with a decision of whether to add specialized manufacturing capacity or flexible capacity. This question touches... View Details
- October 1993 (Revised February 1995)
- Case
Dendrite International
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Marie Bell
Dendrite International is a $23 million (1992 revenues) supplier of sales automation software to pharmaceuticals companies in Europe, Japan, and the United States. The firm's strategy has depended on being a full-service supplier to multinational firms. Impending... View Details
- September 1993
- Case
Manufacturing at ALZA: The Right Prescription? (A)
ALZA, a company specializing in drug delivery systems such as transdermal patches, considers manufacturing its own products. Until now, the company has conducted research and development on its patented system but has then licensed the technology to client-partner... View Details
- September 1993
- Supplement
Manufacturing at ALZA: The Right Prescription? (B)
ALZA, a drug delivery company, must decide what and for whom to manufacture. In the past, it has licensed to pharmaceutical companies its patented system for the slow release of drugs into the human system. Therefore the company has little experience in choice of drug... View Details
- September 1993
- Supplement
Manufacturing at ALZA: The Right Prescription? (C)
ALZA, a drug delivery company, considers marketing its own and other companies' products. The primary issue is whether to build an internal sales force focused on a few niche markets, to finance a sales force through alliances, or to acquire a marketing company. View Details
- March 1993 (Revised September 1995)
- Teaching Note
Note on Pharmaceutical Industry Regulation TN
Teaching Note for (9-792-002). View Details
- March 1993 (Revised May 1998)
- Teaching Note
ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (Series) TN
By: Josh Lerner
Teaching Note for (9-293-066--071) and (9-293-087). View Details
Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry
- March 1993
- Supplement
Burroughs Wellcome and AZT (B)
Describes Burroughs Wellcome's response to protests over the pricing of its AIDS drug AZT in September 1989. Also presents short-term reactions by government officials, AIDS activists, and investors to Burroughs Wellcome's strategy. View Details
- March 1993
- Supplement
Burroughs Wellcome and AZT (C)
Describes key developments relating to Burroughs Wellcome, AZT and other AIDS drugs, and the AIDS issue in general from late 1989 through 1992. Includes excerpts from Wellcome PLC's financial statements and updated statistics on AIDS in the United States. View Details
- February 1993 (Revised August 1995)
- Case
Medicare Payment for Drugs and Medical Devices
- January 1993 (Revised November 1993)
- Case
Warner-Lambert Ireland: Niconil
By: John A. Quelch and Susan Smith
The marketing director of Warner-Lambert's Irish subsidiary is completing the marketing plan for the launch of Niconil, a transdermal skin patch to facilitate smoking cessation. View Details
- January 1993 (Revised April 1993)
- Case
Chadwick, Inc.: The Balanced Scorecard
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The pharmaceutical division of a diversified company has been asked to develop a Balanced Scorecard. Research and development projects take about ten years to bring a new product to the marketplace and the division depends on good relations and active feedback from its... View Details
- December 1992 (Revised September 1996)
- Case
ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (Abridged)
By: Josh Lerner
ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corp., a development-stage biotechnology company, is considering making an initial offering of common stock. The rationales for and problems of high-technology start-ups are explored. The challenges posed by "windows" for public offerings are... View Details
- October 1992 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
Nopane Advertising Strategy
By: David E. Bell
Nopane is a proprietary drug that sells in much of the United States. It faces substantial competition. The brand manager is undertaking an experiment to determine whether ad copy should be emotional-based or rational-based. The data and associated regression results... View Details
- October 1992 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (A): March 1991
By: Josh Lerner
ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corp., a development-stage biotechnology company, is considering making an initial offering of common stock. The diverse perspectives of the entrepreneur, venture capitalist, investment banker, and institutional investor are explored. Problems... View Details
- October 1992 (Revised March 1993)
- Supplement
ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (B1): Malcolm Gefter
By: Josh Lerner
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry
- October 1992 (Revised April 1993)
- Supplement
ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (B2): Henry McCance
By: Josh Lerner
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry
- October 1992 (Revised March 1993)
- Supplement
ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (B3): Katherine Kirk
By: Josh Lerner
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry
- October 1992 (Revised April 1993)
- Supplement
ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (B4): Phillip Gross
By: Josh Lerner
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry
- October 1992 (Revised March 1993)
- Supplement
ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (C): April 1991
By: Josh Lerner
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry