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- May 1999 (Revised September 2003)
- Case
Advanced Inhalation Research, Inc.
This case presents a look at the early start-up phase and development of Advanced Inhalation Research (AIR), a company engaged in the development of a new drug-delivery technology. Focuses on the risks, the steps taken to manage it, and the manner in which the company... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Risk Management; Valuation; Financing and Loans; Health Care and Treatment; Acquisition; Business Startups; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Roberts, Michael J., and Diana S. Gardner. "Advanced Inhalation Research, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 899-292, May 1999. (Revised September 2003.)
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Hansjörg Wyss, MBA 1965
go for the money. In your first job, you're naive and will make a lot of mistakes. You need someone who will protect you, push you, and support you." CURRENT READING On Chesil Beach, by Ian McEwan For thirty years, Hansjörg Wyss has led Synthes, a global View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Venture: A Welcome Assist
Illustration: Chris Gash Illustration: Chris Gash The internet grew up inordinately fast. It all happened so quickly, in fact, that it blew right by the accessibility guidelines that would’ve made digital tools available to everyone, regardless of their age or ability,... View Details
- 19 Jun 2019
- News
Connecting Patients and Providers
London, Chicago, New York, Boston, Cologne, and Frankfurt in search of a fuller diagnosis and cutting-edge medical advice. The extraordinary effort gave his 59-year-old mother another 10 months with her family. And it inspired Jarzabek to... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 06 Jan 2012
- News
Where Are They Now?
Mahesh checks in from the factory floor. Courtesy Krishna Mahesh Related Links Alum startup wins HBS contest New Venture Contest: Call for entries Upcoming webinars for entrepreneurs HBS New Ventures group on LinkedIn “I am still amazed... View Details
- 09 Feb 2016
- News
Powering into the Future
have is having to plug them in all the time and charge them. So we use magnetic waves to move the power, and to move it very efficiently. There are applications across all of these consumer electronics, automotive vehicles, even medical... View Details
- 19 Feb 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Amazoned: Is Any Industry Safe?
obvious—igniting a revolution in retail—to the more subtle—how Amazon's web development services resulted in more startups receiving VC funding. What will be the next shoe to fall? Can Amazon Do What Walmart Couldn’t, Stop the 'Wheel of... View Details
- February 2020
- Supplement
Theranos: Who Has Blood on Their Hands? (B)
By: Nien-he Hsieh, Christina R. Wing and John Masko
This supplemental case tracks the results of the Colman and Taubman-Dye class action suit against Theranos as well as Theranos’ other legal challenges and chronicles the final demise of the company in 2019. View Details
Keywords: Health Testing and Trials; Corporate Accountability; Organizational Culture; Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising; Crime and Corruption; Entrepreneurship; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business Exit or Shutdown; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; California; United States
Hsieh, Nien-he, Christina R. Wing, and John Masko. "Theranos: Who Has Blood on Their Hands? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-091, February 2020.
- March 2010
- Supplement
Boston Scientific Corporation (B)
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Charlie Attlan
The case provides the denoument for Boston Scientific Corporation (A) HBS No. 310079. View Details
Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- December 2009 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
The Cutie Catheter
Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Fleming, Lee, and Thomas D. Perry IV. "The Cutie Catheter." Harvard Business School Case 610-046, December 2009. (Revised March 2010.)
- March 2006
- Teaching Note
Genentech - Capacity Planning (TN)
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Daniel C. Snow
Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- March 2006
- Teaching Note
Fred Khosravi and AccessClosure (TN)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Erin Seefeld
Teaching Note to (806-044). View Details
- January 2005
- Supplement
Selected Exhibits from Lamoiyan Corporation of the Philippines (CW)
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Jan W. Rivkin
- March 2001 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Circon (A)
By: Brian J. Hall, Guhan Subramanian and Christopher A Rose
In 1996, U.S. Surgical launched a hostile takeover bid against Circon Corp. After building the company for 20 years, CEO Richard Auhll takes a defensive stand that includes inviting an old HBS friend (George Cloutier) to join the fight as a director of Circon. A... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Corporate Governance; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States
Hall, Brian J., Guhan Subramanian, and Christopher A Rose. "Circon (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-403, March 2001. (Revised December 2003.)
- November 1993 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Sunrise Medical, Inc.'s Wheelchair Products
Sunrise's CEO must decide whether to intervene in a decision by a division, Guardian Products, to introduce a new lightweight standard wheelchair. Guardian wants to introduce the wheelchair to complement its line of commodity crutches, walkers, and other patient aids.... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Business Divisions; Organizational Culture; Decision Making; Product Marketing; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
McGahan, Anita M. "Sunrise Medical, Inc.'s Wheelchair Products." Harvard Business School Case 794-069, November 1993. (Revised October 1995.)
- November 1977
- Teaching Note
Sorenson Research Co. (Abridged), Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-677-257). View Details
Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- January 2001 (Revised July 2003)
- Case
Pharmacyclics: Financing Research & Development
By: Malcolm P. Baker, Richard S. Ruback and Aldo Sesia
Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ: PCYC), a pharmaceutical company that manufactures products that will improve existing therapeutic treatments for cancer, arteriosclerosis, and retinal disease, was considering a $60 million private placement in February 2000. The company had more... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Cash Flow; Financing and Loans; Business Startups; Financial Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Baker, Malcolm P., Richard S. Ruback, and Aldo Sesia. "Pharmacyclics: Financing Research & Development." Harvard Business School Case 201-056, January 2001. (Revised July 2003.)
Larissa Bifano
computer databases, solid state devices and wireless positioning systems; medical technologies, including cancer treatment therapies, health and fitness monitoring and implantable devices; and various other... View Details
Keywords: Legal
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
How Deep Brain Stimulation Could Change Medicine
tone quality, it was nothing short of a nightmare. After exhausting other treatment options, Frisch chose a radical alternative: having tiny, needle-like electrodes placed inside his brain. Those electrodes are part of a device called... View Details
Keywords: Janelle Nanos
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Everything Old Is a New Opportunity
social sharing platform to help older adults live independently longer and provide tighter connection to family. CareSolver is a startup run by two current HBS students. It activate, educates, and supports the nation's $450... View Details