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- 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
- Web
Social Enterprise Track | New Venture Competition
model. By pioneering Africa’s foremost medical equipment-sharing marketplace, the platform ensures hospitals can access critical devices when and where they need them most. Team: Ejiro Maroh (MBA 2026),... View Details
- 10 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017
medical community. The case explores the challenges Ochsner faces in scaling and disseminating the program to other healthcare providers. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817028-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Suppliers - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Employers Suppliers Policymakers Suppliers Suppliers Suppliers of medical products, technology, and services play vital roles in the value of health care delivery and innovation in health care practice. By increasing patient success rates... View Details
- Career Coach
Suzie Rubin
goals. Suzie helps students to effectively sell themselves on paper, while networking and in interviews. She offers assistance navigating campus recruiting and conducting independent, self-directed job searches. Suzie has a specific expertise in healthcare, View Details
Keywords: Health Care
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
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Meeting an essential health care need in India
When his mother became ill in 2008, Krishna Mahesh (MBA 2005) came face to face with India’s deep deficit of quality hospital beds. It inspired him to launch Sundaram Medical Devices, which develops high-tech, low-cost hospital beds that... View Details
- August 1983 (Revised June 1985)
- Teaching Note
EMI and the CT Scanner (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-383-194) and (9-383-195). View Details
Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- 2023
- Article
Building the Business Case for an Inclusive Approach to Digital Health Measurement with a Web App (Market Opportunity Calculator): Instrument Development Study
By: Mitchell Tang, Yashoda Sharma, Jennifer C. Goldsack and Ariel Dora Stern
Background: The use of digital health measurement tools has grown substantially in recent years. However, there are concerns that the promised benefits from these products will not be shared equitably. Underserved populations, such as those with lower education and... View Details
Keywords: Demographics; Product Development; Health Care and Treatment; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Tang, Mitchell, Yashoda Sharma, Jennifer C. Goldsack, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Building the Business Case for an Inclusive Approach to Digital Health Measurement with a Web App (Market Opportunity Calculator): Instrument Development Study." JMIR Formative Research 7 (2023).
- November 1997 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Guidant: Cardiac Rhythm Management Business (B)
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Mikelle Eastley
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C., and Mikelle Eastley. "Guidant: Cardiac Rhythm Management Business (B)." Harvard Business School Case 698-024, November 1997. (Revised July 1999.)
- April 2010
- Teaching Note
Supply Chain Partners: Virginia Mason and Owens & Minor (TN) (A), (B), and (A) (Abridged)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
Teaching Note for [109076], [109077], and [110063].. View Details
Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- March 2010 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Boston Scientific Corporation (A)
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Charlie Attlan
Boston Scientific Corporation just bought Guidant at a record breaking price to expand their cardiovascular franchise. They need to rationalize their product portfolio to make the acquisition work. What should they sell and why? View Details
- February 2008
- Supplement
Terumo (C)
By: David Godes, Masako Egawa and Mayuka Yamazaki
This case provides a further update on the firm's decision regarding its U.S. sales strategy for its catheter products and the progress of Solution Pack. It also discusses the expansion of the firm's “Medical Pranex,” a unique facility offering training and meeting... View Details
Godes, David, Masako Egawa, and Mayuka Yamazaki. "Terumo (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 508-070, February 2008.
- December 2003 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
Circon (A) (Abridged)
By: Brian J. Hall, Christopher Rose and Guhan Subramanian
In 1996, U.S. Surgical launched a hostile takeover bid against Circon Corp. CEO Richard Auhll recruited an old HBS friend, George Cloutier, to the Circon board to help him defend the company. Circon's primary defenses include a "poison pill" and a staggered board and... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Trust; Relationships; Acquisition; Business and Shareholder Relations; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States
Hall, Brian J., Christopher Rose, and Guhan Subramanian. "Circon (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 904-023, December 2003. (Revised August 2004.)
- March 1996 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
CIBA Vision: The Daily Disposable Lens Project (A)
By: Gary P. Pisano
Examines CIBA Vision's decision on whether to launch a major new R&D initiative to develop a low-cost, daily disposable contact lens, and how to organize such a project should it proceed. One group of executives favors setting up a small, autonomous project team... View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Operations; Research and Development; Decision Making; Production; Strategy; Management; Organizational Design; Globalization; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Pisano, Gary P. "CIBA Vision: The Daily Disposable Lens Project (A)." Harvard Business School Case 696-100, March 1996. (Revised January 2002.)
- March 1993 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
Becton Dickinson: Advanced Diagnostics Division
By: Marco Iansiti
Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Iansiti, Marco. "Becton Dickinson: Advanced Diagnostics Division." Harvard Business School Case 693-100, March 1993. (Revised May 1993.)
- September 1987
- Case
Resotech, Inc.
By: Kim B. Clark
Clark, Kim B. "Resotech, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 688-017, September 1987.
- December 1980 (Revised March 1991)
- Case
Sof-Optics, Inc. (A)
The marketing director of a fast-growing firm must make some decisions about the customer service department. The volume in the department has been rising steadily, eye doctors are waiting longer for orders to be filled, and morale in the department is slipping. With... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Jaikumar, Ramchandran. "Sof-Optics, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 681-052, December 1980. (Revised March 1991.)
- May 1967 (Revised June 1984)
- Case
Instrumentation Laboratory, Inc.
By: Wickham C. Skinner
Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Skinner, Wickham C. "Instrumentation Laboratory, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 667-008, May 1967. (Revised June 1984.)
- May 1989 (Revised October 1989)
- Teaching Note
Becton Dickinson & Co.: VACUTAINER Systems Division, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-587-085). View Details
Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry