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- 20 Jan 2011
- News
A Precursor from the 1930s
in 2007. And the five-year DMD/MBA with the Harvard School of Dental Medicine began in 2009. I was surprised to have found some evidence that already in the 1930s, HBS was offering a joint degree (or a joint course of study) with the... View Details
- Fast Answer
Biotech, Medical devices, and Pharmaceuticals: regulatory information
Device Regulatory Process Charts and Approval Timelines Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceutical Patent Law European Medicines Agency FDA: Drugs portal International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering - articles, guides,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
New Biotech Joint Degree Program Kicks Off
we start by asking, ‘What will it take to eliminate disease?,’ we will gain a better understanding of why the disease occurs and what bits of biology need to be fixed—which allows us to create better medicines and, over time, get to a... View Details
- 25 Feb 2021
- News
Building Hope
gained attention in recent years as an off-label medication for treatment-resistant depression. Zapolin says that unlike plant medicines that involve intense psychedelic explorations, ketamine has a short period of onset lasting about an... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Morrell
- 03 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Healthcare Conference Looks At Ailing Industry
medicine is that most therapeutics were directed at symptoms, not causes.—Eric S. Lander With that in mind, about 200 HBS alumni working in the healthcare field converged in mid-November at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge to learn from... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Mark Tatum
East Flatbush section of Brooklyn, where he learned early on to love baseball and to get along with all kinds of people. The decision to bypass medicine proved only a momentary redirection in an impressive college career: he went on to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young; photograph by Webb Chappell
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Vision: Sound Science
genes to the inner ear with unprecedented efficiency.” The five-year-old company will likely apply for clinical testing permission for its lead therapy in the first half of 2022—a key hurdle in the notoriously lengthy process of advancing novel View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg
- Profile
Zihan Lin
Zihan Lin's interest in medical devices is the natural consequence of his background. "My mom was an entrepreneur in China. My father was a medical doctor there," Zi says. "I had an affinity for medicine but not the... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Philip L. Yeo: The Next Big Thing
sciences and bioengineering. "In the next generation, we will know the genetic and molecular mechanisms of disease," Yeo declares. "Biomedical science will control and eradicate cancer and AIDS, and individualized medicine will be the... View Details
Keywords: Government
- Profile
Tiera Brown
Tiera realized that the business aspect of having her own practice was more appealing than practicing medicine. "I decided I didn't want to go into medicine — but there was no reason I couldn't work on my own, in business." To... View Details
- Portrait Project
Ginger Jiang
individual. But on that night, halfway around the world, I learned that who I am and what I do with my life have become intimately intertwined. Hippocrates – arguably the most famous physician in history – once related medicine to the... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Ray A. Goldberg (MBA '50)
distinctions between food and medicine fade, we will see a proliferation of crop-based drugs, or 'agriceuticals.' " The article notes that animals are also being turned into drug-manufacturing entities, and that bioengineering may some... View Details
- 05 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?
Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 33:166-167. Anteby, Michel, and Mikell Hyman. 2008. "Entrepreneurial Ventures and Whole-Body Donations: A Regional Perspective from the United States." Social... View Details
- Profile
Andrew Dervan
how others approach problems so that I can bring fresh insights to the problems physicians face." Opportunity is right Andrew plans on fulfilling his residency and following a clinical track in internal medicine or pediatrics.... View Details
- 08 Mar 2018
- News
How HBS Gives Back
with the neighborhood and the city.” The article also features a collection of staff reflecting on their volunteer experiences, including this thought from Krys Mroczowski, assistant director of the Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator:... View Details
- Portrait Project
Anjali Thakkar
accept death. As I enter a career in medicine, I hope to never lose the empathy and love I felt that day for my patient. To me, medicine is still a magical superpower that allows us to make the sick healthy—and that’s why I view caring... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
A Legacy of Support
Precision Medicine. “In medicine and in life sciences there is a silo mentality, and we need some Harvard Business School discipline to help connect the dots,” observes Robert. Agreeing with his dad, Jonathan, who, like his father, has... View Details
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Biotech
developments suggest that doctors will eventually be able to treat patients more effectively with medicine tailored to their genetic makeup, including, in some cases, gene replacement therapies. "The drug market may become much more... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
An Atypical Case — Robin G. Berglund (MBA 1971)
his business background may also be a valuable asset in what he sees as the "tough times ahead" for health-care management. "Insurance companies used to write a check for just about anything a physician wanted to do, but today medicine is... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 29 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29
loomed large. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/215036-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 910-403 GTC Biotherapeutics: Developing Medicines in the Milk of Goats GTC is the first company in the animal world to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne