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- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Business of Biotech
"blockbusters" will disappear. Recent 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... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jan 2009
- News
Kathryn E. Giusti, MBA 1985
aided in the development of drugs for this and other cancers. A successful marketing executive who had worked at Merck, Gillette, and Searle, Giusti was diagnosed with myeloma in 1996. As she faced a grim... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Bart Harvey: Opportunities for Others
even as he enjoyed a successful career as a high-flying real-estate dealmaker at Dean Witter Reynolds. Then he was introduced to the late James Rouse, the visionary developer who founded the Enterprise Foundation in 1982. "Jim Rouse... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Stephen M. Moret: A Campaign for Positive Change
but his choice was driven by the School’s mission to develop leaders who contribute to the well-being of society. “HBS has given me an expanded sense of perspective and of what is attainable,” says Moret, who recently completed a field... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
In Africa, Porter Sees Lessons for Health Care
delivery systems of both developing and advanced countries: fragmentation, inefficiency, and organization around discrete interventions (such as delivering drugs or screening) rather than integrated care.... View Details
- 13 Oct 2016
- News
Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease
graduation from Harvard Business School and which successfully developed and commercialized a market-leading drug to treat cardiovascular disease. But in addition to drawing on technical degrees and... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success
investment in math and physical sciences. Moving on to challenges Merck has faced, Gilmartin explained that new drug discovery tools have increased the speed at which its competitors can introduce new products to the marketplace, even as... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Road to Recovery
illegal-drug addictions totaled an estimated $700 billion in direct and indirect costs, according to a 2015 report from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. DynamiCare developed an app that provides... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
After Ozempic
on drug development and climate research. With investments at this scale, the foundation is positioned to do more than merely contributing to progress; it’s setting the stage for transformative changes that... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
American Dream
visitors in their tracks. “I wonder if I should turn him down a little,” Hustead muses. As president of Wall Drug in Wall, South Dakota, Hustead ponders this and many other details of a 76,000-square-foot roadside attraction, not far from... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Creating Miracles — Charles A. Coverdale (MBA 1971)
'76), have developed an astounding array of community outreach services -- from elaborate food pantries to job assistance programs; from tutoring, mentoring, and counseling services for children and young mothers to retirement planning... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Rebooting Europe
targeted effort to improve Ebola treatments resulted in development of an antiviral drug with potential to treat the early stages of the disease. Better research, Moedas says, also requires better support... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Health IT at the Bedside
moved to Washington to join the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, part of a multi-billion-dollar Obama administration initiative to speed the development of a nationwide, interoperable electronic health... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Building a better India through business and philanthropy
more than 30 countries, Mumbai-based Piramal Group comprises companies focused on health care, life sciences, drug discovery, health care information management, financial services, specialty-glass packaging, and real estate. Recently,... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Disrupting criminal enterprises that prey on children
Kayla Brochu (MBA/JD 1999) deployed business and legal strategies to combat some of the world's worst crimes as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Expert on Technology-Facilitated Child Abuse, Exploitation, and Trafficking.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Blue-Green Revolution
volumes of goods and people long distances—humanity’s best bet might lie with overweight algae. And staving off the climate apocalypse could be just the beginning. That’s the premise underlying a decadelong joint effort to develop algae... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
Taking in Business, Investing, and Life by Karen Firestone (MBA 1983) (Bibliomotion) Firestone has developed four core tenets of risk-taking that are applicable when anticipating, evaluating, and responding to risks in business,... View Details
- 07 Oct 2014
- News
Network Effect
was shocked by their advice. “They said, ‘Try three Advil a day. It might help. There are a few FDA-approved drugs for Alzheimer’s disease, and they won’t help,’” he recalls. McCance, a venture- capital pioneer with Greylock Partners, had... View Details
Keywords: Linda Kush
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
side effects of the powerful drugs used to treat HIV/AIDS and TB. In February, DFA’s reach broadened when the Gates Foundation continued its support by awarding the group a $2.99 million grant to develop... View Details
- 05 May 2020
- News
“Walking a Tightrope”
Kristof, most of which have focused on poverty in developing countries. But in the Pulitzer Prize-winning duo’s latest book, Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope, they turn their lens on working class communities in the United... View Details