Medical Technology - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Jun 2021
News

New Funding for Female Founders

Boost VC, SV Angel, Village Global, and Threshold Ventures, according to the Wall Street Journal. Coravos is co-founder and CEO of the startup, formerly known as Elektra Labs, which helps hospitals and pharmaceutical companies employ sensor View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Mar 2005
News

Better Care at Lower Cost

necessary, most patients are in and out in fifteen minutes, and services are covered by most health insurance plans. The clinics are what Christensen calls a “disruptive delivery mechanism.” Medical View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance

21 Jul 2015
First Look

First Look: July 21, 2015

counterweights, encouraging the preservation of some valued elements of the old institutional order alongside new elements that allow for change and survival. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49377 Innovation under Regulatory... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2004
News

Life Lessons

delegating authority to them.” Currently a marketing manager at General Mills, Sundy has a long-term goal: He’d like to become a member of the U.S. Senate, “to influence public policy and make a real contribution to society.” — GE Martín Curiel Curiel with Elizabeth... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner; Garry Emmons; Julia Hanna; Susan Young; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

14 Apr 2014
News

The Puzzle of Life

(acquired by Covidien), which uses a wire-mesh balloon technique to treat brain aneurysms; and Spinal Modulation, a company with a new, dramatically effective technique for blocking chronic pain at the source. (In June 2013, St. Jude View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; crowdfunding; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

09 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Incentives and Operational Excellence

Whether you're running a major medical supply company or a hole-in-the-wall video store, chances are you know how common operational problems are. If you are the medical supplier, for instance, you probably... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

Putting Health Care Consumers in the Driver’s Seat

health-care service and medical technology providers can play in consumer-driven health-care reform. Wrapping up the conference, representatives from each of several breakout meetings summarized their take... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Health

01 Mar 2014
News

Everything Old Is a New Opportunity

series of summit-style events that bring like-minded technology and design innovators together with experts in the field of aging. The next step will be scaling the enterprise through local chapters in cities around the world and raising... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Health, Social Assistance; Personal Services

Profile

Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu

that contribute to development and are crucial for growth.” Abena began with GE’s medical and health care device divisions, serving as a business analyst responsible for “increasing growth and market share” in West & Central Africa.... View Details

01 Dec 1998
News

New HBS Alumni Board Members

Northwestern University before coming to Soldiers Field. Driggs and his wife, Lorraine, have six children. Edward F. Fischer (71st PMD) is vice president of manufacturing technologies and operations at Duro Industries in Fall River,... View Details

June 1999 (Revised May 2001)
Case

CardioThoracic Systems

CardioThoracic Systems, a company that has developed a new system for performing heart surgery on a beating heart, is facing marketing challenges. Discusses the numerous reasons for the system's low penetration (including existing techniques, surgeon resistance, and a... View Details

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Technological Innovation; Situation or Environment; Marketing Strategy; Sales; Health Care and Treatment; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States

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13 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Biotech Work as a Business

technologies for drug discovery.) And patients with previously unmet medical needs can now get treatments that were not available before. That should be inspiring, he reminded the audience. Economic... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology; Technology; Technology

September 2023
Teaching Note

Nexleaf Analytics: Saving the World Using the Internet of Things

By: Frank Nagle

Teaching Note for HBS Case 722-414. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Nonprofit Organizations; Competitive Strategy; Patents; Expansion; Information Technology; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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07 Aug 2019
News

Vertex Appoints First Female CEO

Boston-based Vertex announced in July that Reshma Kewalramani (GMP 18, 2015), currently the company’s chief medical officer, would take on the role of president and CEO in April. Jeffrey Leiden, after seven years in the role, will stay on... View Details

24 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?

responsible for the safety and effectiveness of prescription drugs, biologics (biotech products derived from living sources such as cells), over-the-counter medicines, medical devices, cosmetics, nutritional supplements, and all food... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Health

01 Dec 2004
News

Wyss Gift Supports HBS Doctoral Programs

thousands of students they eventually teach and the millions more who benefit from the research and new ideas they generate,” Wyss said. “I am proud to support this effort.” Currently chairman and CEO of Synthes, Inc., Wyss has had a distinguished career as a pioneer... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Nov 2024
In Practice

Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times

decision about entrepreneurship Starting your own company after a layoff is a significant decision. While it may seem like an opportune time, research suggests there are some important considerations. “Entrepreneurs coming from high-tech sectors such as biotechnology... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Technology

Portrait Project

Keyne Monson

I want to stay awake at work. Seriously, I want to create a challenging, fulfilling career that will always keep me engaged. Specifically, I hope to help society by entering the medical technology industry... View Details

Arjun Goyal

Medicines (NASDAQ:FIXX), Pionyr Immunotherapeutics (acquired by Gilead), Peloton Therapeutics (acquired by Merck & Co.), and Asklepios Bio (acquired by Bayer). Before co-founding Vida Ventures in 2017, Arjun was a life sciences investor at 5AM Ventures. Arjun... View Details

Keywords: Finance

02 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

innovation processes could be a major blind spot and a potential liability. Fewer than one-third (30%) of respondents see innovation as one of the top three challenges their company faces in achieving its strategic objectives, and just 21% think that View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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