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- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Potential Downside of Win-Win
consideration for all managers. Value Creation—and Collusion Suppose that pharmaceutical firm A manufactures a new, beneficial drug and begins selling 100 million pills per year at $3.05 per pill. Each pill costs 5 cents to manufacture,... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman
- 18 Sep 2014
- News
Room to grow: global expansion in the middle ground
consulting firm Shaldor, documents the specific strategies various companies pursued. As examples, by focusing on a neglected market segment, Netafim became the world leader in drip irrigation technology, while Teva Pharmaceutical created... View Details
- 25 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
An Organization Your Customers Understand
pharmacy: a pharmaceutical company selling prescription drugs, and a consumer products company selling personal care products such as shampoo and beauty aids. A consumer filling a medical prescription or purchasing face cream would... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A passion for the sea doubles the percent of ocean set aside for conservation
Ernesto Bertarelli (MBA 1993), an America’s Cup–winning sailor and avid scuba diver, understands the importance of protecting marine ecosystems. The former owner and CEO of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Serono has provided... View Details
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
717-426 Imprimis (A) This case examines the strategic choices and evolving business model of Imprimis Pharmaceuticals from the perspective of CEO Mark Baum. The (A) case provides a brief history of the company and of the compounding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Fast Answer
Pharmaceuticals: Pipeline
where can I find pharmaceuticals pipeline data? In addition to the following sources, we suggest that you also check company’s website for latest pipeline info. You may begin with: Bloomberg - It is Drug Profiles allows to screen by... View Details
John J. Horan
Through heavy investments in research and development, Horan led Merck to become the leading U.S.-based manufacturer of prescription drugs in the world. Under Horan’s leadership, Merck doubled their spending on research – spending more than any other View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
John R. Stafford
Stafford is credited with moving American Home Products from a diversified manufacturer of consumer health products into a major pharmaceutical company. He did so while consistently achieving impressive financial returns – continuing... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Genomics: Can We Start Making Money Now?
Now that scientists have mapped the human gene, can drug makers map a road to unlimited riches? For John Lechleiter, Executive Vice President of Eli Lilly and Company's Pharmaceutical Products and Corporate Development, there remain more... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2019
Healthcare Webinar
This webinar will feature a panel of current students who have worked in the healthcare, biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry. View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Health Industry Alumni Convene for Conference
and CEO of Mediconsulting, Inc., spoke about creating a better model for business collaborations between biotech and pharmaceutical firms. Said Klietmann, the conference's biotechnology chair and a lecturer in pathology at Harvard Medical... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
New Releases
a competitive factor. In a three-year study of pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms, Pisano shows that the development of distinctive and superior process technologies can lower costs, improve quality, and increase flexibility. He... View Details
- 06 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 6, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=806092 Endo Pharmaceuticals (A): From LBO to...? Harvard Business School Case 806-064 Endo Pharmaceuticals was formed in 1997 as a leveraged... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
Josiah K. Lilly
Lilly, a trained pharmacist and the founder of the family drug manufacturer, set up the first scientific division in the company and focused on standards of manufacturing and scientific development. Among other products, the company assisted in the development of... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Finding a Balance
Do the rules of business change when a company’s product holds the power of life or death over its customers? That’s a question students must consider when discussing “Cipla,” a case about a $325 million Indian pharmaceutical company that... View Details
Melvin R. Goodes
Goodes grew Warner-Lambert’s market value from $9 billion in 1991 to almost $60 billion in 1999. He helped the pharmaceutical company become a major player in the prescription drug industry and is responsible for striking a deal with... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
Richard J. Kogan
After spending a lengthy career at a smaller pharmaceutical firm, Kogan joined Schering-Plough in 1982. Throughout the next several years, he was a part of a group of executives that helped raise revenues from $1.8 billion in 1982 to $4.5... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
After Ozempic
Back before Ozempic, when Kate Mulroney (MBA 1984) spoke at technical conferences about her work at Novo Nordisk, people often assumed she was talking about Novartis. “I’d have to explain that’s a Swiss company; we’re Danish,” says Mulroney, now head of advanced... View Details
George W. Merck
Merck played a pivotal role in the development of Merck & Company as a pharmaceutical research powerhouse. He created the firm’s first research division in 1933 and orchestrated the 1953 merger with Sharp and Dohme. During his tenure,... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
Charles H. Revson
Known for his autocratic and direct management style, Revson built Revlon into the second largest cosmetics company in the U.S. Revson's unique talent of grasping the female psyche, bolstered by his fiercely competitive nature, allowed Revlon to grow from a nail polish... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products