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- 25 Jun 2020
- News
Covering All Corners
is coordinating with Gilead Sciences, maker of Remdesivir, to distribute and manufacture the antiviral drug treatment for use in 127 countries, including Egypt. It was recently approved for emergency use by the United States, India,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
World Bank's Wolfensohn Highlights Challenges, Increased Role for Private Sector
twenty-five million kids don't go to school. There are too many people dying due to lack of vaccines, and the world is showing an increasing inequity in terms of the distribution of assets and income. The rich are getting richer, and the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Wyss Gift Supports HBS Doctoral Programs
with distinction in 1965. Following nine years working for large multinational corporations, Wyss struck out on his own as an entrepreneur and established Synthes USA. He has taken on leadership roles in both this country and Switzerland and grown Synthes into a major... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
recall of 450,000 tires missing a key safety feature that a U.S. importer had purchased from a Chinese manufacturer and distributed to retail outlets. “I don’t think there is a strong culture of adherence to regulations in China right... View Details
- 17 Feb 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Diogo Castro Freire (MBA 2012)
college. At the time, I was studying economics and found the topic fascinating, from an economic theory perspective; it was—and still is—an unprecedented market failure and tragedy of the commons on a global scale. “Over time, my interest... View Details
- 09 Jun 2020
- News
How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents
manage a food distribution company and an agricultural investment fund. “Many global experts have underscored that this pandemic is a 12-18 month battle and that we can expect future pandemics and shocks... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
COVID-relief nonprofit that connects volunteers with requests for essential deliveries; to building a platform to facilitate video consults with mental health professionals; to global distribution of PPE,... View Details
- 17 Jun 2020
- News
Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines
the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Morales recently asked club members to share stories of how they are leveraging their networks, leadership strategies, corporate resources during this unprecedented global crisis to aid... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 19 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
Skullcandy products are currently distributed in over 70 countries, a number that expands every month. So a major challenge for us is how to establish our brand in each local market. Good brands are globally... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Green Day
global market potential. Soladigm glass can reduce total HVAC energy usage by 25 percent and peak energy usage by 30 percent. In an average (20-story, 400,000-square-foot) office building, that translates to a savings of about $100,000 a... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Reinventing perceptions of Africa through wine
Selena Cuffe (MBA 2003) and her company, Heritage Link Brands, import wine made by black South African vintners. In so doing, Cuffe is helping to reverse the effects of apartheid: the vintners gain access to more capital, can own their land, and ultimately help... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
the greenhouse effect, or global warming, and you’ll likely get an earful. But Mike is a little different. From his vantage point in what’s been called the second-toughest job in America, he really knows about those issues, and he knows... View Details
- 01 Aug 2013
- News
A Cure for Cold Storage
distribution a daunting process. That's the problem Vaxess seeks to address. The company is developing a way to store vaccines at room temperature using silk proteins, eliminating the need for refrigerated storage and allowing for wider... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
HBS Annual Report Details Strong Financial Growth
HBS closed the books on fiscal 2005 with more revenue and lower expenses than expected. Total revenues reached a new high of $331 million, $9 million more than forecast, and operating expenses totaled $307 million, $5 million less than forecast. A robust View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers
has revamped more than just the design, says Yong, a former Bain consultant and Acumen Global Fellow who joined the automaker in 2016. “We have also rethought the conventional automotive business model itself,” with specific decisions in... View Details
Keywords: Amy Yee
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Research Brief: Weatherproofing Renewables
expected when you’re counting on the sun to shine or the wind to blow. Renewables account for 35 percent of global energy use. If we’re going to see that figure increase, governments around the world can play a major role in building the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Collective Wisdom
software communities have shown that we can have a highly distributed model involving contributors from all over the world. Some people said this would never work. But open source often creates products that are better than those... View Details
- 26 Nov 2018
- News
New York Alumni Explore Risks and Opportunities in Climate Change
(MBA 2002), President, CBJ Energy; and Jackson Lehr (MBA 2007), Director, Distributed Energy Ventures, National Grid. “Climate change is such a controversial topic,” says Kiernan. “So this event was a big deal, especially with Professor... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Ann S. Moore, MBA 1978
magazines than Time cofounder Henry R. Luce. In 2004 alone, she introduced four new publications, including a revitalized version of Life magazine, which is now distributed on weekends in leading U.S. newspapers. In 1991, she was named... View Details
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
the quest for a coronavirus vaccine, science is only part of the story. This pandemic will not end with the development of a safe, effective inoculation. That inoculation also needs to be approved, manufactured, and distributed globally.... View Details