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January 1992
Teaching Note

Science Technology Company (1985) TN

By: Thomas R. Piper

Teaching Note for (9-289-040). View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry; Electronics Industry; United States

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December 2014 (Revised August 2015)
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Improving Melanoma Screening: MELA Sciences

By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Kevin Schulman and Frédéric Dijols

MELA is a start-up medical device company looking to develop a novel technology to help physicians diagnose a deadly skin cancer, melanoma. The case reviews the FDA medical device development process, the development path pursued by MELA, and the regulatory and... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare Industry; Health Care; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials; Health Industry; United States

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29 Apr 2014
News

Basic Science Finds Corporate Refuge

02 Nov 2023
News

The Science of Failing Well

07 Jun 2024
Video

Harvard MS/MBA Engineering Sciences Info Session

October 2006
Article

Can Science be a Business?

By: Gary P. Pisano

Keywords: Science; Business Ventures

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01 Aug 2019

MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Webinar

This webinar provides insight into the new MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences degree. View Details

22 Jan 2008
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Harvard Business School Announces Life Sciences Fellowship Fund

17 Oct 2019

MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Event

Join us for an event at Evelo Biosciences to learn more about Harvard's new MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences joint degree. View Details

08 Jul 2021

MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Virtual Event

Join us for a virtual event with program faculty, Admissions staff, students and alumni to learn more about Harvard's MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences program. Prospective students must have an undergraduate degree in engineering, computer... View Details

September 2024
Article

Standing on the Shoulders of Science

By: Joshua Lev Krieger, Monika Schnitzer and Martin Watzinger

Today’s innovations rely on scientific discoveries of the past, yet only some corporate R&D builds directly on scientific output. In this paper, we analyze U.S. patents to investigate how firms generate value by building on prior art “closer” to science. We show... View Details

Keywords: Patent Novelty; Value Capture; Science; Patents; Valuation; Research and Development

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National Innovation Systems in the Life Sciences

This is an international comparative study of how institutional contexts shape the process by which science is leveraged into commercial technology. The study explores how variance in corporate governance systems, knowledge- and skill-formation systems, and... View Details

18 Jul 2023

Harvard MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Q&A

Join alumni and current students for a virtual Q&A on Harvard's two-year MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program. Get all your program and admissions questions answered. View Details

February 2024
Supplement

Data Science at the Warriors

By: Iavor I Bojinov

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January 2020
Case

Kaggle 2019 Data Science Survey

By: Yael Grushka-Cockayne, Michael Parzen, Paul Hamilton and Steven Randazzo

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21 Aug 2024
News

The Science of Failing Well

07 Dec 2016
HBS Seminar

New Business from New Science

December 1998 (Revised September 1999)
Case

Novartis: Betting on Life Sciences

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Srinivas Sunder

The merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz produced genomic-based synergies for health care, agribusiness, and nutritional supplements. How to build on the strength of the individual divisions and provide synergies that would continue Novartis' leadership role is the question... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Divisions; Health Care and Treatment; Leadership; Product Positioning; Science-Based Business; Corporate Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry

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