Accelerator - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2018
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Collaborative Cures

long. Enter the Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator, which identifies early-stage, highly promising technologies developed by Harvard faculty, and then helps those selected navigate the early stages of development so that they can go to market more quickly. The View Details

01 Dec 2022
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Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change

for tomorrow. The BEI aims to leverage HBS’s unique platform to help move the needle on climate change and accelerate climate solutions. Critical issues such as these are also among the focal points for HBS’s new Institute for the Study... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

04 Sep 2019
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Impact: Where Science and Business Intersect

University. Indeed, HBS is catalyzing the development of discoveries and enterprises that will benefit society. Annual giving to the HBS Fund by alumni and friends makes this possible. Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives Predicting Human Behaviors View Details

13 Mar 2020
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Expanding Cancer Care

the labs at Dana-Farber and that science getting to patients is time and money. So what my office does, and what I do, is spend as much time as I can to accelerate that time by creating new funds to Dana-Farber. And so a lot of what I... View Details

01 Jun 2017
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Boosting Boardroom Diversity

accelerate that trend. In addition to helping senior women executives develop the knowledge and skills sought by boards, the weeklong program (next offered in November) demystifies board selection and offers the opportunity to explore... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

18 Oct 2021
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Alumnae-founded Fintech Startup Secures $29M in New Financing

easily gain access to capital. “What we find is when a small business starts using NowAccount and they start getting paid in just a couple of days, it completely changes the way they do business. And it accelerates their growth,” Hodgson... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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MBAs take their business acumen on the road

and hit the road this summer. Alaoui recalls the work MBAxAmerica did for Sebastian Jackson, owner of the Detroit barbershop Social Club Grooming Co. Jackson wanted to donate hair shavings to accelerate compost for urban renewal projects.... View Details

23 Oct 2020
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Two MBA Startups Cited as “Most Disruptive”

date, Michaels has received $3.75 million in venture capital funding. “I vetted and launched Stride during the HBS Startup Bootcamp,” she told Poets and Quants, adding that she took advantage of the School’s Rock Accelerator and weekly... View Details

Keywords: disruptive innovation; startups; student loans; entrepreneurship; i-Lab; entrepreneur in residence; Finance

05 May 2020
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Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

that business has played in accelerating it. The revelation shook her world view. After debating whether to quit her job at MIT, Henderson started seeking out like-minded leaders who shared her concerns. Her experiences and the research... View Details

01 Jun 2017
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Alumni Connections

Recent HBS Alumni Events on Campus and Beyond In April, the Boston Women’s Leadership Accelerator event was held on the HBS campus to connect HBS alumnae in a new way around important topics and issues. The event was organized by local... View Details

17 Nov 2022
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Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change

billion in the IRA to advance decarbonization in these sectors is a critical step to mobilize our national resources to accelerate the development and commercialization of both new and existing technologies that can get us to net zero by... View Details

01 Sep 2010
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Alumni Books

simple solutions to rebuild industry, create good jobs, reduce out-of-control spending on entitlements and health care, dramatically improve education, and restore a military battered by years of war. Accelerating Out of the Great... View Details

01 Dec 2013
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To Market, to Market

patients, too long. Announced earlier this year, a $50 million gift to Harvard University by the Blavatnik Family Foundation, headed by Len Blavatnik (MBA 1989), addresses that challenge head-on. Building on the University's 2007 Biomedical View Details

Keywords: Scientific Research and Development Services

01 Dec 2012
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WSA Speakers Kick Off W50

In October, the Women's Student Association (WSA) hosted two speakers on campus as part of the School's yearlong celebration of women at HBS. "We're here to start a conversation about how we can accelerate the advancement of women leaders... View Details

31 Oct 2018
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Why I’m Donating One Billion Dollars to Save the Planet

Walter Diaz/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images In an effort to help accelerate land and ocean conservation across the globe, Hansjörg Wyss (MBA 1965) announced in a New York Times opinion piece that he is giving $1 billion over the next... View Details

08 Jun 2023
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Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner

Clubs News Clubs News New York Alumni Honor Outstanding Leaders at Annual Dinner The HBS Club of New York held its 54th Annual Leadership Dinner on April 24, honoring three alumni who embody the HBS mission to "educate leaders who make a difference in the world," and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

09 Apr 2020
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“Raise the Line”

accelerate projects that were planned for six months or a year from now. It’s been a very clarifying moment for the company. HBS: What other changes in the healthcare sector are you anticipating now? Gaglani: This crisis is View Details

01 Mar 2013
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Celebrating Women at HBS

MBA Program living on campus by 1970. (The exhibit can be viewed online at www.library.hbs.edu/hc/wbe/.) Planning is wrapping up for the W50 Summit, taking place on campus April 4–5. The two-day event will focus on accelerating the... View Details

01 Mar 2018
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3-Minute Briefing: Lisandra Rickards (MBA 2010)

when I was growing up in the 1990s. There’s been a real change in philosophy, which entrepreneurship can build on. The Branson Centre is an accelerator operating out of Kingston that helps entrepreneurs structure their businesses for... View Details