science - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?

subtle difference in perspective also has the potential to distort the agency's reliance on pure science in its approval of GMOs. In his working paper "Lords of the Harvest: Third-Party Signaling and Regulatory Approval of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Biotechnology; Agriculture & Agribusiness

07 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

The Business of Biotech

New Year's Eve 1999 gave revelers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for celebration—the exhilarating thrill of ringing in a year that's always had an aura of science fiction mystery. When the champagne corks popped at midnight, however,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

09 Aug 2010
Research & Ideas

How to Speed Up Energy Innovation

as I mentioned, and were significantly driven by public investment. There was a centralized approach to investment in the science of the field, but innovation also occurred through agricultural extension stations where you could try... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

04 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Advice from a Career Switcher: The Value of Informational Conversations with Alumni

In the fall of 2019, Adam entered HBS in the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program ready to test a career hypothesis. “I wanted to understand why we have climate change and what I can do to mitigate it,” Adam recalled. “What are the... View Details

14 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Mapping Polluters, Encouraging Protectors

companies themselves could be asked to report information, creating a virtual, transparent mechanism for stakeholder engagement. Such projects would be difficult but worthwhile. According to the scholars, the array of research possibilities is immense and ever growing.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Manufacturing; Chemical

15 Jun 2011 - 17 Jun 2011
Conference Presentation

A multi-disciplinary process for assessing synthetic biology applications

By: Gautam Mukunda, Allen Lin and Kenneth Oye

Keywords: Science

Citation

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Book

Cell Protein II

By: James E. Austin, Steven Tannenbaum and Daniel I. C. Wang

Keywords: Science

Citation

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Case

EcoScience Laboratories, Inc.

By: Ray A. Goldberg

Keywords: Science

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08 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?

officials used its science capabilities to develop components for solar panels and are now working on materials for cars that make them safer and more efficient. "Dow is using its science background to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

Arjun Goyal

Dr. Arjun Goyal is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Vida Ventures, a leading US-based life sciences venture capital firm with a ~$1.8 billion in AUM. Arjun focuses on creating and investing in companies that translate groundbreaking... View Details

Keywords: Finance

Arjun Goyal

Dr. Arjun Goyal is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Vida Ventures, a leading US-based life sciences venture capital firm with approximately $1.7 billion in AUM. Arjun focuses on creating and investing in companies that translate... View Details

Keywords: Biotech & Life Sciences;#43;#Healthcare;#75;#Venture Capital

04 Sep 2019
News

Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives

DZD. “The thing about founding a company in life sciences is that what you are trying to do has never been done before.” Aikili founder Laura Kelley (MBA 2019) agrees. “There’s a certain amount of passive skepticism required in this... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

22 Aug 2022

Harvard MS/MBA Virtual Q&A

Join Jill Fadule, Director of Joint Degrees, for a virtual Q&A on Harvard's two-year MS/MBA programs: he MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program and the MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program. Get all your... View Details

16 Aug 2021

Harvard MS/MBA Virtual Q&A

Join Jill Fadule, Director of Joint Degrees, for a virtual Q&A on Harvard's two-year MS/MBA programs: the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program and the MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program. Get all... View Details

05 Jun 2013
Op-Ed

Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change

Green initiatives are ubiquitous these days, implemented with zeal at companies like Dupont, IBM, Walmart, and Walt Disney. The programs being rolled out—lighting retrofits, zero-waste factories, and carpool incentives—save money and provide a green glow. Most large... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler

26 Mar 2012
Research & Ideas

What Neuroscience Tells Us About Consumer Desire

for behavior, and draws on concepts and techniques from neuroscience to inform her research in marketing. For corporations, on the other hand, the science is a means to an end goal of selling more stuff. But the tools, once restricted to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

25 Feb 2025
Blog Post

Making a Broader Impact with Multiple Disciplines: Santosh Iyer (MBA 2020)

Santosh Iyer (MBA 2020) is originally from Toronto, Canada, where he earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in Engineering Science and Biomedical Engineering from the University of Toronto. Today, he serves as a Venture Partner at... View Details

01 Jun 2006
News

Allston Plan’s First Building

A 500,000-square-foot science complex will be the first building of Harvard University’s new Allston campus. The complex, which will house the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and a number of cross-departmental View Details

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

01 Oct 2021
News

New Biotech Joint Degree Program Kicks Off

Students in the second cohort of the new MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences program arrived on campus this summer. When Elisa MacColl (MS/MBA 2022), a consultant in L.E.K.’s life sciences practice, first... View Details