First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 27, 2013

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 8, 2011

He has spent most of his professional life as a private research consultant, working primarily in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries on research related to mental health. John Medina is a developmental molecular biologist focused on the genes involved in human brain development and the genetics of psychiatric disorders.

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HR Digest

MAY 14, 2022

The biotechnology company announced Gomez’s appointment as the new Moderna CFO on April 11. Moderna CFO Jorge Gomez had assumed the position just one day prior, almost a month after leaving a dental company. While Moderna looks for a replacement, his recently retired predecessor, David Meline, will continue to work as the CFO.

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Chart Your Course

APRIL 6, 2015

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology make up the second-largest group with three representatives: Genentech, Amgen and Pfizer. The tech sector makes up almost half of the list, with 12 companies earning top marks for pay and benefits, including Google, Microsoft (MSFT) and Adobe (ADBE). Costco, at No.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

There have also been great leaps forward in biotechnology and even people without investment experience in the industry can find a niche sector to become involved in. This increased the need for care items for the elderly and there are plenty of gaps in the market for the healthcare sector.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 8, 2017

Guest post from Amy Blankson: In 2013, the National Center for Biotechnology Information reported that the average attention span of a human has dropped to a mere eight seconds , one second behind that of a goldfish. Why does this matter?

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 30, 2019

If it is a venture capital-oriented IT, hardware or biotechnology company, this destination might be Silicon Valley.”. “A company should move to where the best resources are located, as long as the benefit covers the cost of moving,” the authors say. “If

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The Idolbuster

AUGUST 28, 2012

While Silicon Valley is best known for their technology companies – Google, Yahoo, Apple, Hewlett Packard, Intel, and Facebook to name a few, the Bay Area is also home to some of the most cutting edge biotechnology and medical device companies. The job at a small biotechnology company was a great match for his skills.

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The Idolbuster

JANUARY 25, 2013

Prior to launching her wellness practice, she worked in the management consulting industry and at one of the leading cancer research biotechnology companies. Catherine Chen, Ph.D., is a Health Coach who supports high-octane professionals to achieve with ease, have time for what they love, and live a balanced life.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 20, 2015

The first leader was someone I worked with as part of the management team at a biotechnology firm, and how he guided our organization during the merger of our North American parent company with a much larger European multinational.

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The Idolbuster

JANUARY 15, 2013

I heard a cautionary tale from “George” the former VP of marketing at a mid-sized biotechnology company about how a bogus forecast helped propagate a disaster. It is tempting to think that these numbers are scientifically derived and reliable, but often they come from sticking a finger in the air, and then justified after-the-fact in Excel.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 12, 2021

Drug Research —The applications for drug design and biotechnology using 3D displays can be exponential. With 3D tomosynthesis, doctors can pinpoint the size and location of cancer tumors in dense tissue; they can detect abnormalities earlier and better see small tumors because the images are clearer and have greater contrast.

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 2, 2015

Dan was the president of a biotechnology company where I served in my first middle management role.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2014

For example, if you are a biotechnology fund manager who wants to communicate the importance of investing in biotechnology, you may think that your value is in your recent success in investing for shareholders, but if you are a reasonable person, you will likely also have doubts about this.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 16, 2011

Russell is an educational psychologist, author, executive coach and management consultant whose clients include Fortune 500 executives in aerospace, healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, information technology, telecommunications and oil and gas.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Unfortunately, many of us have developed expertise in only one field (software engineering, information technology [IT], marketing, biotechnology, automobile manufacturing, the food industry, etc. The more knowledge you possess in more areas, the more problems you can solve in pursuit of your vision. and we like to stick to our knitting.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Their behavior displays promising parallels to the early days of the biotechnology industry. When biotechnology startups like Genentech began to acquire other startups to retain their edge, pharmaceutical incumbents were forced to enter the acquisition melee to remain competitive.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2018

However, young people are less common in other industries such as oil and gas or biotechnology, where the average age is closer to 47. In software startups, the average age is 40, and younger founders aren’t uncommon.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2012

For the past few decades, emerging technologies such as biotechnology, microelectronics, information technology and communications technologies have become central to the socioeconomic development of nations. These technologies improve productivity and facilitate better living standards when they penetrate into societies.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2012

There are intriguing signs that we might be approaching the point where digital innovation takes a big leap into the physical world: 3D printers are breaking into the mainstream , tech billionaires are backing an asteroid mining venture , and lots of people keep saying that biotechnology is the next great frontier.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

For example, a wide variety of clean technologies (including wind, solar, and hydrogen) are vying to power vehicles and cities at the same time that a wide variety of medical technologies (chemical, biotechnological, genomic, and robotic) are being developed to treat diseases. Consider the 2×2 matrix below.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

Is it possible that local funding could help bolster tourism in Florida, biotechnology in California, publishing in New York, and agriculture in Iowa? Wouldn't it make sense to test drive state-owned banks elsewhere to see if they could help support local industries? Our 50 states have been called laboratories of democracy.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2011

Another CEO of a fast-growing biotechnology venture, a Chinese-American entrepreneur, added that he wanted his company to be perceived as American rather than as Chinese. "Most technology ventures in China are of the C2C variety, i.e., Copy-To-China.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2011

And biotechnology and medical devices are among the leading areas for venture capital funding. Virtually every day, there is information about a clinical study with a new way to treat sick people. Fortunes have been made from implants, surgical instruments, and artificial products.

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Health Care Mayo Biotechnology Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2018

. “Together, in response to industry demand, we’re creating a dedicated pipeline of skilled biomanufacturing professionals,” said Bruce Van Dyke, chair of Quincy’s Biotechnology and Good Manufacturing Practice program, in a recent interview with us.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

The reason for the interest in in part because the industry has suffered from poor returns on investment over the last decade; indeed, some sectors, including biotechnology, report negative aggregate returns. China and India, in particular, offer attractive liquidity and investment opportunities VCs haven't seen for a while.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2013

pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, health care equipment and services); Industrials (e.g., The industry breakout was done using eight major sectors (similar to those in the Global Industry Classification Standard system): Consumer Discretionary (e.g., banking & financial services, insurance, real estate); Health Care (e.g.,

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Telecommunications Talent Management Health Care Biotechnology 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In contrast, New England has increasingly become a hub for ventures in life sciences; the first three-quarters of 2016 saw almost 60% of VC investments in New England go to ventures in biotechnology and medical devices.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, health care equipment and services); Industrials (e.g., The industry breakout was done using eight major sectors (similar to those in the Global Industry Classification Standard system): Consumer Discretionary (e.g., banking & financial services, insurance, real estate); Health Care (e.g.,

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2014

Start-up companies tend to cluster in industries favored by venture capitalists (like biotechnology or information technology) or ones where there are relatively low barriers to entry (like restaurants). Second, the world of start-ups is narrowly focused.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

It will increasingly help government health agencies, payers, and providers to make decisions about such issues as drug discovery, patient access, and marketing.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2013

pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, health care equipment and services); Industrials (e.g., The industry breakout was done using eight major sectors (similar to those in the Global Industry Classification Standard system): Consumer Discretionary (e.g., banking & financial services, insurance, real estate); Health Care (e.g.,

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Succession Telecommunications Health Care Talent Management 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2014

I learned this while leading a turnaround of NPS Pharmaceuticals , a biotechnology company that now specializes in creating treatments for rare diseases. Too often, any thought of changing a culture, never mind rebuilding it, seems like a Sisyphean task; the weight of the status quo ultimately rolls back and crushes such efforts.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, health care equipment and services); Industrials (e.g., The industry breakdowns were determined using eight major sectors (similar to those in the Global Industry Classification Standard system): Consumer Discretionary (e.g., chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products).

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 7, 2018

She was on the legal compliance team at a fast-growing biotechnology company. Do You Really Need to Hold That Meeting? Elizabeth Grace Saunders. Take another client of mine, whom I’ll call Karen. Her role was to work with marketing to ensure that promotional campaigns and materials were in line with government guidelines.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

Take the decision of Sam Waksal, the former CEO of the emerging biotechnology company ImClone Systems. In late 2001 ImClone awaited approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its much-heralded new cancer treatment, but unexpectedly the FDA decided to reject the company’s application.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Therefore, we declare that: From the dawn of human society, entrepreneurship – the creation of value by growing, or scaling , an enterprise – has always had a positive and unique social and economic impact on society; Great and successful entrepreneurs have always been, are, and will always be an essential part of great societies as job and wealth (..)

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