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A Quiet Revolution in Clean-Energy Finance

Harvard Business Review

Between 2006 and 2008, more than $1 billion venture-capital dollars were channeled into startups focused on solar, wind and biofuel technologies. In the last year, however, early-stage investments in clean energy production technologies have fallen substantially (see the table at the end of this piece for more detail).

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Diverse Boards Are More Innovative

The Horizons Tracker

Moderna, a prominent pharmaceutical and biotechnology firm, adopted an unconventional approach utilizing RNA technology to develop one of the COVID-19 vaccines. Their advisory board consists of individuals with educational backgrounds in fields such as medical sciences, economics, journalism, and finance.

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Taxpayers Helped Apple, but Apple Won't Help Them

Harvard Business Review

Many of the revolutionary technologies that make the iPhone and other products and services "smart" were funded by the U.S. It also received its early stage finance from the U.S. This also stands in stark contrast to the steps that Apple, Google, and other technology companies take to avoid paying taxes. Over the years.

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Best Paid Jobs of 2019 | Glassdoor

HR Digest

The best paid jobs of 2019 are in healthcare, information technology, data analytics, finance, engineering, and law ( see infographic below ). There are some other categories not listed here which are showing remarkable growth, including life sciences and biotechnology and research.

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Get Your Passion Project Moving Without Quitting Your Day Job

Harvard Business Review

.” Kate left her job at PerkinElmer in February 2014; the next month, she and her business partner started ORIGƷN, a Boston-based biotechnology company. Today he is the CEO of Medalogix, the Nashville-based health IT company, that has raised just under $7 million in financing. “I made the right decision.

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7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards

Harvard Business Review

Both Republicans and Democrats say the most effective board committee is audit/finance. Meanwhile, Democrats place greater importance on technology expertise and risk management. pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, health care equipment and services); Industrials (e.g.,