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Boston edges out Cambridge for new technology firms
In a somewhat surprising development, Boston actually had more venture capital deals than Cambridge in 2013. Ninety-seven deals were signed in Boston, vs. 78 in Cambridge. Cambridge does still hold a commanding lead in the dollar amount, however, with total funding … Continue reading
Did You Know? 2013 – Technology Impact on Society and Business
Posted in Innovation, Management
Tagged Analytics, Business, Data, iPhone, Research, Technology
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If you want efficient and effective R&D, get your mix of solution shops and production shops right
I had the good fortune to attend a series of seminars by Clayton Cristensen last Spring. One conceptual framework that Clay described is the three basic types of businesses, and I think it has a lot of relevance for Pharma … Continue reading
Fixing Big Pharma Research: Two Things about Restructuring
For a pharmaceutical company restructuring to be successful, senior management has to get two things right: 1) Restructuring is a forward-looking process. Management has to plan the new organization so that it is successful in the future. People, processes, organizations, … Continue reading
Disruptive Innovation – Products, Technologies, and People, too.
“Disruptive Innovation”, is a term popularized by Clayton Christensen in his classic book, “The Innovator’s Dilemma.” The book describes his research into how product development and market competition mature and eventually create products that have been incrementally improved (through “sustaining” … Continue reading
Fixing Big Pharma Research: Expected cost savings have to be recoverable
All too often the cost savings from efficiency improvements of various kinds are dramatically over estimated, especially when large numbers of small improvements are aggregated. Companies of all kinds (not just Pharma) often justify investments in new equipment or software … Continue reading
Posted in Fixing Big Pharma Research, Management
Tagged Business, Cost, Pharma, Pharmaceutical industry, Research, Saving
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Fixing Big Pharma Research: Introduction
Lots of articles and blog posts get written about the research productivity crisis in the pharmaceutical industry. A lot of Wall Street types argue that Pharma companies simply must spend less on R&D (Recently, yet another analyst called for a … Continue reading
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