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- January 2005
- Supplement
Selected Exhibits from Lamoiyan Corporation of the Philippines (CW)
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Jan W. Rivkin
- March 2001 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Circon (A)
By: Brian J. Hall, Guhan Subramanian and Christopher A Rose
In 1996, U.S. Surgical launched a hostile takeover bid against Circon Corp. After building the company for 20 years, CEO Richard Auhll takes a defensive stand that includes inviting an old HBS friend (George Cloutier) to join the fight as a director of Circon. A...
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Keywords:
Motivation and Incentives;
Corporate Governance;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
United States
Hall, Brian J., Guhan Subramanian, and Christopher A Rose. "Circon (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-403, March 2001. (Revised December 2003.)
- November 1993 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Sunrise Medical, Inc.'s Wheelchair Products
Sunrise's CEO must decide whether to intervene in a decision by a division, Guardian Products, to introduce a new lightweight standard wheelchair. Guardian wants to introduce the wheelchair to complement its line of commodity crutches, walkers, and other patient aids....
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Competition;
Corporate Strategy;
Business Divisions;
Organizational Culture;
Decision Making;
Product Marketing;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
McGahan, Anita M. "Sunrise Medical, Inc.'s Wheelchair Products." Harvard Business School Case 794-069, November 1993. (Revised October 1995.)
- November 1977
- Teaching Note
Sorenson Research Co. (Abridged), Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-677-257).
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Keywords:
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- January 2001 (Revised July 2003)
- Case
Pharmacyclics: Financing Research & Development
By: Malcolm P. Baker, Richard S. Ruback and Aldo Sesia
Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ: PCYC), a pharmaceutical company that manufactures products that will improve existing therapeutic treatments for cancer, arteriosclerosis, and retinal disease, was considering a $60 million private placement in February 2000. The company had more...
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Keywords:
Valuation;
Cash Flow;
Financing and Loans;
Business Startups;
Financial Strategy;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Baker, Malcolm P., Richard S. Ruback, and Aldo Sesia. "Pharmacyclics: Financing Research & Development." Harvard Business School Case 201-056, January 2001. (Revised July 2003.)
- February 2020
- Teaching Note
Theranos: Who Has Blood on Their Hands? (A) and (B)
By: Nien-he Hsieh and Christina R. Wing
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 619-039 and 320-091.
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- February 2016 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Neurotrack and the Alzheimer's Puzzle
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Liz Kind and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Elli Kaplan founded Neurotrack in 2012 with a breakthrough noninvasive cognitive diagnostics test that will detect Alzheimer's disease in its earliest pre-symptomatic stages. While the company has gained great traction in the three years since it was started, with no...
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Keywords:
Alzheimer's Disease;
Diagnostics;
Healthcare;
Entrepreneurship;
Health Disorders;
Science-Based Business;
Business Model;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
United States
Hamermesh, Richard G., Liz Kind, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Neurotrack and the Alzheimer's Puzzle." Harvard Business School Case 816-072, February 2016. (Revised September 2017.)
- November 2011 (Revised December 2011)
- Case
PerkinElmer Developing Products in China for China
By: Vicki Sato, Christoph Jaeker and Kareem Reda
Keywords:
Product Development;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
China
Sato, Vicki, Christoph Jaeker, and Kareem Reda. "PerkinElmer Developing Products in China for China." Harvard Business School Case 612-032, November 2011. (Revised December 2011.)
- October 2011 (Revised June 2013)
- Case
Becton Dickinson: Opportunities and Challenges on the Road to the 'Envisioned Future'
By: Michael Beer and Russell A. Eisenstat
The case depicts a mission and values driven firm, how it was turned around, and its unique strategy of enabling others to succeed.
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Beer, Michael, and Russell A. Eisenstat. "Becton Dickinson: Opportunities and Challenges on the Road to the 'Envisioned Future'." Harvard Business School Case 912-408, October 2011. (Revised June 2013.)
- June 2009
- Teaching Note
Stryker Corporation: In-sourcing PCBs (TN)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
Teaching Note for [207121].
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- July 2004 (Revised April 2005)
- Teaching Note
MedSource Technologies (TN)
Teaching Note to (9-603-081).
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Keywords:
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- March 2004 (Revised May 2006)
- Teaching Note
PolyMedica Corporation (A), (B), and (C) TN
By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen
Teaching Note to (9-104-023), (9-104-031), and (9-104-032).
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Keywords:
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- November 2003 (Revised December 2007)
- Supplement
Circle Gastroenterology Products (B)
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and James Weber
Supplements the (A) case.
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Herzlinger, Regina E., and James Weber. "Circle Gastroenterology Products (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 304-053, November 2003. (Revised December 2007.)
- February 2002 (Revised August 2002)
- Case
Inhale Therapeutics: Executing and Growing the Business Model
Inhale is about to bring a novel technology to market that uses inhalation to administer drugs that formerly required injection. Inhale must now decide which way to evolve its business model. This will determine the future direction of growth for the company.
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Technological Innovation;
Health Care and Treatment;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Chesbrough, Henry W., and Gillian Morris. "Inhale Therapeutics: Executing and Growing the Business Model." Harvard Business School Case 602-132, February 2002. (Revised August 2002.)
- September 2001 (Revised April 2005)
- Case
ePhysician
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Grady Clouse and Gayathri Koundinya
Herzlinger, Regina E., Grady Clouse, and Gayathri Koundinya. "ePhysician." Harvard Business School Case 302-021, September 2001. (Revised April 2005.)
- March 2001 (Revised December 2001)
- Supplement
Circon (C)
By: Brian J. Hall, Guhan Subramanian and Christopher A Rose
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Motivation and Incentives;
Corporate Governance;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
United States
Hall, Brian J., Guhan Subramanian, and Christopher A Rose. "Circon (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 801-405, March 2001. (Revised December 2001.)
- May 1998
- Teaching Note
ArthroCare TN
Teaching Note for (9-898-056).
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Keywords:
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- April 1998
- Case
Becton Dickinson: Worldwide Blood Collection Team (Abridged)
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Becton Dickinson's Vacutainer business was largely based in the United States, but in 1980 management determined to grow the business aggressively first in Europe and then Japan. These areas demanded new products that were tailored to local markets. Despite the change...
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Keywords:
Resource Allocation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Change Management;
Product Development;
Global Strategy;
Expansion;
Innovation and Invention;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
United States;
Europe;
Japan
Christensen, Clayton M. "Becton Dickinson: Worldwide Blood Collection Team (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 698-058, April 1998.
- March 1997 (Revised October 2017)
- Case
Hospital Equipment Corporation
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Rory McDonald
Hospital Equipment Corp. is a very successful maker of hospital beds. Due to outstanding performance in new product development, it grew to dominate its primary market and is searching for other opportunities to grow through new product development. It discovers that...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Innovation and Management;
Opportunities;
Business Processes;
Product Development;
Technological Innovation;
Expansion;
Markets;
Problems and Challenges;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
United States
Christensen, Clayton M., and Rory McDonald. "Hospital Equipment Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 697-086, March 1997. (Revised October 2017.)
- April 1977
- Teaching Note
Insight Optical Equipment Co., Teaching Note
Keywords:
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry