Talks and Publications

For success in biotechnology, look beyond biotechnology

December 21, 2010

Many biotechnology entrepreneurs favorably look back at times when financing and regulatory approval were easier to obtain. While future periods of investor exuberance may return, it is better to see these as market aberrations. In periods of investor exuberance companies have been pushed to focus on low-probability, high-return, objectives such as approval and successful marketing [...]

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Globalization in the pharmaceutical industry: Where are drugs invented?

November 1, 2010

I’ve just had a paper published in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, using data from DrugPatentWatch to profile the locations of drug invention for the past decade. The location of drug development is important for two reasons. Firstly, it is important to track the global spread of innovation. Much late stage drug development (e.g. clinical trials) [...]

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Developing a biotechnology cluster in Japan

October 4, 2010

The panel on applying Design Thinking to biotechnology was well received, and I look forward to writing up my observations. I’m now in Japan for a workshop on developing a biotechnology cluster. The U.S. biotechnology industry – the largest in the world – was basically developed with  strong  support from Japanese pharmaceutical and brewing companies. [...]

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Biotechnology and a Better World by Design

September 28, 2010

I will be moderating a panel on the roles of biotechnology in development at the upcoming A Better World by Design conference at Brown University. The theme of the panel will be the promise and challenges of implementing biotechnology advances for public benefit, with a focus on topics such as disease prevention, agricultural improvements, and [...]

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Biotechnology and a Better World by Design

September 7, 2010

I will be moderating a panel on the roles of biotechnology in development at the upcoming A Better World by Design conference at Brown University. The theme of the panel will be the promise and challenges of implementing biotechnology advances for public benefit, with a focus on topics such as disease prevention, agricultural improvements, and [...]

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Scientific American WorldView 2010: Measuring global biotechnology innovation

May 10, 2010

Once again, the Scientific American WorldView project continues to measure global biotechnology innovation. I had the pleasure of serving as lead editorial consultant of this project, and my mission was to cut through the marketing messages and develop a coherent measure of biotechnology innovation on a country-by-country basis. Visit the WorldView homepage See the country [...]

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Journal of Commercial Biotechnology — April 2010 issue now available

April 28, 2010

The April 2010 issue of the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology is now available. The links below will take you to the abstract for each paper: Volume 16, Issue 2 Editorial Case studies in innovation: What enables outstanding achievements? PDF Yali Friedman Articles Biotechnology marketing: Insider and outsider views PDF Päivi Eriksson, Heidi Rajamäki The current [...]

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Case studies in innovation: What enables outstanding achievements?

April 21, 2010

As promised, I have posted my observations from the 2009 Kyoto Prize. I had an opportunity to interact with each of the laureates, and focused on the question of how they were able to accomplish their exemplary achievements. It is not enough to simply be brilliant or hard-working — all their peers likely share these [...]

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Fulfilling Market Needs for Success in Biotechnology

April 15, 2010

I was recently queried by the Israeli Life Science Industry on my thoughts regarding trends in the global biotechnology industry as well as elements of specific interest to Israel. You can see my full interview at ILSI’s website.

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Educating the Next Generation of Biotechnology Managers and Founders

March 8, 2010

I recently gave a talk on educating the next generation of biotechnology managers and founders at a biotechnology education workshop. My sense is that the traditional education paths are not ideal ways to prepare individuals to manage or start biotechnology companies, and I describe cases from Best Practices in Biotechnology Education and courses I have [...]

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