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Technology Progresses When Business, Government, and Academia Work Together

Harvard Business

The private sector spends three times that , mostly on translational research intended to transform basic discoveries into new products. There is a wide chasm that separates an initial discovery and a viable product idea. Yet the Valley of Death still remains. Innovating the Innovation Process. Killing Ideas Faster.

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Why It’s So Hard to Train Someone to Make an Ethical Decision

Harvard Business

Take the decision of Sam Waksal, the former CEO of the emerging biotechnology company ImClone Systems. Remaining efficient and productive overtook deeper reflection on the ethical implications of “selling” products to customers without their knowledge.

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