Posted on July 15, 2021 by George Vlahakis George Ball, associate professor of operations and decision technologies and Weimer Faculty Fellow at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, has been invited to join a national advisory committee studying the security of the U.S. medical product supply chain. George Ball The ad hoc committee, established by the National Academies of… Read more »
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Spring Kelley Life Sciences Course Project Centers on Infant Nutrition
Project Summary by Chris Anderson Kelley MBA 2022 Candidate This past spring, the Master’s in Business Administration and Master’s in Health Administration students collaborated on a project for the Kelley Business of Life Sciences Global Events and Trends Impacting the Life Sciences Industry course. Teams consisted of six to seven members – two MBAs and… Read more »
MBA Students Lends Marketing Assistance to the IU School of Medicine’s Department of OB/GYN’s Building Blocks of Pregnancy Biobank After Experiencing Decrease in Samples Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic
“The work of the students was incredible. They brought to light several strategies we can implement immediately to help with clarity and visualization strategies to improve our operations. We have begun to make website changes and have already had a contact from another institution about sharing resources. Over the next few months, we expect to… Read more »
Conference Recap: “Lessons Learned from the Pandemic”
Summary By Mitchell McBrairty MBA, Class of 2021 At the beginning of March 2020, when Covid-19 first made its way into Indiana, there was an incredibly complex network of people working to react to the pandemic. Despite preparation, there were new andurgent challenges across every sector of healthcare, including treating patients with a novel disease,… Read more »
A Recap of Life Sciences Day 2021: New Product Pipelines
Summary by Mitchell McBrairty, MBA Class of ’21 From ideation to launch, the process of defining a product pipeline is critical to building a sustainable business. It defines what customers will be served and how to continually add value with every product lifecycle. In this year’s version of Life Science Day hosted by the IU… Read more »
IU Life Sciences Day at Kelley – New Product Pipelines
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Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Conference Addresses Some of the Lessons Learned from the Pandemic
The “all hands on deck” responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have driven significant innovations in areas ranging from vaccine development and drug repurposing to diagnostic and antibody testing, telemedicine and contact tracing. At the same time, the pandemic has also prompted a relook at things like global supply chains, PPE strategic reserves and just in… Read more »
How Many People Have COVID-19? Learning From Linked Test-Hospitalization Data
Research Summary by Dan Sacks, Assistant Professor, Business Economics & Public Policy & Life Sciences Research Faculty Fellow, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University How many people are currently infected with the virus that causes COVID-19? Information about current COVID-19 prevalence is critical for governments faced with decisions about gathering restrictions and school closures, for… Read more »
Conference in Review-Advances in Mental & Behavioral Health
Summaries by Mitchell McBrairty MBA Candidate, Class of ’21 On Friday, February 19th the Kelley Center for the Business of Life Sciences hosted its Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration conference focused on the advances in mental & behavioral health. Special thank you to series sponsors: Anthem, Covance & Reckitt Benckiser and Primary Sponsors: Baxter, Boston… Read more »
Meet Aish Thamba, Masters in Healthcare Management Graduate and certificate in the business of life sciences recipient
Interview by Mitchell McBrairty MBA Candidate, Class of 2021 I had the wonderful opportunity to grab a virtual coffee with Aish Thamba, a recent graduate of the master’s in healthcare management program (MSHM) at O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Kelley School of Business. She has now added the white coat and… Read more »